Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Auburn | BPI SOR #1 beat Houston; UNC; Memphis & Iowa State |
2 | Kansas | BPI SOR #2 wins over Duke; UNC & MSU |
3 | Oregon | BPI SOR #3. Beat Alabama; Texas A&M & San Diego St. |
4 | Marquette | BPI SOR #4 beat Purdue; Georgia; at Maryland |
5 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #6. Beat Baylor; Louisville; & Virginia |
6 | Purdue | BPI SOR #10. Beat Alabama; Ole Miss; NC St.; lost to Marquette |
7 | Alabama | BPI SOR #11. Beat Houston; Illinois & Rutgers; lost to Purdue & Oregon |
8 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #8. Beat Duke |
9 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #26. Beat Dayton; lost to Auburn |
10 | Memphis | BPI SOR #5. Beat UCONN; Mich. St; San Fran. Lost to Auburn |
11 | Wisconsin | BPI SOR #7. Beat Arizona; UCF; Pittsburgh |
12 | Duke | BPI SOR #27. Won at Arizona; lost to Kentucky & Kansas |
13 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #14. Beat Baylor & Indiana; lost to WVU |
14 | Florida | BPI SOR #12. Beat Wake Forest & Wichita St |
15 | Pitt | BPI SOR #15. Beat Ohio St; WVU; LSU. Lost to Wisconsin |
16 | Baylor | BPI SOR #19. Beat Arkansas & St. Johns. Lost to Gonzaga & Tennessee |
17 | Cincinnati | BPI SOR #28. Won at Georgia Tech |
18 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #32. Beat UNC & Colorado; Lost to Kansas & Memphis |
19 | Illinois | BPI SOR #37. Beat Arkansas. Lost to Alabama |
20 | Arizona State | BPI SOR #13. Beat St Marys; New Mexico; Grand Canyon. Lost to Gonzaga |
21 | San Diego State | BPI SOR #24. Beat Houston & Creighton. Lost to Gonzaga & Oregon |
22 | Texas A&M | BPI SOR #34. Beat Ohio State; Rutgers & Creighton; lost to Oregon & UCF |
23 | North Carolina | BPI SOR #65. Lost at Kansas; Michigan St. & Auburn; beat Dayton |
24 | Houston | BPI SOR #78. Lost to Auburn; Alabama; & San Diego St. |
25 | Oklahoma | BPI SOR #9. Beat Arizona; Louisville; Providence. But not convinced that the teams OU has beat are actually that good. |
Fell out: UCONN; Xavier; Indiana; Arkansas; Ohio State; Saint Mary's; Saint Johns. Also considered: Ohio State; Ole Miss; Mississippi State; Saint Johns; Michigan; Xavier.