About Salas 64

Who I am

My name is Steven Salas. I’m a 16-year-old from Pasadena, California, and I run the Salas 64 on my own.

I update these rankings every Monday during the season because I’m obsessed with college basketball and wanted a way to track the top 64 teams all the way until March: results, context, and how they’ll translate to March Madness.

Why I created the Salas 64

The goal of the Salas 64 is simple: help you understand who the true top teams are so you can build a smarter March Madness bracket.

• Follow how teams rise and fall as the season goes on.
• See which teams are really playing like contenders, not just who’s ranked in the polls.
• Use the Salas 64 board as a guide when you’re filling out your bracket in March.

Every update tries to balance what teams have actually done (wins, losses, schedule) with how strong they look on the floor right now.

How the rankings fit together

The Salas 64 page shows the current top 64 teams and their records. The “How do the rankings work?” page breaks down the system: résumé value, consistency, schedule strength, March readiness, and how I treat mid-majors.

Put together, the idea is to give you:

• A clean top-64 snapshot you can check quickly every day.
• Enough detail behind the scenes so serious fans can understand the logic.

What’s next

Over time I plan to add more features: better game listings, conference views, and tools that make it even easier to compare teams as you get ready for March.