As far as I know, the NCAA selection committee doesn't look at anything until the regualr season and conference tournaments are over. So, where the teams are ranked right now, as reflected by ESPN, USA Today polls and RPI, isn't near as meaningful as where the teams will be in 2 1/2 weeks. Many who read this board and have seen this subject re-hashed about 100 times would agree ( and past history supports) that predictive models like Pomeroy, Sangarin, and the Wiz are better at telling us where will be in 2 1/2 weeks.
Just using my abacus, 16th makes more sense than 35th.