Where is Kennesaw State located?
The Owls are looking for their first NCAA Tournament win since taking home a Division II national title in 2004.
It only took Kennesaw State two seasons in Conference USA to win the league title -- even after a 10-10 run through conference play. The Owls rolled through the C-USA Tournament, winning three games in the gauntlet structure all by six points or more. That gives Kennesaw State the chance to win its first-ever Division I NCAA Men's Tournament game when it takes on Gonzaga late on Thursday night.
The Owls were 2004's national champion, but that was back at the Division II level (and came via a series of blowouts . Hoooo, buddy. ).
Toppling the Bulldogs would open the next chapter of the program's hardwood success, but it won't be easy. So how far is Kennesaw State's trip to its first round game in Portland, Oregon? Kennesaw State is in the Atlanta metropolitan area Kennesaw State has two campuses.
One is in, unsurprisingly, Kennesaw, Georgia. That's about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta or, given Atlanta traffic, about an hour's drive. That's where the school's athletic facilities are located.