America is the land of the underdog, from the Revolutionary War to the Great Depression it is the American sense of resilience that propels us forward. The belief that even the smallest most unassuming people are capable of achieving greatness beyond measure. This idea of the upset is as old as the Old Testament, and as David conquered Goliath so do many small universities conquer basketball royalty in the field of 64. Some will make history, some will make memories, some will shed tears and others will cut down nets. One thing remains constant in the month of march and that is when it comes to college basketball magic and madness are the staples. Dig deep and find that Monday Motivation and dominate in spite of those who doubted you, attack every day to achieve greatness and make anyone regret labeling you an underdog.

So far march has been a non-stop barrage of upsets and firsts, from the first ever win in the first round by a 16 seed to the cinderella Loyola Chicago Ramblers advancing to the sweet 16 this tournament is all about the underdog. In honor of the wild week in college basketball as well as a dose of Monday Motivation here's links to the Rambler's Buzzer Beater. Just another reminder that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. To stay up to date on the action there's a recap of the first round of the tournament, as well as a link to Blogging the Bracket. So I leave you with this reminder for all the complacent athletes out there and all the top ranked basketball blue bloods still left in the field of play.