Florida Atlantic’s magical season will carry on into the Elite Eight.
Before this season, FAU had never played in an NCAA tournament game in program history, which dates back to 1994 at the Division I level. After Thursday night’s upset 62-55 win over Tennessee in the Sweet 16 in New York, the Owls have won three NCAA tournament games in the span of a week and improbably clinched a berth in the Elite Eight in the process.
Tennessee, the East's No. 4 seed, is a veteran team that relies on its physicality, and that was on full display in last week’s Round of 32 win over Duke.