Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Connecticut | Connecticut only beat USF by 23 on Monday, which was their closest margin of victory in AAC play. | 1 | |
2 | South Carolina | Once again the Gamecocks got the best of Tennessee. This time the SEC Tournament title was on the line. | 2 | |
3 | Maryland | With their three wins en route to a Big Ten tourney title, Maryland is 21-0 against conferences foes this year. | 3 | |
4 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame beat Miami, Duke and Florida State en route to an ACC Tournament title. | 4 | |
5 | Baylor | Baylor will face off against Texas on Monday night in the Big 12 tournament final. A #1 seed is a possibility. | 7 | |
6 | Tennessee | There is nothing wrong with losing to South Carolina, but it probably cost Tennessee a #1 seed in the NCAAs. | 5 | |
7 | Florida State | Florida State beat Louisville to reach the finals of the ACC Tournament, where they once again lost to Duke. | 6 | |
8 | Louisville | Louisville knocked off North Carolina in an overtime thriller in the quarters before falling to FSU in the semi's. | 8 | |
9 | Kentucky | The Wildcats won a couple SEC Tournament games before falling to Tennessee in the semifinals. | 13 | |
10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State lost their SEC Tournament opener against Kentucky, but it's still been an amazing season. | 11 | |
11 | Oregon State | In their conference tournament opener, Oregon State was upset by ninth seeded Colorado. Their seed is sliding. | 9 | |
12 | Arizona State | Arizona State's six game winning streak came to an end against Stanford in the Pac-12 semifinals. | 10 | |
13 | North Carolina | The Tar Heels exited the ACC Tournament much earlier than they had hoped at the hands of Louisville. | 14 | |
14 | Princeton | Princeton is now one win away from a perfect regular season. They head to Penn on Tuesday night. | 15 | |
15 | Iowa | Iowa picked up another nice win against Nebraska before falling to Ohio State in the Big Ten semifinals. | 16 | |
16 | Duke | Duke's loss total is now 10 following their ACC Tournament semifinal loss against Notre Dame. | 12 | |
17 | Stanford | Stanford is heading into the NCAA Tournament with a lot of momentum after winning the Pac-12 tournament. | 19 | |
18 | Chattanooga | The bubble breathed a sigh of relief when Chattanooga claimed the SoCon's auto bid over ETSU in overtime. | 18 | |
19 | George Washington | George Washington has handed Dayton half of their six losses on the year en route to an A-10 tournament title. | 20 | |
20 | Texas A&M | With their loss to LSU, again, the Aggies have lost three of their last four heading into the NCAA Tournament. | 17 | |
21 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall beat Marquette easily in the Big East quarterfinals and will face off with St. John's in the semi's. | 22 | |
22 | South Florida | South Florida will get another shot at Connecticut in the AAC Tournament final on Monday night. | 23 | |
23 | Florida Gulf Coast | FGCU had no trouble with #8 seed North Florida in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tourney. They resume on 3/11. | 24 | |
24 | Ohio State | OSU made a nice run through the Big Ten Tournament, beating Minnesota and Iowa before losing to Maryland. | NR | |
25 | Northwestern | Northwestern beat Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Maryland for the second time in six days. | 25 |