Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Program's on pause so not much to say. I want to watch Jalen Suggs again. |
2 | Baylor | |
3 | Iowa | Iowa proved they don't necessarily need Luka Garza to dominate in order to win, which seriously heightened their Final Four hopes. |
4 | Michigan State | Their resume is headlined by a Duke win that now looks a lot less impressive, need to show they belong here against Northwestern |
5 | Kansas | Impressively managed to hold Creighton off despite only shooting 36% from inside by dominating the glass. |
6 | Houston | Had an impressive 8 team blocks against South Carolina and somehow salvaged a 110 ORTG by getting to the charity stripe. |
7 | Creighton | Not gonna penalize them too heavily for coming up just short in Allen Fieldhouse. |
8 | Villanova | Their offense is turning the ball over at the sixth-lowest rate in the country. |
9 | Wisconsin | And Wisconsin's turning it over even less than Villanova, though against weaker competition. Also sneakily have great 2PT defense. |
10 | Texas | A little nervous that their best defensive stat is 3PT%, which traditionally isn't consistent game-to-game, but their resume is solid. |
11 | Tennessee | |
12 | Illinois | |
13 | Florida State | |
14 | West Virginia | |
15 | Texas Tech | |
16 | San Diego State | |
17 | Michigan | |
18 | Clemson | Clemson's been somewhat sneakily racking up some resume wins by playing stifling defense. |
19 | Louisville | |
20 | Rutgers | |
21 | North Carolina | |
22 | Missouri | |
23 | Indiana | |
24 | Florida | |
25 | UCLA |