daredassdude's Week Post-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | National Champions |
| 2 | Arizona | 36-3 record and lost to the National Champs in the Final Four |
| 3 | UConn | Defeated Duke in the Elite Eight and advanced to the National Championship game |
| 4 | Duke | 35-3 record and lost to UConn in the Elite Eight |
| 5 | Purdue | Big Ten Champions, lost to Arizona in the Elite Eight |
| 6 | Illinois | Advanced to the Final Four, defeated Houston in the Sweet Sixteen, defeated Purdue in regular season, lost to Michigan St in regular season, lost to Wisconsin in Quarterfinals of B1G tournament |
| 7 | St. John's | Defeated UConn 2/3 times, Big East Champions, 30-7 record, lost to Duke in Sweet Sixteen |
| 8 | Michigan State | Defeated Purdue, Illinois, and Arkansas in the regular season, 27-8 record, lost to UConn in Sweet Sixteen |
| 9 | Houston | Best win vs Arkansas, lost to Illinois in Sweet Sixteen |
| 10 | Arkansas | SEC Champions, lost to Arizona in Sweet Sixteen |
| 11 | Tennessee | Advanced to the Elite Eight, defeated Virginia and Iowa State in tournament |
| 12 | Virginia | 30-6 record, lost to Tennessee by 7 in Round of 32, above Iowa State |
| 13 | Iowa State | 29-8 record, lost to Tennessee by 14 in Sweet Sixteen, below Virginia |
| 14 | Iowa | Advanced to Elite Eight, lost to Iowa State in the regular season |
| 15 | Florida | 27-8 record, 9th best SOS, SEC regular season champs, lost to Iowa by 1 point in the Round of 32 |
| 16 | Alabama | 26-10 record, 3rd best SOS, 13-5 SEC record, defeated St John's, Illinois, and Arkansas in regular season, beat Texas Tech by 25, lost to Michigan in Sweet Sixteen |
| 17 | Nebraska | 28-7 record, 44th best SOS, lost to Iowa by 6 points in Sweet Sixteen, defeated Vanderbilt in Round of 32 by 2 points |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 26-9 record, 15th best SOS, lost to Nebraska in Round of 32 by 2 points, defeated Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee (x2) in regular season |
| 19 | Kansas | 24-11 record, 2nd best SOS, 1-1 each vs Arizona, Houston, and Iowa St |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 23-11 record, 4th best SOS, defeated Arizona and Duke in regular season, 1-1 each vs Houston and Iowa St, lost to Alabama by 25 in Round of 32 |
| 21 | UCLA | 24-12 record, 25th best SOS, defeated Purdue, Illinois, Michigan St, and Nebraska in regular season, lost to U-Conn in Round of 32 |
| 22 | Texas | Advanced to Sweet Sixteen by defeating NC State, BYU and West Coast Champs Gonzaga in tournament, despite 20-15 record |
| 23 | Gonzaga | West Coast Conference Champs, lost to Texas in Round of 32, defeated UCLA and Alabama in regular season |
| 24 | Utah State | Mountain West Champs, advanced to Round of 32 by defeating Villanova |
| 25 | VCU | Atlantic-10 Champs, advanced to Round of 32 by defeating UNC |
Overall Rationale
SOS metrics are based on the ColleyMatrix computer rankings. NCAA Tournament and Conference Championship tournaments matter more than regular season performance, however, outcomes in the regular season can influence rankings.