Patrick Stevens

The transfers have landed, the coaching vacancies filled. It's time to project who will be the top contenders, starting with a tie at 25 and four more teams with winning potential.

Notre Dame was a no-doubt-about-it champion that saved its best for last.

It was far from Tillman’s best team, but when it really mattered in May, Maryland maxed out.

Matt Brown took over for Bill Tierney and brought Denver to the final four.

Virginia could never entirely solve the questions about its defensive cohesiveness.

Losses to Michigan in the Big Ten semifinals and Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals left Hopkins with abrupt postseason exits.

There were a lot of versions of the Blue Devils — some great, others not as great.

An orange-hued caravan traveling east on Interstate 90 looks like it could be a real possibility late next May.

Because fans tend to dwell on the postseason, this team probably won’t be remembered for being as good as it was.

Freshman Nate Kabiri lived up to the advance billing, with a 32-goal, 25-assist season.