Top 10 NCAA Hoop Cinderella Men

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#8 Tony Price (Penn)

Now the only conference that does not offer athletic scholarships, there's always something special about a Cinderella team from the Ivy League.

So while the 1979 tournament will always be remembered for "Bird vs. Magic," people haven't forgotten about Penn's Tony Price.

Slated as a No. 9 seed, the Quakers defeated Jim Valvano and Iona in the preliminary round before shocking North Carolina, Syracuse and St. John's to reach the Final Four.

Price carried the team through the East Regional and was named its MVP after averaging more than 23 points per game on their march to Salt Lake City.

Unfortunately, Price didn't have nearly enough magic for Earvin Johnson and Michigan State in the Final Four, as the Quakers lost by 34 despite Price's 18 points.

#7 Roosevelt Chapman (Dayton)

Courtesy of Dayton Athletic Department

Earning the nickname "Velvet" on the streets of Brooklyn, Roosevelt Chapman wasn't fazed by the bright lights of the NCAA Tournament.

As a No. 10 seed in 1984, the Flyers knocked off LSU and Oklahoma in the first two rounds. Chapman put up an astounding 41 points against Wayman Tisdale's Sooners, sending the campus into a frenzy.

Thousands formed a tunnel for the team bus as the Flyers took off for the Sweet Sixteen in Los Angeles. And the dream didn't end there, as Chapman put up another 22 points to defeat Detlef Schrempf and the Washington Huskies.

Only eventual national champion Georgetown could ground the Flyers, ending their run in the West Regional final.

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