| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Houston | |
| 2 |  UConn | |
| 3 |  Purdue | |
| 4 |  North Carolina | Won @Duke. They are a clear #4 here. The next 3 are basically interchangeable. |
| 5 |  Iowa State | Lost by single digits on the road to an 18 win likely tourney team. Lost one spot. |
| 6 |  Arizona | Lost to a horrible team, but it was a conference game on the road. |
| 7 |  Tennessee | You can’t lose that game at home. Have to win. |
| 8 |  Creighton | |
| 9 |  Marquette | |
| 10 |  Kentucky | |
| 11 |  Illinois | Needed to beat Purdue @home. |
| 12 |  Duke | Have to win the home game against UNC. |
| 13 |  Baylor | |
| 14 |  Auburn | |
| 15 |  Gonzaga | |
| 16 |  Utah State | |
| 17 |  Kansas | Even on the road @#1, you can’t lose by 30. |
| 18 |  Alabama | |
| 19 |  BYU | |
| 20 |  South Carolina | |
| 21 |  Saint Mary's | |
| 22 |  Dayton | |
| 23 |  Washington State | |
| 24 |  Nebraska | |
| 25 |  Drake | |
