When looking across the landscape of college athletics, many fans pick their team because of how close they are geographically to where they are or where they grew up. The beauty of national tournaments like the NCAA Tournament is that schools from all over the country can be included and can shine a light on where they are from.

The NCAA Men's Tournament always has small schools looking to make a big splash on the national stage. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Thursday's first-round games had hoop fans wondering: Who is Drake University?

Drake University pulled off a shock upset in the first round of March Madness with a win over SEC opponents in what had been a shock loss with fans brutally mocking their opponents