Contenders as of February 8

Team	Def Eff Rank	Off Eff Rank	RPI Rank
Connecticut	7	5	4
North Carolina	20	2	5
Duke	3	22	1
Missouri	22	6	21
Michigan State	24	11	7
West Virginia	5	31	15
Villanova	13	29	12
Clemson	25	18	9
Kansas	19	24	14
Memphis	2	45	8
Xavier	18	33	6