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Seminole Sunday Summary: FSU Hoops to Face Michigan in Sweet 16

For its third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, Florida State basketball is in the Sweet 16.
The fourth-seeded Seminoles punched their ticket on Monday night with a 71-53 victory over No. 5 seed Colorado. As a team, FSU shot 52% while holding the Buffaloes to just 36% from the field.
Anthony Polite was the star of the show for FSU, finishing with a game- and career-high 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Polite added four assists and a team-high four steals.
FSU led 24-20 at the break after a sluggish first half. The Buffaloes got as close as one in the second half, but FSU responded with an 11-3 run and from there, the contest was never closer than six.
Malik Osborne was the only other FSU player to score in double figures. Osborne added 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting.
Colorado was led by D’Shawn Schwartz and Evan Battey, who finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively. The two combined to shoot 8-for-13. The rest of the team was a combined 12-for-43.
Florida State will move on to take on Michigan, the top seed in the East Region, on Sunday. The Wolverines topped LSU in the second round, 86-78.
Michigan defeated FSU in the Elite Eight during the 2018 NCAA Tournament, 58-54. Sunday’s contest begins at 5 p.m. ET and airs on CBS.
Football
Weekly Commitments: None
Weekly Decommitments: None
2022 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 9 nationally, first in ACC (7 total commitments)*
Big Picture: Spring practice has continued for FSU. The Seminoles play their spring game on April 10.
Men’s Basketball
Record: 18-6
Ranking: No. 14 AP Poll; No. 14 Amway Coaches Poll; No. 4 NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (1-0), defeated Colorado in NCAA Tournament on Monday, 71-53
Upcoming: vs. Michigan (Sunday, NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)
Recognitions: None
Weekly Commitments: None
2021 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 2 nationally, first in ACC (four total commitments)*
Big Picture: For the third straight NCAA Tournament, FSU is bound for the Sweet 16. The Seminoles have dominated defensively in the first two games of the NCAA Tournament.
Women’s Basketball
Record: 10-9 (9-7 ACC)
Ranking: No. 9 NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (0-1), lost to Oregon State in NCAA Tournament on Sunday, 83-59
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU qualified for the NCAA Tournament yet again, but was manhandled by Oregon State in the first round. The Seminoles finish the season with a record of 10-9.
Baseball
Record: 12-7 (8-6 ACC)
Ranking: No. 15 Baseball America; No. 17 D1Baseball; No. 23 NCBWA; No. 25 Collegiate Baseball
Past Week: (3-1), beat Miami on Sunday, 12-0; beat UCF in 10 innings on Wednesday, 6-5; defeated Wake Forest on Friday, 2-1; lost to Wake Forest on Saturday, 8-7
Upcoming: vs. Wake Forest (Sunday)
Recognitions: Robby Martin, OF (ACC Player of the Week; NCBWA National Hitter of the Week)
Big Picture: FSU has been red hot of late. The Seminoles had their 7-game winning streak snapped on Saturday. FSU will host Wake Forest in the rubber game of a 3-game set on Sunday.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 16 CSCAA; Women No. 25
Past Week: FSU men finished 23rd at the NCAA Championships
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: The swimming and diving season wrapped up for the FSU men with a top-25 finish at the NCAA Championships.
Track and Field
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: FSU participated in the FSU Relays.
Upcoming: Pepsi Florida Relays (Friday and Saturday)
Recognitions: Bob Braman (ACC’s Women’s Coach of the Year); Isaac Grimes (ACC Indoor Performer of the Year); Ruta Lasmane (ACC Women’s Freshman of the Year)
Big Picture: FSU had a strong showing at the FSU Relays on Friday and Saturday with four victories.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 6-11 (1-6 ACC)
Ranking: None
Past Week: (1-1), lost at Florida on Sunday, 7-0; beat Notre Dame on Friday, 6-1
Upcoming: vs. Louisville (Sunday); vs. Florida Atlantic (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: After dropping six straight matches, FSU picked up its first ACC win on Friday with an upset of Notre Dame.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 13-3 (8-2 ACC)
Ranking: No. 4 ITA
Past Week: (1-0), beat Notre Dame on Sunday, 7-0
Upcoming: vs. Virginia (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU collected its fourth straight win against Notre Dame on Sunday. After 11 days off, the Seminoles will be back in action on Friday.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 1 Golfweek Coaches Poll; No. 3 Golfweek/Sargarin; No. 1 Golfstat
Past Week: Won Valspar Collegiate
Upcoming: The Hayt (Sunday and Monday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: Florida State lived up to its No. 1 ranking this week with a victory at the Valspar Collegiate. FSU is atop the Coaches Poll for the first time this season.
Softball
Record: 20-6 (8-2 ACC)
Ranking: No. 12 NCFA Coaches; No. 10 Softball America; No. 7 D1Softball
Past Week: (5-1), beat Kennesaw State on Sunday, 3-2; lost to Auburn on Sunday, 2-1; beat Boston College twice on Friday, 5-0 and 3-2; beat Boston College twice on Saturday, 4-1 and 10-2
Upcoming: vs. Notre Dame (Friday); vs. Notre Dame (Saturday, doubleheader)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU had a small hiccup at Auburn, but has played very well of late. The Seminoles have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Volleyball
Record: 12-5 (8-5 ACC)
Ranking: No. 25 AVCA
Past Week: (1-1), lost at Pittsburgh on Friday, 3-1; beat North Carolina on Saturday, 3-2
Upcoming: vs. Syracuse (Thursday); vs. NC State (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: After a mini 2-game skid to snap a 10-match winning streak, the Seminoles bounced back with a hard-fought win over North Carolina on Saturday. Two home matches is all that remains for FSU before the NCAA Tournament.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 2 Golfweek/Sargarin; No. 5 Golfstat; No. 4 WGCA Coaches Poll
Past Week: FSU won the Pinetree Women’s Intercollegiate
Upcoming: LSU Invitational (April 6 and 7)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU dominated in Atlanta for its second win in three tournaments. FSU has just one more tournament before the ACC Championships.
Beach Volleyball
Record: 19-0
Ranking: No. 2 AVCA
Past Week: (2-0), beat Georgia State on Saturday at Gamecock Grand-Slam, 5-0; beat Stetson on Saturday at Gamecock Grand-Slam, 5-0
Upcoming: vs. TCU (Sunday, Gamecock Grand-Slam); vs. South Carolina (Sunday, Gamecock Grand-Slam); at USC (Saturday, doubleheader)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU remained undefeated with a couple of convincing victories in South Carolina. FSU will have its toughest test yet next weekend at No. 1 USC.
*247Sports Composite rankings
Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson
About Mike Ferguson

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole and former editor of Noled Out. Mike has more than seven years experience as a sports writer including the last four in print and online media. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a Bachelors in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike provided press coverage of Florida State's run to the 2013 BCS National Championship. Mike is also a news reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida. and contributes to Athlon Sports and ACCSports.com. Mike has been featured on sites as prominent as Yahoo Sports, FoxSports.com, Associated Press and the front page of SI.com while interviewing athletes as high profile as 2013 National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen. Email Mike at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.
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