Fairleigh Dickinson

March Madness has provided some March magic for Fairleigh Dickinson University - and one gambler has cashed in on that.

However, they couldn't receive the conference's automatic bid because they're in the last year of a transition up to the NCAA's Division 1. While Fairleigh Dickinson is not the first 16 seed to down a No. Therefore, Fairleigh Dickinson got the rights to play in the tournament. It's one of the greatest upsets in the history of collegiate American sports - and a big pay day for this gambler. - Fairleigh Dickinson's upset of Purdue was a victory for the ages for the school The total payout came out to a whopping $528,000 on odds of +1500 for the victory for the school from Teaneck,

Two days after toppling Purdue, No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson will play No. 9 Florida Atlantic in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

“They are unselfish, they share the ball, a lot of interchangeable parts. We want to keep dancing. We have more things to do. “They are a true team,” Anderson said. “Trying to settle ourselves back into the fact we have to go play a terrific team tomorrow, Florida Atlantic. “It's going to be hard,” Moore said. The Owls Now the next challenge is FAU, which beat No. We've just got to put it behind us, celebrate later, just worry about tomorrow's game.” Just got to put that game behind us and get back to business. [after toppling the No. “I personally would say life-changing,” forward Sean Moore said.

Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, the undersized, underdog Knights stunned top-seeded Purdue 63-58 on Friday night, ...

“We’re the shortest team in the country,” Anderson said. “We were sagging in the paint. “A lot of times they would have one dude guarding from behind and one dude basically sitting in my lap,” Edey said. The Knights, though, responded with their own spurt and Heru Bligen’s layup after a steal helped FDU take a 32-31 into halftime. And that was just a great team effort.” Edey didn’t attempt a shot in the final nine minutes, and anytime he touched the ball there were FDU players draped all around him. But tonight’s the one we had to be unique, we had to be unorthodox. But that’s got to be the message. We just can’t be happy to be here.” The Knights held on from there, becoming the third straight double-digit seed to send the Boilermakers home. “Man, I can’t even explain it,” Moore said. 16 seed to win a game in March Madness.

The No. 9 seed FAU Owls play the No. 16 FDU Knights in the NCAA Tournament for a surprise spot in the Sweet 16. Who do experts think will win?

1 Purdue 63-58](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2023/03/18/fairleigh-dickinson-upset-purdue-shows-march-madness-perfect/11497623002/), becoming just the second No. [Florida Atlantic](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/03/16/fau-basketball-5-reasons-for-the-owls-best-season-in-program-history/70016263007/) will face No. [Many experts](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/15/florida-atlantic-memphis-prediction-march-madness-experts-pick-ncaa-tournament-fau-basketball-game/70009656007/) didn't even have FAU making it this far, and they had to survive a [thrilling first-round game](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/17/fau-vs-memphis-basketball-game-score-march-madness-florida-atlantic-live-updates/70013972007/) against Memphis. Florida Atlantic owns the 26th-best offense in the country (77.8 PPG) and is more accurate than the Knights' last opponent, shooting 46.6% from the field (No. [FDU](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/03/17/fairleigh-dickinson-stuns-purdue-ncaa-tournament-no-1-seed/11496427002/), meanwhile, became darlings of March Madness when [they stunned No. [Dusty May](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/09/fau-mens-basketball-head-coach-dusty-may-florida-atlantic-owls/69983270007/) did not expect to be the higher seed in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 16 [Fairleigh Dickinson](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/2023/03/18/where-is-fairleigh-dickinson-things-to-know-fdu-basketball-ncaa-march-madness/70024705007/) on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16. 42) and 37.0% from beyond the arc (No. Coach [Tobin Anderson](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/03/17/fairleigh-dickinson-coach-tobin-anderson-guides-knights-past-purdue/11497044002/) walked the walk after saying he liked his team's chances against the Boilermakers, despite the Knights (21-15) not even winning their conference regular-season or tournament titles. As long as they can handle the press, Florida Atlantic should be able to score on FDU’s 353rd-ranked defense according to KenPom." Florida Atlantic should cruise to victory, but maybe FDU's full-court press will shock the world again." "It was successful against Purdue, but Florida Atlantic stands a much better chance of not only handling the pressure but exploiting it.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights beat Purdue to become the second 16 seed to upset a No. 1 in men's March Madness history. Now they face the FAU Owls.

[Florida Atlantic's](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/03/16/fau-basketball-5-reasons-for-the-owls-best-season-in-program-history/70016263007/) next opponent. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/03/17/fairleigh-dickinson-stuns-purdue-ncaa-tournament-no-1-seed/11496427002/) has become the biggest [Cinderella](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/03/12/march-madness-understanding-definition-terms-seeds-bubble-final-four-nonsports-fans/7004941001/) team of this year's NCAA Tournament (and possibly ever). After the Owls [stunned many](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/15/florida-atlantic-memphis-prediction-march-madness-experts-pick-ncaa-tournament-fau-basketball-game/70009656007/) and came back to [beat Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/owls/2023/03/17/fau-vs-memphis-basketball-game-score-march-madness-florida-atlantic-live-updates/70013972007/) in a game that went down to the wire Friday night, FAU and FDU will now meet Sunday night for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16. The clip went viral and reached the ears of the No. For those who bet on games, picking Purdue in their matchup against FDU probably seemed like a no-brainer. The Knights have really turned it around in just one year. 1 seed Purdue](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2023/03/18/purdue-choke-program-matt-painter-fairleigh-dickinson-ncaa-tournament/11497395002/) 63-58 on Friday, the Knights have become the team to talk about when discussing March Madness. So FDU got the conference's automatic bid instead. But Merrimack is still transitioning from Division II to Division I, and under NCAA rules, teams are ineligible to play in the NCAA Tournament in the first four years after joining D-I. However, this year the NEC did not send its tournament champ. The other campus is located in Madison and Florham Park. Fairleigh Dickinson's Metropolitan campus is not that far north of Saint Peter's University, last year's NCAA Tournament darling who also came out victorious as a No.

The 2023 NCAA Tournament is beginning to look like the New Jersey invitational. Perhaps that's a bit of a stretch, but Princeton has already made it to the ...

Princeton took charge of the game against Missouri early in the game and never allowed Missouri to believe that it could get back in the game and give the victors a fight. Princeton has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in tournament history. The 2023 NCAA Tournament is beginning to look like the New Jersey invitational.