| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | |
| 2 | Arizona | |
| 3 | Duke | |
| 4 | Houston | |
| 5 | Michigan | Beating Auburn by 30 and Gonzaga by 40 does not go unnoticed. |
| 6 | UConn | |
| 7 | Louisville | |
| 8 | Alabama | |
| 9 | BYU | |
| 10 | Michigan State | |
| 11 | Iowa State | For lack of a better team to put here |
| 12 | Gonzaga | |
| 13 | Florida | |
| 14 | Illinois | |
| 15 | Tennessee | |
| 16 | North Carolina | |
| 17 | Auburn | |
| 18 | Kentucky | |
| 19 | Texas Tech | |
| 20 | UCLA | |
| 21 | Indiana | |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | |
| 23 | St. John's | |
| 24 | Arkansas | |
| 25 | Kansas |
26. TCU 27. NC State 28. Nebraska 29. Missouri 30. Utah State