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