Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Louisville | Busy week so I'll just extend the ballot here instead of providing explanations: |
2 | Duke | Fringe Tier | 26. Arkansas |
3 | Kansas | 27. Saint Mary's |
4 | Michigan State | 28. Michigan |
5 | Virginia | 29. Cincinnati |
6 | Gonzaga | 30. Wisconsin |
7 | Oregon | 31. Marquette |
8 | Ohio State | Further Out | 32. West Virginia |
9 | North Carolina | 33. Auburn |
10 | Texas Tech | 34. Purdue |
11 | Utah State | 35. Missouri |
12 | Kentucky | 36. Illinois |
13 | Seton Hall | 37. Providence |
14 | Arizona | 38. Florida St |
15 | Maryland | 39. Florida |
16 | Texas | That's about as far as I feel I can comfortably go |
17 | Villanova | Arizona St, Washington, Baylor, LSU, Notre Dame all lumped into this next tier in no particular order |
18 | VCU | Evansville was not considered |
19 | Penn State | Neither was Furman |
20 | Colorado | Nor Vermont, though it is pretty impressive they're still undefeated |
21 | Xavier | |
22 | San Diego State | |
23 | Oklahoma | |
24 | Memphis | |
25 | Butler |