Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | Tier S |
2 | Michigan | If you rank Gonzaga anything other than #1, you either don't understand how good the WCC actually is or you're selling out for clicks. |
3 | Baylor | They'll be fine |
4 | Illinois | Tier A | Best of the rest (please let Ayo play against Michigan) |
5 | Iowa | |
6 | Florida State | |
7 | Villanova | 2-for-27 from three is about the flukiest bad shooting performance you can possibly have. Everyone knows they're better than that. Everyone. |
8 | Houston | |
9 | Arkansas | |
10 | West Virginia | Not losing was apparently really hard this week, but these guys did it |
11 | Ohio State | How do you get held to 57 by Iowa?? |
12 | Kansas | Tier B |
13 | Alabama | |
14 | Oklahoma State | Welcome to Big XII Corner |
15 | Texas Tech | Where I deliberately use the name "Big XII" despite the conference specifically saying they want to be branded as "Big 12" |
16 | Oklahoma | Not my fault they use the damn XII for their logo |
17 | Virginia | Tier C | What happened to the Hoos who made UNC look like a CBI team? |
18 | Loyola Chicago | Krutwig got a little injured but they still secured the MVC 1-seed |
19 | Clemson | After that brutal post-COVID-pause stretch, they've been excellent |
20 | Colorado | |
21 | Creighton | |
22 | USC | The mountain trip kills a lot of really good teams |
23 | Texas | |
24 | Purdue | Choo choo |
25 | Colorado State | Fringe: Oregon, San Diego State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida, St. Bonaventure |