| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | BPI SOR #1, KPI #6, WAB #1 beat Florida, UCLA, UCONN |
| 2 | Purdue | BPI SOR #2, KPI #2, WAB #2 beat Alabama, Texas Tech |
| 3 | Houston | BPI SOR #9, KPI #4, WAB #14 beat Auburn |
| 4 | UConn | BPI SOR #22, KPI #11, WAB #35 beat BYU, loss to Arizona |
| 5 | Duke | BPI SOR #3, KPI #1, WAB #3 beat Kansas |
| 6 | Louisville | BPI SOR #6, KPI #9, WAB #8 beat Kentucky & Cincinnati |
| 7 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #4, KPI #18, WAB #5 beat Arkansas & Kentucky |
| 8 | Alabama | BPI SOR #8, KPI #17, WAB #7 beat St. Johns & Ilinois, loss to Purdue |
| 9 | BYU | BPI SOR #14, KPI #8, WAB #13 beat Wisconsin & Villanova, loss to UCONN |
| 10 | Florida | BPI SOR #19, KPI #5, WAB #28 beat Miami, loss to Arizona |
| 11 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #10, KPI #3, WAB #4 beat Creighton, Oklahoma, ASU |
| 12 | Illinois | BPI SOR #36, KPI #7, WAB #47 beat Texas Tech, lost to Alabama |
| 13 | St. John's | BPI SOR #92, KPI #16, WAB #100 loss to Alabama |
| 14 | Michigan | BPI SOR #11, KPI #15, WAB #9 (barely) beat TCU & Wake Forest |
| 15 | UCLA | BPI SOR #89, KPI #21, WAB #79 lost to Arizona |
| 16 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #53, KPI #13, WAB #53 yet to face a top 150 team |
| 17 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #20, KPI#10, WAB #32 beat Miss. St. |
| 18 | Arkansas | BPI SOR #74, KPI #37, WAB #69 loss to Michigan St |
| 19 | North Carolina | BPI SOR #15, KPI #28, WAB #19 beat Kansas |
| 20 | USC | BPI SOR #33, KPI #24, WAB #27 beat Troy & Illinois St. |
| 21 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #103, KPI #12, WAB #103 losses to Lousville & Michigan St |
| 22 | NC State | BPI SOR #26, KPI #19, WAB #30 beat VCU |
| 23 | Saint Mary's | BPI SOR #41, KPI #26, WAB #31 24.2 point avg margin of victory over 5 solid mid-majors |
| 24 | Texas Tech | BPI SOR #44, KPI #31, WAB #62 losses to Illinois & Purdue |
| 25 | Kansas | BPI SOR #83, KPI #29, WAB #98 losses to UNC & Duke |
Fell out: San Diego St & George Washington. Others considered: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Indiana, Georgetown, Auburn