| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | |
| 3 | Kansas | |
| 4 | Ohio State | |
| 5 | New Mexico | |
| 6 | UCF | |
| 7 | Memphis | |
| 8 | North Florida | |
| 9 | Nevada | |
| 10 | Wake Forest | |
| 11 | Dayton | |
| 12 | Columbia | |
| 13 | Tennessee | |
| 14 | San Francisco | |
| 15 | Charleston | |
| 16 | Washington State | |
| 17 | South Dakota State | |
| 18 | Butler | |
| 19 | Wichita State | |
| 20 | UC Irvine | |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | |
| 22 | Alabama | |
| 23 | UConn | |
| 24 | Duke | |
| 25 | Iowa State |
as best of a resume poll as i can make up to #23 where i just put teams who seem like they should be good. maybe some day i'll switch to doing perception-based rankings but i like doing them with a consistent set of rules for now.