| Rank | Team (Record) |
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| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (32-2) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Lehigh (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 2 | Kentucky Wildcats (32-2) |
| Mar. 14: def. Mississippi State, 75-74 (OT) (SEC Championship) |
| Mar. 18: vs. East Tennessee State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 3 | Syracuse Orange (28-4) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Vermont (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 4 | Duke Blue Devils (29-5) |
| Mar. 14: def. Georgia Tech, 65-61 (ACC Championship) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff or Winthrop (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes (27-7) |
| Mar. 14: def. Minnesota, 90-61 (Big Ten Championship) |
| Mar. 19: vs. UC Santa Barbara (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 6 | Purdue Boilermakers (27-5) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Siena (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers (27-6) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Morgan State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 8 | New Mexico Lobos (29-4) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Montana (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 9 | Kansas State Wildcats (26-7) |
| Mar. 18: vs. North Texas (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 10 | Villanova Wildcats (24-7) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Robert Morris (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 11 | Michigan State Spartans (24-8) |
| Mar. 19: vs. New Mexico State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 12 | Butler Bulldogs (28-4) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Texas-El Paso (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers (23-8) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Wofford (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 14 | B-Y-U Cougars (29-5) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Florida (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers (25-8) |
| Mar. 18: vs. San Diego State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 16 | Pittsburgh Panthers (24-8) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Oakland (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 17 | Temple Owls (29-5) |
| Mar. 14: def. Richmond, 56-52 (Atlantic 10 Championship) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Cornell (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 18 | Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-6) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Florida State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 19 | Maryland Terrapins (23-8) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Houston (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 20 | Vanderbilt Commodores (24-8) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Murray State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 21 | Baylor Bears (25-7) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Sam Houston State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 22 | Georgetown Hoyas (23-10) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Ohio (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies (23-9) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Utah State (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 24 | Xavier Musketeers (24-8) |
| Mar. 19: vs. Minnesota (NCAA Tournament) |
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| 25 | Texas-El Paso Miners (26-6) |
| Mar. 18: vs. Butler (NCAA Tournament) |
