| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | |
| 2 | Duke | |
| 3 | Arizona | |
| 4 | UConn | |
| 5 | Houston | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | |
| 7 | Purdue | |
| 8 | Nebraska | |
| 9 | Illinois | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | |
| 11 | Saint Louis | |
| 12 | Iowa State | |
| 13 | Kansas | |
| 14 | Miami (OH) | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | |
| 16 | Virginia | |
| 17 | Michigan State | |
| 18 | Utah State | |
| 19 | North Carolina | |
| 20 | Florida | Why are people so high on this team, recency bias, or bias from last year? 3 of their 6 losses are to middling teams, no not salty at all about UK's loss to them |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | |
| 22 | Alabama | |
| 23 | BYU | |
| 24 | Arkansas | |
| 25 | St. John's |
Attempt at assessing quality of wins and losses. D1 only