Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Virginia | Tier 1 (Teams ranked within each tier are closely ranked) |
2 | Michigan State | |
3 | Cincinnati | |
4 | Villanova | |
5 | Purdue | Tier 2 |
6 | Xavier | |
7 | Duke | Tier 3 |
8 | Texas Tech | |
9 | Auburn | |
10 | Kansas | Tier 4 |
11 | Gonzaga | |
12 | Clemson | |
13 | Ohio State | |
14 | Tennessee | Tier 5 |
15 | North Carolina | |
16 | West Virginia | Tier 6 |
17 | Wichita State | |
18 | URI | |
19 | Creighton | |
20 | Saint Mary's | Tier 7 |
21 | Arizona | |
22 | Oklahoma | |
23 | Nevada | |
24 | Michigan | |
25 | Texas A&M | 26. Florida (Tier 8) 27. Butler 28. TCU 29. New Mexico St. 30. Missouri |