Top 25 all-time NCAA tournament players: 25-21

The Top 25 all-time NCAA tournament players were judged on talent, individual and team performance, and star power, among other criteria.

Davidson hadn't reached the Elite Eight since 1969 prior to Dell's son arriving on campus. Curry carried the Wildcats to within one win of the Final Four in 2008 before falling to eventual national champion Kansas. In his tournament career, Curry averaged 31.6 points and 5.6 made 3-pointers.

No player before or since has been able to score the basketball the way Carr did for Notre Dame in the 1970 tournament. He averaged 52.7 points in three tourney games that year, including a tournament record 61 against Ohio, and 52 points on 22-of-35 shooting in a loss to Kentucky.

Hansbrough's tournament averages of 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds may not jump off the page, but the ACC's all-time leading scorer displayed a desire to win that is second to none. His decision to not once, but twice forgo the NBA draft and return to Chapel Hill paid off in his senior season in 2009 when he guided North Carolina to its fifth national title.

The university that trotted out the Fab Five won its only national championship two years prior to their arrival on campus. Rice carried Michigan to a title in 1989, setting tournament records in points (184), field goals made (75), and 3-point field goals (27).

Hayes is a victim of playing in the wrong generation, with his Houston team losing to John Wooden's UCLA squad in the national semifinals in both 1967 and 1968. He set the record for rebounds in a single tournament (97), averaging 33.4 points and 19.4 boards in 1968.