| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Houston | Idk wtf to do here so I just went best Kenpom team, and they’re ahead by nearly 4 Adjem |
| 2 |  Purdue | First in champ odds has to mean something, right? |
| 3 |  UConn | |
| 4 |  North Carolina | Don’t believe UNC is truly the best team |
| 5 |  Arizona | |
| 6 |  Kansas | I really have trouble thinking Kansas is elite given their good but not great efficiency metrics |
| 7 |  Tennessee | |
| 8 |  Kentucky | |
| 9 |  Auburn | |
| 10 |  Duke | This feels like a pure talent rank considering they haven’t really accomplished much |
| 11 |  Alabama | I’ve been high on Bama because they have been destroying tomato cans and now they finally have a quality win. |
| 12 |  Baylor | |
| 13 |  BYU | |
| 14 |  Wisconsin | |
| 15 |  Iowa State | |
| 16 |  Memphis | |
| 17 |  San Diego State | |
| 18 |  Michigan State | |
| 19 |  Dayton | |
| 20 |  Illinois | |
| 21 |  Oklahoma | |
| 22 |  Clemson | |
| 23 |  Florida Atlantic | |
| 24 |  Utah State | |
| 25 |  Colorado State | |
