Coach: Bill Self | Current record: 30-4 | NCAA Tournament record: 37-16
Best finish: National champion (3x) | Last year's finish: Lost to Wichita State in Round of 32
Starting lineup: G Frank Mason, G Devonte' Graham, G Wayne Selden, F Perry Ellis, F Landen Lucas | Top reserve: G Brannen Greene
Leading scorer: Ellis (16.7) | Leading rebounder: Lucas (6.3)
National championships: 1952, 1988, 2008 | Last Final Four: 2012
Why Kansas might win it all: The Jayhawks won the nation's best league by two games, then took the Big 12 Tournament title by beating Kansas State, Baylor and West Virginia by an average of 12 points.