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