- Duke – This team just looks different than anyone else. They’re fast, tall, elite on both sides of the ball, and make very few mistakes. Going to be tough to beat.
- Florida – A potential injury to Alex Condon doesn’t stop me from ranking the Gators here as the second-most complete team in the nation because of their depth and the different ways they can beat you.
- Auburn – I don’t think there’s a team in the country that is more battle-tested with the amount of quality opponents they have beaten, and they’re 3 more away from a national championship.
- Houston – I don’t know if there is another coach who adds more to his team than Kelvin Sampson does. The final inbounds play against Purdue was an incredible design, perfectly executed by his players who see his vision.
- Tennessee – Zakai Zeigler is playing the best basketball of his storied career right now, and Rick Barnes may take Tennessee to their first-ever Final Four with a win on Sunday.
- Alabama – IF they can make 25 3-pointers every night like they did against BYU, no one is beating them. But that’s one big IF.
- Texas Tech – Showed a lot of resolve to come back against a dangerous Arkansas team, but I worry they don’t have much gas left in the tank.
- Michigan State – I don’t think they have the overall size and athleticism to compete with the top of this list.
