#1: Arizona, Florida, Syracuse, Wichita St.
#2: Kansas, Wisconsin, Duke, Villanova
#3: Iowa State, Creighton, Michigan State, Michigan
#4: Cincinnati, San Diego State, Saint Louis, Virginia
#5: Kentucky, Louisville, Iowa, Ohio State
#6: UCLA, Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina
#7: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Memphis
#8: Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Kansas State, Stanford
#9: Colorado, VCU, George Washington, Baylor
#10: California, Southern Methodist, Gonzaga, Saint Joseph's
#11: St. John's, Missouri, Oregon, Xavier*, Oklahoma State*
#12: Minnesota*, Richmond*, Green Bay, Toledo, North Dakota State
#13: Belmont, Middle Tennessee, Stephen F. Austin, New Mexico State
#14: Mercer, Delaware, Iona, Vermont
#15: Georgia State, Boston U, UC Irvine, North Carolina Central,
#16: Robert Morris, Davidson, Yale*, Weber State*, Virginia Military*, Alabama State*
* Denotes teams in first-round (play-in) games
You might be surprised to see Wisconsin this high on the list, but they just put together a stretch where they beat Michigan State and Minnesota at home, then Michigan and Iowa on the road. This, when paired with out of conference wins over Florida, Virginia, and Saint Louis, and they have earned the #2 seed. If you put their resume side-by-side with Duke's, they are almost the same, except for Wisconsin beating more top 50 teams, and doing so away from home.
You might be surprised to see Wisconsin this high on the list, but they just put together a stretch where they beat Michigan State and Minnesota at home, then Michigan and Iowa on the road. This, when paired with out of conference wins over Florida, Virginia, and Saint Louis, and they have earned the #2 seed. If you put their resume side-by-side with Duke's, they are almost the same, except for Wisconsin beating more top 50 teams, and doing so away from home.
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