Under first-year coach Kevin Young, the BYU Cougars have won nine of their last 10 games. Now, they endeavor to end a 12-year NCAA Tournament winless streak.
The Saint Mary's Gaels, again inundated with international talent, head to NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year and brace for giant-killer Vanderbilt.
Rick Pitino has now guided six different schools to the NCAA Tournament, but he may have saved his best for last with his hometown St. John's Red Storm.