Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Won the WCC, top team in tournament. |
2 | Arizona | Won the PAC 12. |
3 | Kansas | Won the Big 12. |
4 | Baylor | Lost early on in the Big 12 tournament. |
5 | Kentucky | Lost to Tennessee in the SEC tournament. |
6 | Villanova | Won the Big East, beat Uconn on the way there. |
7 | Duke | Lost to Virginia Tech in the ACC championship. |
8 | Auburn | Lost to Texas A&M in the SEC tournament. |
9 | Tennessee | Won the SEC tournament, beat Kentucky on the way there. |
10 | Purdue | Lost in the Big 10 championship to a hot Iowa team. |
11 | UCLA | Made it to the PAC 12 title game but lost to highly ranked Arizona. |
12 | Texas Tech | Lost in the Big 12 title game to Kansas. |
13 | Providence | Lost to Creighton in their second game of the Big East tournament. |
14 | Arkansas | Beat a tournament bound LSU team, but lost to Texas A&M. |
15 | Wisconsin | Lost to Michigan St in their first game of the Big 10 tournament. |
16 | Houston | Won the AAC, beat Memphis in the title game. |
17 | UConn | Lost to Villanova in the Big East tournament, did beat Seton Hall. |
18 | Saint Mary's | Lost to number 1 Gonzaga in the WCC title game. |
19 | Iowa | Beat Rutgers, Indiana, and Purdue en route to a Big 10 championship. |
20 | Illinois | Lost to Indiana in their first game of the Big 10 tournament. |
21 | USC | Lost to UCLA in the Pac 12 semi final. |
22 | Murray State | Didn't play a game this week, won the OVC last week. |
23 | Texas | Lost in their first game of the Big 12 tournament to TCU |
24 | Boise State | Won the MW conference with a win over San Diego State. |
25 | South Dakota | Won the Summit League with a win over North Dakota State. |