Postseason Men’s Basketball Top 25
April 7, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky finished off their impressive regular season with a brilliant run through the NCAA Tournament. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Kansas | Kansas could not quite get the job done against Kentucky, but they surprised many by making it to the title game. |
3 |
| 3 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse’s season ended at the hands of Ohio State in the Elite Eight, but they played pretty well without Melo. | 2 |
| 4 |  |
North Carolina | Injuries derailed North Carolina’s tournament run, which ended in the Elite Eight, but they still had a fine season. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes were very close to playing in the national title game, but their run to the Final Four was still impressive. |
8 |
| 6 |  |
Missouri | Missouri may have laid an egg in their opening NCAA Tournament game, but they still ended 27-4 overall. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State lost a tough game to Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen, but had a surprisingly good 2011-2012 campaign. |
9 |
| 8 |  |
Marquette | Marquette ran into a tough Florida team in the Sweet Sixteen, but got past a tough Murray State squad. |
6 |
| 9 |  |
Duke | Duke was the other #2 seed to lose, along with Mizzou. But like Missouri, the Blue Devils had a nice body of work. |
7 |
| 10 |  |
Baylor | Baylor made it to the Elite Eight, although the road was pretty easy. They proved they could play with anybody. |
12 |
| 11 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers got a couple nice wins in the tournament, but they could not take advantage of an ailing Cuse squad. |
13 |
| 12 |  |
Indiana | Indiana got hit by the injury bug, but they still reached the Sweet Sixteen and gave Kentucky a decent game. |
15 |
| 13 |  |
Louisville | Louisville made a great run to the Final Four, knocking off Davidson, New Mexico, MSU and Florida along the way. |
24 |
| 14 |  |
Michigan | Michigan was outplayed by Ohio in the big dance, but this is still a growing team that will have more success soon. |
11 |
| 15 |  |
Murray State | Murray State was exposed by Marquette in the NCAA Tournament, but going 28-1 deserves a spot in the top 15. |
10 |
| 16 |  |
Florida | UF made a nice tournament run with a quality victory over Marquette. They gave Louisville a good game too. |
22 |
| 17 |  |
Florida State | Florida State’s stellar defense was not enough to earn a berth to the Sweet Sixteen, but they finished #3 in the ACC. |
19 |
| 18 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown was upset by North Carolina State in the third round, but overall this was a good season for the Hoyas. |
14 |
| 19 |  |
Creighton | Creighton got stuck in the #8/#9 game. They beat Alabama, but didn’t have much of a chance against UNC. |
18 |
| 20 |  |
UNLV | UNLV ran into a tough Baylor squad with too much size for them to handle, but still deserve a ranking in the end. | 16 |
| 21 |  |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati beat Texas and Florida State before finally falling to Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen. |
NR |
| 22 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga got a nice victory over West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. OSU was too much. |
21 |
| 23 |  |
Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt broke their streak and actually won an NCAA Tournament game. Then they lost to Wisconsin. |
NR |
| 24 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State can add itself to the list of teams that had their NCAA hopes and dreams crushed by VCU. |
17 |
| 25 |  |
Iowa State | Iowa State beat Uconn in the Second Round and there is certainly no shame in losing to Kentucky. |
23 |
