The Blueprint for Fairleigh Dickinson’s Upset Came From an Even Smaller School As the 16th-seeded Knights celebrated their improbable defeat of top-seeded Purdue, players and coaches reflected on how their style was developed at St. Thomas Aquinas, a nearby college in Division II.
Who is Fairleigh Dickinson, the No. 16 Seed That Beat Purdue? The Knights, who delivered one of the biggest upsets in March Madness history by defeating Purdue, made an unlikely run just to even get to the game.