Group A: Teams ranked 1-6 are in my view the elite teams that will fight for #1 seeds.
Group B: Teams ranked 7-14 are all pretty good teams and I think a majority of the #2 and #3 seeds will be from this group.
Group C: Teams ranked 15-34 are likely tournament teams but are so close in talent that I could see a lot of shuffling amongst these 20 teams over the next month or so.
Group D: Teams ranked 35-50 are primarily composed of teams that are just now getting hot (e.g. Villanova, La Salle, St. John's) , teams that are just now getting cold (e.g. Illinois, Notre Dame, Wyoming), or stagnant bubble teams (e.g. Oklahoma St., BYU, Saint Louis). These teams still have work to do to prove they are tourney teams.
| Rank | Last | Team | Record | RPI | Conference |
| 1 | 1 | Kansas | (18-1, 6-0) | 2 | Big 12 |
| 2 | 5 | Michigan | (19-1, 6-1) | 7 | B1G |
| 3 | 11 | Florida | (16-2, 6-0) | 5 | SEC |
| 4 | 3 | Indiana | (18-2, 6-1) | 20 | B1G |
| 5 | 4 | Duke | (17-2, 4-2) | 1 | ACC |
| 6 | 8 | Syracuse | (18-2, 6-1) | 9 | Big East |
| 7 | 7 | Gonzaga | (19-2, 6-0) | 8 | West Coast |
| 8 | 17 | Oregon | (18-2, 7-0) | 19 | PAC-12 |
| 9 | 16 | Michigan St. | (17-4, 6-2) | 12 | B1G |
| 10 | 10 | Ohio St. | (15-4, 5-2) | 24 | B1G |
| 11 | 6 | Butler | (17-3, 4-1) | 10 | Atlantic 10 |
| 12 | 2 | Louisville | (17-4, 5-3) | 13 | Big East |
| 13 | 12 | Arizona | (17-2, 5-2) | 4 | PAC-12 |
| 14 | 27 | Miami | (15-3, 6-0) | 3 | ACC |
| 15 | 21 | Mississippi | (17-2, 6-0) | 32 | SEC |
| 16 | 9 | Minnesota | (15-5, 3-4) | 11 | B1G |
| 17 | 32 | Wichita St. | (19-2, 8-1) | 16 | Missouri Valley |
| 18 | 18 | UCLA | (16-5, 6-2) | 33 | PAC-12 |
| 19 | 13 | San Diego St. | (16-4, 4-2) | 29 | Mountain West |
| 20 | 33 | Cincinnati | (16-4, 4-3) | 25 | Big East |
| 21 | 22 | New Mexico | (17-3, 4-1) | 6 | Mountain West |
| 22 | 34 | Pitt | (17-4, 5-3) | 49 | Big East |
| 23 | 46 | Wisconsin | (14-6, 5-2) | 45 | B1G |
| 24 | 15 | Creighton | (18-3, 7-2) | 28 | Missouri Valley |
| 25 | 35 | Georgetown | (14-4, 4-3) | 39 | Big East |
| 26 | 26 | Marquette | (14-4, 5-1) | 18 | Big East |
| 27 | 41 | Colorado St. | (16-4, 3-2) | 22 | Mountain West |
| 28 | 14 | NC State | (16-4, 5-2) | 17 | ACC |
| 29 | 24 | Missouri | (15-4, 4-2) | 26 | SEC |
| 30 | 25 | Baylor | (14-6, 5-2) | 34 | Big 12 |
| 31 | 38 | UNLV | (15-4, 3-2) | 15 | Mountain West |
| 32 | 50 | St. Mary's | (17-4, 5-1) | 59 | West Coast |
| 33 | 37 | Memphis | (16-3, 5-0) | 47 | Conference-USA |
| 34 | 19 | VCU | (16-5, 4-2) | 38 | Atlantic 10 |
| 35 | 43 | Iowa St. | (14-5, 4-2) | 40 | Big 12 |
| 36 | 20 | Kansas St. | (15-4, 4-2) | 37 | Big 12 |
| 37 | 28 | Connecticut | (13-6, 3-4) | 30 | Big East |
| 38 | 39 | Oklahoma St. | (13-5, 3-3) | 44 | Big 12 |
| 39 | N/A | Villanova | (13-7, 4-3) | 50 | Big East |
| 40 | N/A | La Salle | (14-5, 4-2) | 27 | Atlantic 10 |
| 41 | N/A | Arizona St. | (16-4, 5-2) | 57 | PAC-12 |
| 42 | 36 | BYU | (16-6, 6-2) | 42 | West Coast |
| 43 | 23 | Illinois | (15-6, 2-5) | 30 | B1G |
| 44 | 29 | Notre Dame | (16-4, 4-3) | 48 | Big East |
| 45 | 31 | Wyoming | (15-4, 2-4) | 54 | Mountain West |
| 46 | N/A | Iowa | (13-6, 2-4) | 78 | B1G |
| 47 | N/A | Louisiana Tech | (18-3, 9-0) | 43 | WAC |
| 48 | N/A | St. John's | (12-7, 4-3) | 53 | Big East |
| 49 | 44 | Saint Louis | (14-5, 3-2) | 69 | Atlantic 10 |
| 50 | N/A | Belmont | (17-4, 8-0) | 14 | Ohio Valley |
Dropped from rankings: #30 Boise St., #40 Temple, #42 Utah St., #45 Texas A&M, #47 Evansville, #48 Washington, #49 Kentucky
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