Selection Sunday has finally arrived, and with it the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament field has been set.
There will, of course, be a few more hours or days of complaining about who got left out or unfairly seeded, but too bad, so sad. We’ve got our field, and it’s time to move on to the real fun: picking the brackets.
Based on a combination of player talent, current roster health, marquee wins, biggest weaknesses and a healthy dose of gut feeling/eye test, we have ranked all 68 NCAA tournament teams.
1. Gonzaga Bulldogs
2. Arizona Wildcats
3. Kansas Jayhawks
4. Baylor Bears
5. Kentucky Wildcats
6. Duke Blue Devils
7. Villanova Wildcats
8. Auburn Tigers
9. Texas Tech Red Raiders
10. Tennessee Volunteers
11. Purdue Boilermakers
12. Illinois Fighting Illini
13. UCLA Bruins
14. Arkansas Razorbacks
15. Iowa Hawkeyes
16. Wisconsin Badgers
17. Providence Friars
18. Houston Cougars
19. Saint Mary’s Gaels
20. Connecticut Huskies
21. Alabama Crimson Tide
22. North Carolina Tar Heels
23. Colorado State Rams
24. Memphis Tigers
25. USC Trojans
26. Murray State Racers
27. Texas Longhorns
28. LSU Tigers
29. Ohio State Buckeyes
30. Michigan State Spartans
31. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
32. Boise State Broncos
33. San Diego State Aztecs
34. Iowa State Cyclones
35. TCU Horned Frogs
36. Marquette Golden Eagles
37. Virginia Tech Hokies
38. San Francisco Dons
39. Michigan Wolverines
40. Creighton Bluejays
41. Seton Hall Pirates
42. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
43. Wyoming Cowboys
44. Miami Hurricanes
45. UAB Blazers
46. Davidson Wildcats
47. Indiana Hoosiers
48. Chattanooga Mocs
49. New Mexico State Aggies
50. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
51. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
52. Vermont Catamounts
53. Richmond Spiders
54. Akron Zips
55. Yale Bulldogs
56. Saint Peter’s Peacocks
57. Longwood Lancers
58. Georgia State Panthers
59. Colgate Raiders
60. Delaware Blue Hens
61. Montana State Bobcats
62. Wright State Raiders
63. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
64. Cal State Fullerton Titans
65. Norfolk State Spartans
66. Bryant Bulldogs
67. Texas Southern Tigers
68. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
