Chris' Post-tourney top 25

1. Kansas (37-3)- National Champions
2. Memphis (38-2)- National Runners-up
3. North Carolina (36-3)- My pre-tournament pick to win, ran out of gym early vs Kansas
4. UCLA (35-4)- Took advantage of the weakest regional, but was a top 5 team all season
5. Louisville (27-9)- Became a different team once Padgett was healthy
6. Texas (31-7)- DJ Augustin did not play up to potential in the tourney
7. Xavier (30-7)- Validated themselves and the A-10 by reaching Elite Eight
8. Davidson (29-7)- I had them in the top 20 pre tournament, and I was underrating them
9. Stanford (28-8)- Reached as far as they should have, then lost. Good enough for this spot
10. Tennessee (31-5)- Overrated all season, sweet 16 exit was just right for them
11. Wisconsin (31-5)- Overachieved all year, but I dont believe loss to Davidson was an upset
12. West Virginia (26-11)- Improved by leaps and bounds towards the end of the season
13. Washington State (26-9)- Still underappreciated, but they were unable to give UNC a game
14. Georgetown (28-6)- Disappointing season for the Hoyas
15. Duke (28-6)- This is where I thought Duke belonged all year
16. Michigan State (27-9)- Not impressive all season, but nevertheless in the sweet 16
17. Butler (30-4)- Proved they belong in this group with their impressive showing vs Tennessee
18. Marquette (25-10)- Brook Lopez miracle shot away from the sweet 16
19. Western Kentucky (29-7)- Sweet 16 appearance including thrilling win over Drake
20. Purdue (25-9)- Baby Boilers will be Big Ten favorites next season
21. Pittsburgh (27-10)- Disappointing second round loss snaps sweet 16 streak
22. Drake (28-5)- One ridiculous shot should not ruin the entire season for the Bulldogs
23. Miami (23-11)- Took Texas down to the wire after great comeback
24. Villanova (22-13)- Made the Sweet 16, and that should get you ranked
25. Notre Dame (25-8)- Maybe a bit of bias here. Ugly loss to WSU

Coming Soon: Pre-Preseason conference previews and top 25

-Chris

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