So if you look at the resume's of the top 25. They look mostly the same after UConn, Houston and Purdue. And even those 3 have blemishes.
To the point you could randomly order 4-25 and justify those rankings as good as the current rankings can be.
#4 Arizona only has 2 "good wins" (at Duke, and Alabama), and has 2-3 not-ok losses (at Stanford, at Ore St, FAU) and a loss at home to Wash St
#8 Duke has only 1 "good win" (Baylor), with 3 not-ok losses (at Ark, at GaT, Pitt at home)
#12 Illinois has 0 "good wins". Zero!!! and 4 not-ok losses (Maryland, at N-western, at Mich St, at Penn St)
#16 Dayton also has 0 "good wins". with 4 not-ok losses (At N-western, at Richmond, at VCU, at George Mason)
While #17 UK has 3 "good wins" (UNC, at Florida, at Auburn), and 4 not-ok losses (UNCW, at TAMU, Gonzaga, at LSU), and 3 of those 4 are vs borderline tournament teams.
I defined "good wins" as wins vs top 25, or away at teams just outside top 25.
I'm not saying we are improperly ranked. What I am saying is that a string of 2-3-4 wins (or losses) by any team in top 25 could cause a huge swing (from 25th up to top 10, or from top 10 to unranked).
When this NCAA-T starts, other than mid-majors who play very few good teams, I don't expect more than those top 3 and maybe 1-2 more to have less than 7 losses, maybe less than 8. Yes, I could see a 1-seed with 8 losses.
In the top 25, the only teams that have not lost 1 of last 2 games are: Houston, UT, Duke, Alabama, Creighton, St. Marys, & Wash St.
To the point you could randomly order 4-25 and justify those rankings as good as the current rankings can be.
#4 Arizona only has 2 "good wins" (at Duke, and Alabama), and has 2-3 not-ok losses (at Stanford, at Ore St, FAU) and a loss at home to Wash St
#8 Duke has only 1 "good win" (Baylor), with 3 not-ok losses (at Ark, at GaT, Pitt at home)
#12 Illinois has 0 "good wins". Zero!!! and 4 not-ok losses (Maryland, at N-western, at Mich St, at Penn St)
#16 Dayton also has 0 "good wins". with 4 not-ok losses (At N-western, at Richmond, at VCU, at George Mason)
While #17 UK has 3 "good wins" (UNC, at Florida, at Auburn), and 4 not-ok losses (UNCW, at TAMU, Gonzaga, at LSU), and 3 of those 4 are vs borderline tournament teams.
I defined "good wins" as wins vs top 25, or away at teams just outside top 25.
I'm not saying we are improperly ranked. What I am saying is that a string of 2-3-4 wins (or losses) by any team in top 25 could cause a huge swing (from 25th up to top 10, or from top 10 to unranked).
When this NCAA-T starts, other than mid-majors who play very few good teams, I don't expect more than those top 3 and maybe 1-2 more to have less than 7 losses, maybe less than 8. Yes, I could see a 1-seed with 8 losses.
In the top 25, the only teams that have not lost 1 of last 2 games are: Houston, UT, Duke, Alabama, Creighton, St. Marys, & Wash St.