There is something to be said for having experience playing under the bright lights of March Madness. Florida Atlantic boasts as much of that as anyone following last year's surprise run to the Final Four.
The Owls' top six scorers were all part of last year's Cinderella squad, with the trio of Johnell Davis (18.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG), Vladislav Goldin (15.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG) and Alijah Martin (13.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG) leading the way.
All of that returning talent earned them the No. 10 spot in the preseason AP poll, and they remained ranked into February before road losses to South Florida and Memphis bumped them out of the Top 25.
Florida Atlantic's resume is highlighted by a 96-95 victory over presumptive top-two seed Arizona back in November. While there were also a few bad losses along the way, none of the nation's elite teams will want to run into the Owls in the Round of 32.
