| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | A user on this sub pointed out that this year's Purdue squad has corrected the weaknesses of the past two Purdue teams: defense and three point shooting |
| 2 | UConn | A moment of silence for anyone who had UConn -3.5 against Villanova |
| 3 | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Houston | |
| 5 | Tennessee | Dalton Knecht is a lottery talent at this point, forget his age |
| 6 | Kansas | It doesn't feel right to put KU behind Tennessee, but we have to look past H2H at some point |
| 7 | Wisconsin | |
| 8 | Kentucky | The addition of Big Z is bad news for SEC opponents |
| 9 | Arizona | |
| 10 | Auburn | |
| 11 | Illinois | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | |
| 13 | Marquette | |
| 14 | Duke | |
| 15 | Baylor | |
| 16 | Dayton | |
| 17 | Iowa State | Anything from here on is just a wild guess to be honest |
| 18 | Creighton | |
| 19 | Colorado State | |
| 20 | BYU | |
| 21 | New Mexico | |
| 22 | Utah State | |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 24 | Memphis | |
| 25 | South Carolina |
Also Considered: Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Utah, Boise State, Seton Hall