| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Welp. It happened. Congrats to them. This one hurts more than the football title because this one is actually legit |
| 2 | UConn | You tried. You tried very, very hard. |
| 3 | Arizona | Totally dropped the ball |
| 4 | Illinois | Happy to be there 👍 |
| 5 | Duke | Conversations will be had |
| 6 | Purdue | Figured they’d blow Smith’s chance at the assist record but they didn’t. That alone makes this a great season |
| 7 | Michigan State | OSU🤝MSU |
| 8 | Florida | Probably high compared to most but they still had a good season |
| 9 | Tennessee | Rick Barnes: consistently close |
| 10 | Iowa State | Had them going to the natty. Then Josh Jefferson got hurt |
| 11 | St. John's | No letdown this year |
| 12 | Iowa | How does Iowa of all places end up with an elite coach |
| 13 | Nebraska | National Coach of the Year Fred “Four Players” Hoiberg |
| 14 | Houston | At least I was right about them |
| 15 | Alabama | Exists |
| 16 | Arkansas | Hard to eval this team after making the Sweet 16 but getting worked by High Point in the process |
| 17 | Kansas | The Darryn Peterson debacle is over, but Bill Self might be washed |
| 18 | Gonzaga | Yeah |
| 19 | Virginia | Winner of the worst game ever vs. OSU |
| 20 | Saint Louis | Future Ohio State head coach Josh Schertz has a nice ring to it |
| 21 | Texas | Sean Miller was cooking |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | (maybe?) Future Ohio State coach Mark Byington will have to wait |
| 23 | Utah State | Decided in the last minute to start dominating Villanova |
| 24 | Texas Tech | JT Toppin went and the season went with him |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | Job well done |
A full year of participation is coming when humans walk on Mars. Hope next year is better