Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | Top 6 teams are virtually interchangeable. They all have a case for the top spot. |
2 | Kansas | |
3 | Duke | |
4 | UCLA | |
5 | Kentucky | |
6 | Baylor | |
7 | Gonzaga | |
8 | Virginia | |
9 | North Carolina | |
10 | Louisville | |
11 | Creighton | |
12 | Indiana | |
13 | Purdue | |
14 | Butler | |
15 | Saint Mary's | |
16 | Wisconsin | |
17 | West Virginia | |
18 | South Carolina | |
19 | Xavier | |
20 | Oregon | |
21 | Arizona | |
22 | Florida State | |
23 | USC | |
24 | Minnesota | |
25 | Florida | Also considered: Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Kansas State, Cincy, Virginia Tech |