Here is the Top 25 before the tournament. The highest rated team to not make the tournament is Kansas State. They lost to Kansas in the finals of the conference tournament. Marquette had a fairly easy schedule, with Wisconsin being their toughest opponent all season. They beat them three times, twice during the season, and in the conference tournament finals.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv
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1. Marquette (WI) (72) 31-0 1800 1
2. Kentucky 30-2 1684 2
3. Maryland 30-1 1658 3
4. Cincinnati (OH) 30-1 1626 4
5. Villanova (PA) 30-1 1512 5
6. UC Los Angeles (CA) 30-1 1440 6
7. Pittsburgh (PA) 30-1 1351 7
8. Syracuse (NY) 29-2 1313 8
9. Florida 30-2 1187 9
10. Louisiana State 30-2 1181 10
11. Gonzaga (WA) 30-1 1088 11
12. Memphis (TN) 30-1 966 12
13. Illinois 29-2 926 13
14. Washington 30-1 911 14
15. Kansas State 29-3 773 15
16. Michigan State 29-2 699 16
17. Michigan 29-2 693 17
18. Massachusetts 30-1 543 18
19. Arkansas 28-3 534 19
20. Ohio State 29-2 421 20
21. West Virginia 29-2 360 21
22. Mississippi State 28-3 258 22
23. Xavier (OH) 27-4 221 23
24. Tennessee 28-3 183 24
25. Kansas 27-4 56 25
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 27-4 11
UT El Paso (TX) 29-2 5