| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Auburn | 88-66 W vs Miss St., 70-68 W vs Georgia |
| 2 |  Duke | 89-54 W vs Miami, 88-63 W vs BC |
| 3 |  Iowa State | 74-57 W vs Kansas, 57-64 L vs WVU, |
| 4 |  Alabama | 64-74 L vs Ole Miss, 102-97 W vs UK |
| 5 |  Florida | 82-83 L vs Mizzou, 84-60 W vs Texas |
| 6 |  Marquette | 85-83 W vs Depaul, 57-59 L vs Xavier |
| 7 |  Tennessee | 74-56 W vs Georgia, 75-76 L vs Vandy |
| 8 |  Michigan State | 90-85 W vs Penn St, 80-78 W vs Illinois |
| 9 |  Kentucky | 81-69 W vs TAMU, 97-102 L vs Bama |
| 10 |  Purdue | 69-58 W vs Wash, 65-58 W vs Oregon |
| 11 |  Houston | 70-54 W vs WVU, 69-68 W vs UCF |
| 12 |  Mississippi State | 66-88 L vs Auburn, 84-81 W vs Ole Miss |
| 13 |  Texas A&M | 69-81 L vs UK, 68-57 W vs LSU |
| 14 |  Ole Miss | 74-64 W vs Bama, 81-84 L vs Miss state |
| 15 |  Kansas | 57-74 L vs Iowa state, 84-74 W vs K state |
| 16 |  Wisconsin | 70-68 W vs OSU, 84-69 vs USC |
| 17 |  Missouri | 83-82 W vs Florida, 83-65 W vs Arkansas |
| 18 |  St. John's | 63-58 W vs Georgetown, 79-51 W vs Seton |
| 19 |  Illinois | 94-69 W vs Indiana, 78-80 L vs Mich St |
| 20 |  Oregon | 58-65 L vs Purdue |
| 21 |  UConn | 68-60 W vs Georgetown, 63-68 L vs Creighton |
| 22 |  Michigan | 81-84 L vs Minnesota, 80-76 W vs NW |
| 23 |  Louisville | 85-61 W vs Syracuse, 81-67 W vs Virginia |
| 24 |  West Virginia | 54-70 L vs Houston, 64-57 W vs Iowa St |
| 25 |  Memphis | 81-88 L vs Temple, 77-68 W vs Charlotte |
