Duke and Stanford Have Enough Fans Already

By Kathleen Adams, Val Castronovo, Randy Hartwell, Lisa McLaughlin, Joseph Pierro, Josh Tyrangiel and Sora Song

When play opens in this week's NCAA men's basketball tournament, chances are at least one of these Cinderellas will upset a school you've actually heard of. A guide to the underdoggiest of underdogs:

INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES Terre Haute, Ind. Record: 21-11 Sample Fight Song Lyric: "March on, march on/You fighting Sycamores, Sycamores" Reason to Root for Them: Once known as the "Fighting Teachers"

SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS Cedar City, Utah Record: 24-5 Sample Fight Song Lyric: "Go go go/Fight fight fight/Win T-birds" Reason to Root for Them: Awarded Mid-Continent Conference Sportsmanship prize

WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS Bowling Green, Ky. Record: 24-6 Sample Fight Song Lyric: "We've got the team/We've got the steam" Reason to Root for Them: They believe an intangible force, "Western Spirit," flows through all alumni

GONZAGA BULLDOGS Spokane, Wash. Record: 24-6 Sample Fight Song Lyric: "Onward, we cry!/Conquer or die!" Reason to Root for Them: They're actually good