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Remember when the NCAA tournament was full of buzzer-beaters? Bryce Drew's 3-pointer that took down Ole Miss. James Forrest's heave that fell USC. And who can forget, especially if you're a Kentucky fan, Christian "Freaking" Laettner's turnaround jumper that capped perhaps the greatest game in tournament history?

But this year's tournament hasn't given us any buzzer-beaters ... yet. Aaron Craft's 3-point bomb with half a second left to beat Iowa State comes closest. There were a couple of winning buckets made inside of 3 seconds, but so far there were none that fell through the hoop just as the backboard lit up.

Perhaps fans will finally be satisfied in the national semifinals, or even the NCAA title game. In the meantime, we are left to reminisce about the magic of guys like Laettner, Drew, Richard Hamilton and Tyus Edney. We hope someone will join that group in the next two weekends and merit a spot on our list of the Top 10 Buzzer-Beaters in NCAA Tournament History.