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