| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   UConn | Defending national champions |
| 2 |  Kansas | Kansas is inevitable under bill self |
| 3 |  Purdue | Potential UVA revenge your arc with this team. Lots of talent and experience |
| 4 |  Houston | I doubt them every year, but they’re consistently good under Sampson and appear to be good again |
| 5 |  Duke | Talented roster, hard not to think they’ll be good. |
| 6 |  Michigan State | |
| 7 |  Creighton | |
| 8 |  Tennessee | |
| 9 |  Marquette | |
| 10 |  Arizona | |
| 11 |  Gonzaga | |
| 12 |  Arkansas | |
| 13 |  Miami (FL) | |
| 14 |  San Diego State | |
| 15 |  Kentucky | |
| 16 |  Texas A&M | |
| 17 |  Texas | |
| 18 |  Baylor | |
| 19 |  Florida Atlantic | |
| 20 |  Alabama | |
| 21 |  North Carolina | |
| 22 |  Saint Mary's | |
| 23 |  Illinois | |
| 24 |  Villanova | |
| 25 |  Colorado | |
