| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | |
| 2 | Houston | Plenty of arguments for first. |
| 3 | Purdue | Still best resume metrics per my sheet |
| 4 | Arizona | |
| 5 | Iowa State | |
| 6 | Kansas | |
| 7 | Tennessee | |
| 8 | Marquette | One drubbing doesn't define a season; remember, they beat Kansas |
| 9 | North Carolina | |
| 10 | Baylor | Top 5 on my resume metrics - eye test leaves a lot of questions |
| 11 | Alabama | Finally getting the wins to back up the predictive metrics ranking |
| 12 | TCU | Very underrated - top 10 resume metrics per my sheet |
| 13 | Illinois | |
| 14 | Auburn | Still 7th in KenPom |
| 15 | Duke | Horrible resume metrics on my sheet but pass the eye test pretty well |
| 16 | Creighton | |
| 17 | BYU | |
| 18 | Kentucky | |
| 19 | San Diego State | Dominant home team that has lost to 5/6 of the half decent teams they've played on the road. |
| 20 | Dayton | |
| 21 | Texas Tech | |
| 22 | Colorado State | Cartier injury could be a huge loss |
| 23 | Florida | Golden Khanate rising |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | don't quite buy them yet - resume metrics and KenPom are ho-hum |
| 25 | New Mexico | For everyone bellyaching about this after the Viejas drubbing, UNM won by even more at The Pit. |
26-30: Oklahoma, Nevada, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Gonzaga