However, the clock has yet to strike midnight for one Cinderella team, Wichita State.
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Scholarship funding has also allowed Wichita State to remain competitive against BCS conference Division I programs.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
Over the last four years, the Wichita State Shockers have risen in basketball success.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
The research is sponsored by Purdue University in Indiana, and by Wichita State University in Kansas.
And we're not even sure how 0.06% of fans selected No. 9 Wichita State.
Wichita State punched its Final Four ticket with a 70-66 upset of Ohio State out West.
Wichita State has 19 national championships between its men's and women's programs since 1975.
Wichita State then lost consecutive games to Evansville and Creighton before the MVC tournament.
Three more wins by Wichita State, and it's time for an all-time college-student favorite: free pizza.
In the regional semifinals in Los Angeles on Thursday, the Explorers will meet ninth-seeded Wichita State.
Most of these players are desperate to get where Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse and Wichita State are going.
Now Louisville which looks awfully hard to beat moves onto a Final Four which includes Syracuse, Wichita State and Michigan.
Pitino said he had warned his players that Wichita State wanted to play exactly the way they did.
"Our players totally understand the challenge that lies ahead with this Wichita State team, " coach Rick Pitino said.
Teams we do have: Wichita State, LaSalle and Florida Gulf Coast.
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Ron Baker and Cotton hit last-minute free throws to secure the second Final Four trip in Wichita State's history.
The research is sponsored by Purdue University in Indiana and by Wichita State.
With 13:36 left in the second half, Wichita State led by 12 points.
No. 1 Gonzaga joined them Saturday night, shocked by ninth-seeded Wichita State 76-70.
Indiana State confounded Wichita State with a wide 2-3 zone that often had the Shockers settling for perimeter shots.
As Wichita State prepares to dance its feet across the Final Four floor, its athletics program stands to be compensated mightily.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
As he took a seat in the media room of his home arena, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall shook his head.
However, we know that having this exposure is priceless for providing folks a view of Wichita State University and its athletics program.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
It's co-authored by Brent Bowen, the head of the Department of Aviation Technology at Purdue University, and Dean Headley of Wichita State.
It's our first edition for the regional finals, with Syracuse and Wichita State having secured the first spots in the Final Four.
Wichita State has gone from a ninth-seeded mid-major aiming to win an NCAA game to an unexpected arrival in the Final Four.
Now, Wichita State is the MVC's first Final Four team since Larry Bird led Indiana State to the title game in 1979.
But Wichita State (30-8) doesn't look at itself as an underdog anymore.
The Louisville Cardinals take on the Wichita State Shockers at 6:05 p.m.
First up, the surprising Shockers from Wichita State in the semifinals Saturday.
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