No. 13 – Vermont
Conference: American East
Best Wins: At Northern Iowa (71-57), Appalachian State (65-63) in the Gulf Coast Showcase, and Yale (61-53)
Number of victories over non-mid major teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Maryland (57-68), Oakland (61-63) in the Gulf Coast Showcase, and at Providence (58-68)
Conference Record: 9-0
RPI Ranking: 67
KenPom Ranking: 76
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 75
Net Ranking: 73
Sagarin Ranking: 99
Total Points from Rankings: 390
No. 12 – Ohio
Conference: MAC
Best Wins: Belmont (92-80), at Cleveland State (67-56), at Akron (69-63), and Kent State (80-72)
Number of victories over non-mid major teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Kentucky (59-77), at LSU (51-66), and Toledo (69-87)
Conference Record: 9-1
RPI Ranking: 45
KenPom Ranking: 79
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 88
Net Ranking: 77
Sagarin Ranking: 98
Total Points from Rankings: 387
No. 11 – Missouri State
Conference: Missouri Valley
Best Wins: Oral Roberts (69-60), South Dakota State (75-63), Drake (61-56), at Bradley (71-69), and at Loyola Chicago (79-69)
Number of victories over non-mid major teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: East Tennessee State in the Naples Invitational (76-77), BYU (68-74), at Saint Mary’s (58-75), and Northern Iowa (84-85)
Conference Record: 8-3
RPI Ranking: 99
KenPom Ranking: 54
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 73
Net Ranking: 64
Sagarin Ranking: 73
Total Points from Rankings: 363
No. 10 – South Dakota State
Conference: Summit
Best Wins: Bradley (81-65), Montana State (91-74), Nevada in the Crossover Classic (102-75), George Mason in the Crossover Classic (80-76), at Washington State (77-74), Oral Roberts (82-76), and at North Dakota State (90-86)
Number of victories over non-mid major teams: Three
Notable Defeats: At Alabama (88-104), Washington in the Crossover Classic (76-87), at Missouri State (63-75)
Conference Record: 11-0
RPI Ranking: 50
KenPom Ranking: 78
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 69
Net Ranking: 80
Sagarin Ranking: 76
Total Points from Rankings: 353