This isn't a surprise, but one of the most important things an NCAA team needs to actually win March Madness is a future NBA player on its roster.

Despite USC's up-and-down year, the growth of Wesley Yates' scoring has caught scouts' attention. It's also carried over into the Big Ten tournament. He gave Rutgers 24 points off a one-two punch of perimeter shotmaking and downhill driving with that powerful, 219-pound frame.

Much of the rest of the first round could be highly influenced by what we see from these players over the next month.