Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Auburn | |
2 | Gonzaga | |
3 | Arizona | |
4 | Baylor | |
5 | Kansas | |
6 | Kentucky | |
7 | Texas Tech | |
8 | Purdue | |
9 | Duke | |
10 | Wisconsin | |
11 | Houston | |
12 | Villanova | |
13 | UCLA | |
14 | Michigan State | |
15 | USC | |
16 | Tennessee | |
17 | LSU | |
18 | Xavier | |
19 | Ohio State | |
20 | UConn | |
21 | Providence | |
22 | Illinois | |
23 | Marquette | |
24 | Iowa State | Also Considered: Seton Hall, Texas, Loyola Chicago, Iowa, Boise State, San Diego State, Davidson, BYU, Colorado State, TCU, UAB |
25 | Alabama | (continued) Murray State, Oklahoma, San Francisco, Wyoming, Iona |