| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
Keep winning, keep being ranked at 1. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
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| 3 |
Kansas
|
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| 4 |
San Diego State
|
MAP. |
| 5 |
Dayton
|
Obi Toppin. |
| 6 |
Louisville
|
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| 7 |
Florida State
|
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| 8 |
Maryland
|
Hell of a win @Illinois. |
| 9 |
Seton Hall
|
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| 10 |
Auburn
|
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| 11 |
Duke
|
Worst no-call in recent history. |
| 12 |
Penn State
|
(Here is where it starts getting really, really tricky.) |
| 13 |
Butler
|
(So many teams in this part of the rankings have 5, 6, or 7 losses, it's hard to really evaluate resumes.) |
| 14 |
West Virginia
|
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| 15 |
Colorado
|
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| 16 |
Houston
|
May be the only team in the American with an at-large-worthy resume when the dust settles. |
| 17 |
URI
|
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| 18 |
Marquette
|
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| 19 |
Villanova
|
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| 20 |
Iowa
|
Luka Garza. |
| 21 |
Oregon
|
(Cats and Dogs) |
| 22 |
LSU
|
(Lots of teams with multi-game losing streaks make it even harder.) |
| 23 |
Kentucky
|
Still no idea what to make of this team. |
| 24 |
Creighton
|
(So many kinda-sorta-good teams, but only 25 places to put them.) |
| 25 |
Purdue
|
Sure, I'll give them a shoutout for an impressive win @Indiana. |