Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Duke | (1) |
2 | Michigan State | (2) |
3 | Villanova | (3) |
4 | Kansas | (4) |
5 | Florida | (5) |
6 | Wichita State | (7) |
7 | Texas A&M | (8) |
8 | Notre Dame | (6) |
9 | Virginia | (9) |
10 | Miami (FL) | (11) |
11 | Gonzaga | (15) Blowout win vs Creighton |
12 | North Carolina | (16) |
13 | Kentucky | (17) |
14 | West Virginia | (18) |
15 | Xavier | (22) 2 big wins, both at home, over Baylor and Cincy. |
16 | Minnesota | (14) Tough close loss at home to Miami |
17 | Arizona State | (21) |
18 | Baylor | (12) 2 losses, one to Wichita State at home, the other at Xavier |
19 | TCU | (20) |
20 | SMU | (UR) Good win at USC |
21 | USC | (10) 2 blowout losses |
22 | Purdue | (UR) Welcome back |
23 | Seton Hall | (UR) Beat Louisville |
24 | Cincinnati | (13) Please don't yell at me Mick Cronin for putting your team here |
25 | Texas | (25) Others considered: Nevada, Texas Tech, Arizona, Creighton, and Tennessee. Dropped out: Louisville, Alabama, and Creighton |