NCAA: Little knowns shine big to reach field of 64

Former Gonzaga University assistant basketball coach, Bill Grier, is dancing...literally. In his first season as the head coach of the University of San Diego, he's taken the Toreros to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2003, by beating his former team and perenial powerhouse Gonzaga Bulldogs. Rob Jones and De'Jon Jackson keyed a huge second-half run for the Toreros, who stunned No. 20 Gonzaga 69-62 to win the West Coast Conference tournament championship game. The Toreros will join Portland State, as they make their first run into the NCAA field, Belmont, Winthrop, George Mason, Cornell, Butler, Siena, Drake, Mount St. Mary's, Austin Peay, Davidson, Oral Roberts and Western Kentucky. March Madness never fails to deliver. Everything the tournament is supposed to provide, and then some, is back. The hokey story lines and buzzer-beaters, the little guys who are just happy to get into the Big Dance and the end-of-the-bench understudies who capture a few seconds of fame.  The NCAA ... [link]