John Clay: High-fiving our way to Dallas
Five coaches who have been to the Final Four but have never won it all
1. Thad Matta, Ohio State
2. Jay Wright, Villanova
3. John Beilein, Michigan
4. Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
5. Lon Kruger, Oklahoma
Five coaches overdue for the Final Four
1. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
2. Sean Miller, Arizona
3. Tony Bennett, Virginia
4. Jim Crews, Saint Louis
5. Steve Alford, UCLA
Five coaches you are glad are still around
1. Roy Williams, North Carolina, age 63
2. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, age 69
3. Steve Fisher, San Diego State, age 68
4. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, age 67
5. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin, age 66
Five coaches whose regular seasons have earned a good tournament
1. Tony Bennett, Virginia
2. Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
3. Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
4. Billy Donovan, Florida
5. Steve Fisher, San Diego State
Five coaches who know the way to the title
1. Rick Pitino, Louisville
2. John Calipari, Kentucky
3. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
4. Roy Williams, North Carolina
5. Billy Donovan, Florida
Five teams who are not hot
1. Syracuse — Lost five of its last seven games
2. Saint Louis — Lost four of last five games
3. Iowa — Lost six of last seven games
4. Memphis — Lost four of its last eight games
5. Wisconsin — Lost two of its last three games
Five teams that could make up for a disappointing season
1. Kentucky — No. 1 in pre-season AP poll
2. Michigan State — No. 2 in pre-season AP poll
3. Ohio State — No. 11 in pre-season AP poll
4. Gonzaga — No. 15 in pre-season AP poll
5. Baylor — No. 25 in pre-season AP poll
Five players who deserve the NCAA spotlight
1. Doug McDermott, Creighton
2. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
3. T.J. Warren, North Carolina State
4. Bryce Cotton, Providence
5. Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky
Five players if you need a three-pointer
1. Niels Giffey, Connecticut, 53 percent
2. Kenny Kaminski, Michigan State, 48.6 percent
3. Ethan Wragge, Creighton, 47.3 percent
4. Drew Barham, Gonzaga, 46.7 percent
5. Travis Trice, Michigan State, 45.3 percent
Five guys you'd like at the foul line
1. Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, 88.6 percent
2. Marcus Paige, North Carolina, 88.0 percent
3. Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, 87.5 percent
4. Josh Gasser, Wisconsin, 87.2 percent
5. Doug McDermott, Creighton, 86.5 percent
Five freshmen who could play key roles
1. Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
2. Jabari Parker, Duke
3. Julius Randle, Kentucky
4. Tyler Ennis, Syracuse
5. Aaron Gordon, Arizona
Five great defensive teams, according to Ken Pomeroy
1. Arizona — first in defensive efficiency
2. Ohio State — third
3. Virginia — fourth
4. San Diego State — fifth
5. Louisville — sixth
Five great offensive teams, according to Ken Pomeroy
1. Creighton — first in offensive efficiency
2. Duke — second
3. Michigan — third
4. Wisconsin — sixth
5. Kansas — seventh
Five battle-tested teams
1. Kansas, played toughest schedule in nation according to Sagarin
2. Michigan, played the third-toughest
3. Iowa State, played the fifth-toughest
4. Baylor, played the eighth-toughest
5. Oklahoma, played 13th-toughest
Five NCAA teams that played cupcake schedules
1. Wichita State, played the 131st-toughest schedule in nation according to Sagarin
2. Louisville, played the 119th-toughest
3. Manhattan, played the 171st-toughest
4. Harvard, played the 174th-toughest
5. Louisiana-Lafayette, played the 187th-toughest
Five probable lottery picks
1. Joel Embiid, Kansas
2. Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
3. Julius Randle, Kentucky
4. Gary Harris, Michigan State
5. Jabari Parker, Duke
This story was originally published March 16, 2014 at 9:22 PM with the headline "John Clay: High-fiving our way to Dallas."