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The Top 68 Teams in College Basketball, Ranked by One True Authority
ESPN.com
Welcome to Volume I of the Bilas Index, the most reliable measure of basketball excellence on this tiny, little planet. Since the first ball was dribbled in practice this season, data has been input into the ginormous hunkin' brain inside of The Bilastrator's massive cranium. The Bilas Index has farsightedness, trustworthiness and uncanny accuracy that are mind-boggling. It is a constant. It is a national treasure. And it is the only measure the Selection Committee should use.
The Bilas Index is not a ranking or poll voted upon at the whim of the uninformed. It is an ordered listing of the best teams in college basketball. It is not a "snapshot" or the flavor of the week. It is based upon actual data and the vast reservoir of hoops knowledge of The Bilastrator. The Bilas Index does not rely upon any one metric, such as the NET or RPI. The Bilas Index inputs every reliable piece of basketball data and sorts it all for you in an easily digestible package. It cannot be gamed because The Bilastrator's gigantic brain is the most reliable tool for judging, evaluating and separating teams and players. Imagine the brains of Hawking, Galileo, Einstein and Edison having been applied only to basketball, and then multiply that by 10 -- you'd have The Bilastrator's brain. Subtract from that the distraction of sitting next to Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams every Saturday, and you still have the most powerful basketball evaluation tool ever invented.
It must be pointed out annually that even though The Bilas Index is available to the Selection Committee, it cannot keep that group of well-intentioned people from making a mess of selections and seeding. Nothing, including Zion Williamson in midair, is that imposing. That said, enjoy The Bilas Index. As always, you're welcome.
1. Virginia
2. Duke
3. Tennessee
4. Michigan State
5. Michigan
6. Gonzaga
7. Kentucky
8. North Carolina
9. Buffalo
10. Nevada
11. Kansas
12. Marquette
13. Texas Tech
14. Auburn
15. Houston
16. Maryland
17. Villanova
18. Virginia Tech
19. Iowa State
20. Kansas State
21. Louisville
22. Nebraska
Tim Miles has done a great job in Lincoln, and the Nebraska brass has stuck with him rather than stay on the "fire the coach, don't give adequate time, fire the next coach" carousel. Miles has veteran guards in James Palmer Jr. and Glynn Watson Jr., along with outstanding wings in Isaac Copeland Jr. (the Georgetown transfer) and Isaiah Roby. If Nebraska can rebound the ball better, this is a potential second-weekend team.
23. TCU
24. Iowa
25. Purdue
26. Syracuse
27. LSU
28. North Carolina State
29. Mississippi
30. St. John's
31. Washington
32. Wisconsin
33. Mississippi State
34. Cincinnati
35. Florida State
36. Ohio State
37. Texas
38. Seton Hall
39. Central Florida
40. Oklahoma
41. Arizona State
42. Creighton
43. Clemson
44. Butler
45. Murray State
46. Indiana
47. Arizona
48. Florida
49. Baylor
50. San Francisco
51. Notre Dame
52. Temple
53. New Mexico State
54. Alabama
55. Pittsburgh
56. Virginia Commonwealth
57. Minnesota
58. Northwestern
59. Vermont
60. Fresno State
61. Georgia Tech
62. Lipscomb
63. St. Mary's
64. South Dakota State
65. Toledo
66. Wofford
67. Utah State
68. East Tennessee State
The Top 68 Teams in College Basketball, Ranked by One True Authority
ESPN.com
Welcome to Volume I of the Bilas Index, the most reliable measure of basketball excellence on this tiny, little planet. Since the first ball was dribbled in practice this season, data has been input into the ginormous hunkin' brain inside of The Bilastrator's massive cranium. The Bilas Index has farsightedness, trustworthiness and uncanny accuracy that are mind-boggling. It is a constant. It is a national treasure. And it is the only measure the Selection Committee should use.
The Bilas Index is not a ranking or poll voted upon at the whim of the uninformed. It is an ordered listing of the best teams in college basketball. It is not a "snapshot" or the flavor of the week. It is based upon actual data and the vast reservoir of hoops knowledge of The Bilastrator. The Bilas Index does not rely upon any one metric, such as the NET or RPI. The Bilas Index inputs every reliable piece of basketball data and sorts it all for you in an easily digestible package. It cannot be gamed because The Bilastrator's gigantic brain is the most reliable tool for judging, evaluating and separating teams and players. Imagine the brains of Hawking, Galileo, Einstein and Edison having been applied only to basketball, and then multiply that by 10 -- you'd have The Bilastrator's brain. Subtract from that the distraction of sitting next to Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams every Saturday, and you still have the most powerful basketball evaluation tool ever invented.
It must be pointed out annually that even though The Bilas Index is available to the Selection Committee, it cannot keep that group of well-intentioned people from making a mess of selections and seeding. Nothing, including Zion Williamson in midair, is that imposing. That said, enjoy The Bilas Index. As always, you're welcome.
1. Virginia
2. Duke
3. Tennessee
4. Michigan State
5. Michigan
6. Gonzaga
7. Kentucky
8. North Carolina
9. Buffalo
10. Nevada
11. Kansas
12. Marquette
13. Texas Tech
14. Auburn
15. Houston
16. Maryland
17. Villanova
18. Virginia Tech
19. Iowa State
20. Kansas State
21. Louisville
22. Nebraska
Tim Miles has done a great job in Lincoln, and the Nebraska brass has stuck with him rather than stay on the "fire the coach, don't give adequate time, fire the next coach" carousel. Miles has veteran guards in James Palmer Jr. and Glynn Watson Jr., along with outstanding wings in Isaac Copeland Jr. (the Georgetown transfer) and Isaiah Roby. If Nebraska can rebound the ball better, this is a potential second-weekend team.
23. TCU
24. Iowa
25. Purdue
26. Syracuse
27. LSU
28. North Carolina State
29. Mississippi
30. St. John's
31. Washington
32. Wisconsin
33. Mississippi State
34. Cincinnati
35. Florida State
36. Ohio State
37. Texas
38. Seton Hall
39. Central Florida
40. Oklahoma
41. Arizona State
42. Creighton
43. Clemson
44. Butler
45. Murray State
46. Indiana
47. Arizona
48. Florida
49. Baylor
50. San Francisco
51. Notre Dame
52. Temple
53. New Mexico State
54. Alabama
55. Pittsburgh
56. Virginia Commonwealth
57. Minnesota
58. Northwestern
59. Vermont
60. Fresno State
61. Georgia Tech
62. Lipscomb
63. St. Mary's
64. South Dakota State
65. Toledo
66. Wofford
67. Utah State
68. East Tennessee State
