Duke and Stanford Have Enough Fans Already

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...

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