Coach leads Florida Gulf Coast to NCAA success

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PHILADELPHIA, PA (CBSNews.com) - Build a state university in the swamplands of south Florida. Move the athletic program to the highest level in college sports and hire a self-made millionaire basketball coach. When his team makes the NCAA tournament, say in Year 2 of its eligibility, beat a tradition-rich opponent like a Georgetown.

That is Florida Gulf Coast University's formula for success.

It took 16 years, and now the school from south Florida is the talk of March Madness. FGCU beat San Diego State, 81-71 Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to become the first No. 15 seed ever to advance to the NCAA tournament's Sweet Sixteen.


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