| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Metrics + record |
| 2 | Houston | Metrics + record |
| 3 | UConn | Record + pedigree + good metrics |
| 4 | North Carolina | Metrics + record |
| 5 | Tennessee | Metrics + record |
| 6 | Iowa State | Metrics + record |
| 7 | Auburn | Metrics + record |
| 8 | Duke | Record + pedigree |
| 9 | Arizona | Metrics + record |
| 10 | Kansas | Record + pedigree |
| 11 | BYU | Metrics + record |
| 12 | Alabama | Metrics - record |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Metrics + record |
| 14 | Illinois | Metrics + record |
| 15 | Marquette | Metrics + record |
| 16 | Creighton | Metrics + record |
| 17 | Kentucky | Metrics + record |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Record + metrics |
| 19 | New Mexico | Record + metrics |
| 20 | San Diego State | Metrics |
| 21 | Gonzaga | Decent metrics + WCC pedigree |
| 22 | Dayton | Record + Metrics |
| 23 | TCU | Decent metrics and just beat Baylor on the road |
| 24 | Indiana State | Record + metrics |
| 25 | Utah State | Record + metrics |
6 losses = be top 25 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 5 losses = be top 30 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 4 losses = be top 35 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 3 or 2 losses = be top 40 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik. This approach gives me a list of 24 teams. TCU and Gonzaga are the two who narrowly missed the cut, and then I kicked out Baylor for skidding hard.