| Rank | Team (Record) |
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| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (29-2) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Tournament) |
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| 2 | Kentucky Wildcats (29-2) |
| Mar. 12: vs. South Carolina or Alabama (SEC Tournament) |
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| 3 | Syracuse Orange (28-3) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Georgetown (Big East Tournament) |
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| 4 | Duke Blue Devils (26-5) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Boston College or Virginia (ACC Tournament) |
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| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes (24-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Michigan or Iowa (Big Ten Tournament) |
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| 6 | Purdue Boilermakers (26-4) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Northwestern or Indiana (Big Ten Tournament) |
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| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers (24-6) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Cincinnati (Big East Tournament) |
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| 8 | New Mexico Lobos (28-3) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Air Force (Mountain West Tournament) |
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| 9 | Kansas State Wildcats (24-6) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Tournament) |
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| 10 | Villanova Wildcats (24-6) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Marquette (Big East Tournament) |
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| 11 | Michigan State Spartans (24-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Minnesota or Penn State (Big Ten Tournament) |
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| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers (23-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Illinois (Big Ten Tournament) |
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| 14 | B-Y-U Cougars (28-4) |
| Mar. 11: vs. T-C-U (Mountain West Tournament) |
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| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers (23-7) |
| Mar. 11: vs. L-S-U (SEC Tournament) |
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| 16 | Pittsburgh Panthers (24-7) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Notre Dame (Big East Tournament) |
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| 17 | Temple Owls (26-5) |
| Mar. 12: vs. St. Bonaventure (Atlantic 10 Tournament) |
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| 19 | Maryland Terrapins (23-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Georgia Tech or North Carolina (ACC Tournament) |
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| 20 | Vanderbilt Commodores (23-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Georgia or Arkansas (SEC Tournament) |
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| 21 | Baylor Bears (24-6) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Texas (Big 12 Tournament) |
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| 22 | Georgetown Hoyas (21-9) |
| Mar. 10: def. South Florida 69-49 (Big East Tournament) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Syracuse (Big East Tournament) |
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| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies (22-8) |
| Mar. 11: vs. Nebraska (Big 12 Tournament) |
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| 24 | Xavier Musketeers (23-7) |
| Mar. 12: vs. Dayton (Atlantic 10 Tournament) |
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| 25 | Texas-El Paso Miners (24-5) |
| Mar. 11: vs. U-C-F (Conference USA Tournament) |
