Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | (3) Welcome to #1. Here's to hoping you are now cursed. You'll probably lose at Ok State as is tradition. |
2 | Oregon | (4) Maybe I'm high, but I really like this Oregon team. |
3 | UCLA | (6) |
4 | North Carolina | (7) I thought about moving UNC up higher, but will wait a couple more weeks for consistency |
5 | Villanova | (2) Tough loss at home to Butler |
6 | Gonzaga | (1) Dang. Was hoping for you to go undefeated into the tournament. |
7 | Arizona | (5) |
8 | Kentucky | (11) |
9 | West Virginia | (14) |
10 | Louisville | (9) |
11 | Baylor | (8) |
12 | Florida | (10) |
13 | SMU | (15) |
14 | Notre Dame | (18) |
15 | Purdue | (12) |
16 | Butler | (21) |
17 | Wichita State | (19) |
18 | Duke | (13) |
19 | Saint Mary's | (23) |
20 | Florida State | (25) |
21 | Minnesota | (UR) |
22 | Miami (FL) | (UR) |
23 | Cincinnati | (17) |
24 | Iowa State | (UR) |
25 | Oklahoma State | (UR) Others considered: Wisconsin, Creighton, Maryland, Dayton, and South Carolina. |