Top 25

*previous rank in parentheses
**My choices for each team's five best wins are subjective - meaning I haven't simply listed a team's top five opponents according to kenpom or RPI numbers. The wins are listed chronologically.

1. Kentucky 28-1 (1)
Five Best Wins: Kansas(n), North Carolina, Louisville, Florida, @Vanderbilt

2. Syracuse 29-1 (2)
Five Best Wins: Florida, Marquette, @Cincinnati, Georgetown, @Louisville

3. Kansas 24-5 (4)
Five Best Wins: Georgetown(n), Ohio State, Baylor, @Baylor, Missouri

4. Missouri 25-4 (3)
Five Best Wins: Notre Dame(n), @Iowa State, @Baylor, Kansas, Baylor

5. Duke 25-4 (5)
Five Best Wins: Michigan State(n), Michigan(n), Kansas(n), @North Carolina, @Florida State

6. North Carolina 25-4 (6)
Five Best Wins: Michigan State(n), Wisconsin, Virginia, @Miami, @Virginia

7. Michigan State 24-5 (7)
Five Best Wins: Indiana, @Wisconsin, Michigan, @Ohio State, Wisconsin

8. Marquette 24-5 (10)
Five Best Wins: @Wisconsin, Washington(n), Louisville, Cincinnati, @Connecticut

9. Ohio State 23-6 (8)
Five Best Wins: Florida, Duke, Indiana, Michigan, @Wisconsin

10. Baylor 24-5 (11)
Five Best Wins: San Diego State, Saint Mary's(n), West Virginia(n), @Kansas State, Iowa State

11. Murray State 28-1 (12)
Five Best Wins: Southern Miss(n), Dayton, @Memphis, Saint Mary's, @Tennessee State

12. Georgetown 21-6 (9)
Five Best Wins: Memphis(n), @Alabama, Memphis, @Louisville, Marquette

13. Indiana 22-7 (18)
Five Best Wins: Kentucky, Notre Dame(n), Ohio State, Michigan, @Purdue

14. Wisconsin 21-8 (19)
Five Best Wins: Brigham Young(n), UNLV, @Purdue, Indiana, @Ohio State

15. Michigan 21-8 (14)
Five Best Wins: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State

16. Wichita State 26-4 (20)
Five Best Wins: Colorado(n), UNLV, @Northern Iowa, @Creighton, @Davidson

17. UNLV 24-6 (24)
Five Best Wins: Nevada, North Carolina(n), California, New Mexico, San Diego State

18. Louisville 22-7 (16)
Five Best Wins: Vanderbilt, Memphis, @Seton Hall, Connecticut, @West Virginia

19. Florida 22-7 (13)
Five Best Wins: Arizona, Florida State, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, @Alabama

20. Florida State 19-9 (17)
Five Best Wins: North Carolina, @Duke, Virginia, Miami, @North Carolina State

21. New Mexico 22-6 (15)
Five Best Wins: Saint Louis, @Wyoming, Colorado State, @San Diego State, UNLV

22. Virginia 21-7 (21)
Five Best Wins: Drexel(n), Michigan, @Oregon, Miami, @North Carolina State

23. Notre Dame 20-9 (22)
Five Best Wins: @Louisville, Syracuse, @Seton Hall, Marquette, @West Virginia

24. Temple 22-6 (23)
Five Best Wins: Wichita State(n), Duke, @Saint Louis, St. Joseph's, Xavier

25. Iowa State 21-8 (NR)
Five Best Wins: Iowa, Texas, Kansas, Kansas State, @Kansas State

IN: Iowa State
OUT: Saint Louis