Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | Tier S |
2 | Ohio State | |
3 | Gonzaga | |
4 | Louisville | |
5 | Duke | |
6 | Oregon | Tier A |
7 | Dayton | |
8 | Baylor | |
9 | Maryland | |
10 | Virginia | |
11 | San Diego State | Tier B |
12 | Michigan | |
13 | Butler | |
14 | Auburn | |
15 | Memphis | Tier C |
16 | Michigan State | |
17 | Arizona | |
18 | Florida State | |
19 | West Virginia | |
20 | Villanova | Tier D |
21 | Stanford | |
22 | Kentucky | Unranked tiers in no particular order |
23 | Iowa | Fringe Tier: Texas Tech, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana |
24 | Penn State | Further Out: North Carolina, Utah St, Purdue, VCU, Texas, LSU, Liberty, Arizona St, Washington, Marquette, Creighton, BYU, Illinois... |
25 | Wichita State | ...Oklahoma St, North Carolina St, Northern Iowa, Duquesne |