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Manhattan Jaspers (66): Coach Steve Masiello's next move was supposed to have come last spring, when he was hired by South Florida. Hampton Pirates (67): Hampton may not win a game in this year's tournament, but news of their bid did aggravate every Iowa State fan's long-dormant 2001 trauma, which is a victory unto itself. Texas Southern Tigers (68): Before you poke at the lowly SWAC, or make a glib comment about Mike Davis, it's worth noting the Tigers won at Kansas State and Michigan State this season. ALREADY SHININGįor more than a handful of high seeds, merely being in the NCAA tournament is the worthy culmination of a season-long goal. Here's a first look at every team in the field - from 68 to 1. In their place are thrilling new queries: Who's this year's Cinderella? Which teams are on upset alert? Can anyone knock off an elite, top-heavy group of national title contenders en route to the Final Four? Will Duke defend? Can Virginia's Justin Anderson get right in time?Īnd of course, the granddaddy of them all: Can anyone stop 34-0 Kentucky? In the matter of an hour, all of the tired, tedious questions about college hoops circa 2015 have been wiped away.

Whatever the reasons, and whichever side of the line you stand on, we can all agree on one thing: Spending five months proposing technocratic solutions to systemic problems is almost no one's idea of a good time.

Arguments that the game is too slow, too deliberate, too over-coached, too stoppage-pocked have felt like a vivid flashback to 2012-13, after which the NCAA created new freedom of motion rules, which were then strangely abandoned last fall. If you're just joining us, the 2014-15 season has been ruled by two things: Kentucky, and the return of widespread concerns about the state of college basketball.