| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | |
| 2 | Houston | |
| 3 | Marquette | |
| 4 | Purdue | |
| 5 | Kansas | |
| 6 | Texas | |
| 7 | Arizona | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | |
| 9 | UCLA | |
| 10 | Virginia | |
| 11 | UConn | |
| 12 | Indiana | |
| 13 | Kansas State | |
| 14 | Texas A&M | |
| 15 | Tennessee | |
| 16 | Baylor | |
| 17 | Xavier | |
| 18 | San Diego State | |
| 19 | Duke | |
| 20 | Saint Mary's | |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 22 | Oral Roberts | |
| 23 | Creighton | |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | |
| 25 | Missouri |
Tiers of 5, which I guess are sorta kind of like seed lines of 4 - though perhaps with poll inertia influencing movement. Either way, I want to separate teams into tiers, and the further organize in these tiers