What we learned in college basketball in 2014

Shabazz Napier is good at basketball, great at being awkward 

Winning a national championship is supposed to be a moment of glory, not an opportunity for spite. 

But when UConn came out on top 60-54 against Kentucky, point guard Shabazz Napier used national television to take on none other than the NCAA. 

The senior knew what he was doing when the mic was shoved in his face, singling out the Academic Progress Report ban that prevented his team from competing in March Madness the year before.

"I wanna get everybody's attention right quick," he said after the win. "Ladies and gentlemen, you're looking at the Hungry Huskies.... This is what happens when you banned us."

After the awkward moment, Napier was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player. Perfection.

Kansas was not built for a championship

The 2013-14 edition of the Jayhawks was close to clockwork. 

Two of their players - Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid - went No. 1 and No. 3 in the NBA Draft. And right off the bat, the Jayhawks should have been the team to beat. 

But after rolling through Eastern Kentucky in the second round, they were overmatched against No. 10 Stanford in the third game of the tournament.

What happened? Kansas was built for show, not for a national championship. The team ranked highly in almost all Big 12 stat categories, but nationally they weren't there. 

Head coach Bill Self leads a great team once again, but with a little less individual talent in 2014-15, expect a more competitive squad.

Success induced some serious dance moves

When teams do well, the body can no longer be controlled. And, as per usual, cameras are everywhere.

Here's Mercer's Kevin Canevari after a huge upset against Duke.

And here's Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg, embarrassing the entire university with his dance moves.

Dayton became Ohio's team

How perfect it was when Ohio State and Dayton were matched up in the second round of the NCAA bracket. 

The sixth-ranked Buckeyes shouldn't have had a problem handling the No. 11 Flyers, but it didn't go quite as planned. 

When Vee Sanford scored a layup with 3.8 seconds left to secure the 60-59 win, Dayton reconfigured the basketball center in Ohio. Suddenly, Columbus wasn't the go-to place for Ohio basketball - it was Dayton. Little brother was no more. 

Both schools are again on pace to reach the tournament in 2015, but the local paper didn't waste any time relishing the moment.

UConn owned college basketball ... again

Only one college basketball program had swept men's and women's national titles prior to Connecticut in 2014. That was Connecticut in 2004.

The women's Huskies defeated Notre Dame 79-58 in the first championship game that featured undefeated schools.

On the men's side, UConn was too much for Kentucky, taking it to the Wildcats 60-54. They were led by Napier, who recorded 22 points, six rebounds and three assists.