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Associated Press

It took thousands of games, hundreds of injuries and dozens of FBI-implicated programs and players, but the 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is finally here.

The field of 68 is set, meticulously selected and seeded by the selection committee over the course of several days of data-driven, ice-cream-bar-fueled debates.

Now that we know the teams, how should they have been ranked?

There's a huge difference between a team's tournament resume and its tournament potential. This year, it sure does feel like there are a lot of No. 2 and No. 3 seeds better than some of the No. 1 seeds. And several teams spent the past two weeks on the bubble but are threats to make deep runs through a tournament to which they almost weren't invited.

A team's seed and draw have nothing to do with where it is ranked on this list. The goal isn't to have the best possible Final Four combination in the top four spots, but rather to let you know who the four best teams are. Same goes for the top eight, top 16, and so on.

If you're just looking for a specific team or teams, there's no table of contents or an index. Let Ctrl+F be your friend. But you'll want to read up on all of these teams to get an idea of what to expect while filling out your bracket(s).