Even though they have far fewer students at the Florida Atlantic University Jupiter campus than at the main campus in Boca Raton, students are just as excited.
Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami are both making their first-ever Final Four appearances and could play each other for the national title if they both win.
"It's a wicked big deal for FAU and it's a wicked big deal for Boca," Troy McLellan, president and CEO of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, says of FAU's Final Four appearance.
Florida Atlantic University's rise to the Final Four is creating a whole new fan base. Some of them didn't follow sports much at all before the winning streak.
Dusty May's March Madness run with FAU likely was one few saw coming. May had, to be fair, not much better than minimal name recognition when he took the Florida Atlantic job five years ago.
The Final Four has everyone buzzing — including Florida Atlantic University proud alumni. Academically and athletically, everyone knows exactly where FAU is now.
Students, grad assistants and scientists at Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce are excited about the Owls heading to Houston for the Final Four.
A category five amount of energy is headed to Houston. The Miami Hurricanes had a final practice on campus Wednesday before departing for the Final Four.
Carrot Top is cheering for the Florida Atlantic men's basketball team. Scott Thompson is a 1989 graduate of the College of Business and majored in marketing.
Two professors, one from Florida Atlantic University and the other from San Diego State, talked a little smack ahead of Saturday's Final Four showdown.
The parents of FAU basketball player Alejandro Ralat say he picked up the love for basketball from his older brother and has been playing since he was 4 years old.
In addition to Florida Atlantic University's incredible run in the NCAA tournament, the Miami Hurricanes are also in the Final Four for the first time in school history.
Florida Atlantic fans have a chance to see the history-making Owls in the Final Four in person. The university has an allotment of tickets for those wanting to head to Houston.
Florida Atlantic University has arranged for nine official watch parties for the Owls' NCAA men's basketball East Region final against Kansas State on Saturday night.
Two brothers who play for the Florida Panthers did not participate in a pregame skate Thursday night because they declined to wear the team's LGBTQ+ "Pride Night" warmup jerseys.
Some may consider Florida Atlantic as one of the Cinderellas left in the men's NCAA tournament field. But the Owls aren't looking for a slipper to wear at the Sweet 16 dance in the East Region.
Aleksander Barkov set the Florida franchise record for most career points as the streaking Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings for the ninth consecutive time.
FAU is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, but it's not without some controversy for what happened in the closing seconds of the game.
Now that Florida Atlantic is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, many fans want to know how they can cheer on their team on the biggest stage.
Isaiah Wong and Jordan Miller led a decisive second-half spurt for Miami, which beat Indiana 85-69 in the second round of the NCAA tournament to reach its second straight Sweet 16.
The No. 9 seed Owls (33-3) defeated No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson 78-70 in the second round of the NCAA tournament, earning a date against No. 4 seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16.
Kansas' national title defense ended in the second round of the NCAA tournament when Arkansas' Ricky Council IV made five free throws in the closing seconds to beat the No. 1 seed Jayhawks 72-71.
Florida Atlantic outlasted Memphis 66-65 Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament, giving the Owls their first tournament victory in school history.
Here's how to follow all the March Madness of the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Florida Atlantic and Miami are the only state teams in the big dance.
Florida State will open the 2024 football season in Ireland. The Seminoles will travel to Aviva Stadium in Dublin to face Georgia Tech on Aug. 24, 2024.
The United States Football League has announced its television schedule for the 2023 spring season, highlighted by 18 games on Fox and 11 games on NBC.
One day after capturing their first C-USA championship in their final season in the conference, the Owls learned who they'll play and where they'll be headed in the NCAA tournament.
Wendell Carter had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Miami Heat 126-114 in overtime.
Alijah Martin scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Florida Atlantic took control early and beat UAB 78-56 in the Conference USA Tournament championship game.