| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Auburn | |
| 2 |  Florida | |
| 3 |  Duke | |
| 4 |  Houston | |
| 5 |  Tennessee | |
| 6 |  Alabama | |
| 7 |  Texas Tech | |
| 8 |  Iowa State | |
| 9 |  Michigan State | |
| 10 |  St. John's | |
| 11 |  Wisconsin | |
| 12 |  Texas A&M | |
| 13 |  Maryland | |
| 14 |  Missouri | |
| 15 |  Saint Mary's | |
| 16 |  Clemson | |
| 17 |  Michigan | |
| 18 |  Louisville | |
| 19 |  Arizona | |
| 20 |  Mississippi State | I don't entirely understand the bracketing of kentucky so much higher than ole miss/mississippi state.. quadrant resumes are rather similar |
| 21 |  Kentucky | I guess kentucky has the best wins and maybe better margins? idk. just blind win/loss resume: |
| 22 |  Ole Miss | q1: 5-8, q2: 5-0, q3: 2-0, q4: 7-0, road: 5-4, neutral: 3-1 |
| 23 |  Marquette | q1:8-8, q2: 1-1, q3: 3-0, q4: 6-0, road: 2-6, neutral 2-1 |
| 24 |  Utah State | q1:7-7, q2: 4-1, q3: 3-0, q4: 5-0, road: 6-3, neutral: 4-1 |
| 25 |  BYU | The above in order are ole miss, kentucky, mississippi state. |
