Juan Ponce de Leon, who named the peninsula La Florida in 1513, was most likely the first European to encounter the area, already home to Native American groups including the Timucua and the Ais.

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This year's tournament included stunning wins by Florida Gulf Coast, La Salle and Harvard, but nobody kept it going longer than Wichita State.

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Several underdogs made noise, with Florida Gulf Coast, La Salle and Oregon making the Sweet Sixteen and N0. 9 seed Wichita State going all the way to the Final Four.

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What remains in the 2013 NCAA Tournament field is an assortment of non-traditional teams with high seedings, including Wichita State (No. 9), Oregon (No. 12), La Salle (No. 13) and Florida Gulf Coast University (No. 15).

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While Under Armour has La Salle, Nike lays claim to Oregon, Wichita State and Florida Gulf Coast, the other three low seeds still in play.

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