| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | BPI SOR #6. Wins over UNC & MSU |
| 2 | UConn | Hasn't been tested yet. Will be this week. |
| 3 | Auburn | BPI SOR #2. Beat Houston |
| 4 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #4. Blew out Baylor |
| 5 | Marquette | BPI SOR #1. Beat Purdue; Georgia; & Maryland |
| 6 | Iowa State | Hasn't been tested yet. Will be this week. |
| 7 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #5. Beat Baylor; Virginia; & Louisville |
| 8 | Purdue | BPI SOR #17. Beat Alabama; lost to Marquette |
| 9 | Alabama | BPI SOR #12. Beat Illinois; lost at Purdue |
| 10 | Houston | Lost to Auburn |
| 11 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #3. Beat Duke |
| 12 | Duke | BPI SOR #15. Won at Arizona; lost to Kentucky |
| 13 | North Carolina | Lost to Kansas |
| 14 | Wisconsin | BPI SOR #4. Beat Arizona; UCF; Pittsburgh |
| 15 | Xavier | Beat Wake Forest |
| 16 | Baylor | BPI SOR #16. Beat Arkansas & St. Johns. Lost to Gonzaga & Tennessee |
| 17 | Indiana | Yet to be Tested |
| 18 | Cincinnati | BPI SOR #24. Won at Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Beat Ohio State; lost at UCF |
| 20 | Arkansas | Lost to Baylor |
| 21 | Ohio State | BPI SOR #21. Beat Texas; lost at Texas A&M |
| 22 | Michigan State | Played Kansas tough |
| 23 | Florida | BPI SOR #13 |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | SPI SOR #14. Beat Nebraska |
| 25 | St. John's | Beat New Mexico & Virginia. Lost to Baylor & Georgia. |
Fell out: Creighton & Texas Tech. Also considered: Texas; Creighton; BYU; Ole Miss.