Revisiting NCAA Tournament Potential: Ranking 76 Teams

In November, we attempted to sort through the layers of a college basketball landscape that includes 364 Division I teams. From national title contenders to potential Cinderellas and sleepers, Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf ranked 99 teams into 12 tiers. Some of those early presumptions still seem valid, but so much has changed over the first two months of the 2024-25 season. Not one of those national title contenders remains in that tier -- and instead, a couple of SEC squads have taken their place, as the leaders of the strongest conference in the country right now. With just more than two months remaining before the NCAA tournament, it felt like a good time to revisit our rankings. This is a snapshot of the current hierarchy in college basketball -- but just like last time, the following lists are subject to change.