Of course, there are the up-and-coming, the new guys on the block, who are just dying to overthrow the elites:

Arizona: Who-wee, partner, we're the Arizona Wildcats and we just blew through our first two opponents (Seton Hall and Cornell). We're some big hombres, some rough and tough outlaws.

Temple: Philly is buzzing because of this team. With Mark Macon, the Owls won't fall asleep at this party.

Vanderbilt: Same goes for this team. It likes to party.

Oklahoma: The Sooners score a lot of points in all their sports, whether it be football or basketball. They'll score a lot this weekend.

Don't forget those "how about that?" teams. The ones at the bottom of the Las Vegas odds charts:

Villanova: The classic underdog. Villanova always gets shipped out West and always seems to win a couple of big games. Just ask George-town Coach John Thompson.

Richmond: The best name for a team, the Spiders. They shut up Bobby Knight. They threw water balloons at Georgia Tech Coach Bobby Cremens. They might have a couple of more webs to spin.

URI: Coach Tom Penders hates orange. It doesn't clash with anything. Now Rhode Island, the team Brent Musberger wouldn't shut up about, is a party guest. I wonder how much Penders hates little Blue Devils.