Tier 1 - Definite Contenders
1 Kansas State, 2 Oklahoma State, 3 Utah
Tier 2 - Likely Contenders
4 UCF, 5 Iowa State, 6 TCU
Tier 3 - Potential Contenders
7 ASU, 8 BYU, 9 Baylor, 10 Arizona, 11 Texas Tech
Tier 4 - Not a Contender
12 Colorado, 13 Cincinnati, 14 Kansas, 15 West Virginia, 16 Houston