| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Gonzaga | |
| 2 |  Kentucky | |
| 3 |  Baylor | |
| 4 |  Houston | |
| 5 |  North Carolina | Return a lot of guys but they were still an 8 seed. |
| 6 |  Kansas | |
| 7 |  Duke | |
| 8 |  Texas | |
| 9 |  UCLA | |
| 10 |  Villanova | No Jay Wright but think their culture keeps them atop the Big East. |
| 11 |  Creighton | |
| 12 |  TCU | |
| 13 |  Arkansas | |
| 14 |  Arizona | |
| 15 |  San Diego State | |
| 16 |  Tennessee | |
| 17 |  Xavier | |
| 18 |  Virginia | |
| 19 |  Auburn | |
| 20 |  Alabama | |
| 21 |  Illinois | |
| 22 |  Michigan State | |
| 23 |  Indiana | Why is everyone so hype about a team that barely made the tourney & got whooped by St Marys |
| 24 |  Florida | Super high on the Golden hiring & Lofton transfer + Castleton returning |
| 25 |  Oregon | |
