Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | Tier S |
2 | Baylor | |
3 | Illinois | Tier A | I'm Batmaaaaaaaaaan |
4 | Michigan | Good, good, get the random loss out of the way before the Big Dance |
5 | Iowa | |
6 | Arkansas | Tier B |
7 | Houston | |
8 | Oklahoma State | |
9 | Alabama | |
10 | West Virginia | |
11 | Florida State | |
12 | Loyola Chicago | Tier C | It really sucks they're gonna get an 8-seed and get demolished by, like, Illinois in the second round. |
13 | Ohio State | Will they ever win again?? |
14 | Villanova | Would be somewhat higher if not injured, but my poll tries to take that into account |
15 | Kansas | |
16 | USC | Oregon won the Pac-12 regular season, but USC won more conference games, so they're the true champions! Y'all like my Illinois impression? |
17 | Purdue | |
18 | Oregon | |
19 | Virginia | This is an awfully low ranking for the ACC winner |
20 | Texas Tech | |
21 | Texas | Tier D |
22 | Colorado | |
23 | Creighton | |
24 | Georgia Tech | The first two games happened a million years ago |
25 | Clemson | Fringe: Oklahoma, San Diego State, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure, Colorado State |