The 2024 NCAA tournament is down to the Final Four. Soon, a new champion of the college basketball world will be crowned.

And with the amateurs taking center stage, it's time for a look back on the roots of some of the NBA's biggest stars.

Below, you'll find the top five college programs in the country, in terms of current NBA talent.

To get to this group, advanced and basic numbers alike were consulted, but there was plenty of subjectivity as well. Talent evaluation always requires at least a pinch of that.

It's also worth noting that there's no real consideration given to positions here. In other words, we're not looking to put a reasonable, well-fitting group together with a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center.

Instead, these are the colleges that simply have the most raw talent currently in the NBA.

Notable Omissions

Several universities have upward of eight or nine current NBA players, but they still don't quite boast the volume of the forthcoming top five.

Among those schools are USC (which produced DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vučević and Evan Mobley), UCLA (Jrue Holiday, Kyle Anderson, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Zach LaVine), Arizona (Lauri Markkanen, Aaron Gordon, T.J. McConnell and Deandre Ayton), North Carolina (Cameron Johnson, Coby White, Cole Anthony and Harrison Barnes), Alabama (Collin Sexton, Herb Jones, Keon Ellis and Brandon Miller), Michigan (Franz and Moritz Wagner, Caris LeVert, Duncan Robinson, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jordan Poole) and Kansas (which boasts 13 players in the league right now, although Joel Embiid is the only Jayhawk with positive wins over replacement player, or value over replacement player times 2.7, this season).

Again, there are some big names there. And each of the universities above produced more players than those listed in the parentheticals, but the ones below boast more total talent (and in a lot of cases, fewer players having a negative impact on their respective teams).

5. Texas

Total 2023-24 Wins Over Replacement Player: 22.1

Current Representatives: Kevin Durant, Jarrett Allen, Myles Turner, Mo Bamba, Tristan Thompson, Jericho Sims, Greg Brown III, Jaxson Hayes, P.J. Tucker, Cory Joseph

Right off the bat, you can probably see why it didn't make much sense to try to assemble rosters or lineups you could actually throw into a game.

The Texas Longhorns are certainly bolstered by forward Kevin Durant, but it's largely a big man mill after that. And it's been a pretty good one.

Jarrett Allen and Myles Turner are both borderline All-Star-level 5s, while most of the rest of the list has sort of floated in and out of rotations all season.

Don't let the back half of that list fool you, though. Despite being 35 years old, KD is averaging 27.6 points and 5.2 assists and has been a top 10-15 player all season.

4. Gonzaga

Total 2023-24 Wins Over Replacement Player: 28.6

Current Representatives: Domantas Sabonis, Chet Holmgren, Kelly Olynyk, Jalen Suggs, Rui Hachimura, Filip Petrušev, Brandon Clarke, Andrew Nembhard, Corey Kispert, Zach Collins, Julian Strawther

Beyond Domantas Sabonis, there isn't a ton of star power from the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Though he alone provides a lot. Sabonis leads the league in triple-doubles this season and is averaging 19.6 points, a league-leading 13.6 rebounds and 8.3 assists. After fans and coaches failed to get him into the All-Star Game in February, there's a good chance he finishes this season with an All-NBA nod.

After him, this group features a ton of solid (to very good) role players.

Chet Holmgren has played near All-Star level all season. He's already one of the game's best rim protectors. Kelly Olynyk, Rui Hachimura and Zach Collins have all made contributions to their respective teams from the frontcourt too.

Andrew Nembhard has ably shifted in and out of the Indiana Pacers' starting lineups, as necessary. And Jalen Suggs is among the game's best perimeter defenders.

3. Villanova

Total 2023-24 Wins Over Replacement Player: 28.6

Current Representatives: Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, Cam Whitmore, Kyle Lowry, Saddiq Bey, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Jermaine Samuels, Cole Swider, Collin Gillespie, Ryan Arcidiacono

This group doesn't feel quite as deep as Gonzaga's. It's certainly not as big. But it has a bit more star power at the top of the list, particularly from Jalen Brunson.

For the season, Jalen Brunson has carried an injury-ravaged New York Knicks squad with 27.9 points, 6.5 assists, 2.7 threes and a 40.1 three-point percentage.

Mikal Bridges is another 20-point-per-game scorer, while Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart are among the game's grittier two-way guard/wings.

Throw in the upside of Cam Whitmore, who's looked way ahead of schedule as a rookie for the Houston Rockets, and the Villanova Wildcats gets a slight edge over Gonzaga.

2. Duke

Total 2023-24 Wins Over Replacement Player: 59.4

Current Representatives: Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson, Kyrie Irving, Paolo Banchero, Grayson Allen, Brandon Ingram, Jalen Johnson, Tyus Jones, Dereck Lively II, Wendell Carter Jr., Tre Jones, Luke Kennard, RJ Barrett, Marvin Bagley III, Mark Williams, Mason Plumlee, Wendell Moore Jr., Dariq Whitehead, Matthew Hurt, Marques Bolden, Harry Giles, Seth Curry, AJ Griffin, Cam Reddish, Gary Trent Jr.

Yes, that jump in wins over replacement player, as well as the long list of Duke Blue Devils who produced it, is real. Wait till you get a load of the next slide.

Duke isn't simply here because of volume, though. Jayson Tatum is a fringe MVP candidate. Zion Williamson and Kyrie Irving have both been at or around All-Star level for most of the season. Paolo Banchero actually did make the All-Star team. Grayson Allen has been perhaps the league's best three-point shooter this season. Brandon Ingram and Jalen Johnson have been among its more versatile forwards. The Jones brothers are two of the NBA's steadier floor generals. And Dereck Lively II has smashed expectations for the Dallas Mavericks.

What's more, even if it wasn't really part of the determination of the order, the depth of talent from Duke actually makes it very easy to assemble multiple logical lineups that could play together for some actual basketball.

1. Kentucky

Total 2023-24 Wins Over Replacement Player: 83.4

Current Representatives: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Davis, Tyrese Maxey, Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jamal Murray, De'Aaron Fox, Julius Randle, Immanuel Quickley, Malik Monk, Tyler Herro, Cason Wallace, Isaiah Jackson, Keldon Johnson, Trey Lyles, Oscar Tshiebwe, Jarred Vanderbilt, Hamidou Diallo, Jacob Toppin, Olivier Sarr, TyTy Washington Jr., Nick Richards, Ashton Hagans, Chris Livingston, Johnny Juzang, Wenyen Gabriel, Shaedon Sharpe, Kevin Knox, Brandon Boston Jr., P.J. Washington

The Kentucky Wildcats may have gotten into the habit of disappointing their fans in the tournament, but no other program churns out NBA talent like this.

There are 15 names up there for players who are either starting, could start or have started a decent number of games. There are eight who are playing around an All-Star level, and several more who could probably get there in the coming years.

There's a handful who will be in the mix for All-NBA nods.

And of course, there's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who will almost certainly finish in the top four in MVP voting when this season is over.

The amount of talent from Kentucky that's currently in the NBA is wild.