Michigan leads Andy Katz’s way-too-early Power 36

Welcome back, Power 36, or should we say welcome back Pac-12?

Due to the revival of the league of champions, the NCAA tournament field is back down to 36 at-large bids for 2027, thus the return of Andy Katz’s beloved Power 36.

Here’s his way-too-early power ranking of next year’s men’s squads:

1. Michigan
2. Michigan State
3. Arizona
4. Duke
5. UConn
6. Illinois
7. Alabama
8. Arkansas
9. Vanderbilt
10. Virginia
11. Florida 
12. Houston
13. Gonzaga
14. Iowa State
15. St. John’s
16. Tennessee
17. Purdue
18. Texas
19. North Carolina
20. Kansas
21. BYU
22. Nebraska
23. Iowa
24. USC
25. TCU
26. Missouri
27. Texas Tech
28. VCU
29. Miami
30. Auburn
31. Kentucky
32. Texas A&M
33. Saint Louis
34. Marquette
35. West Virginia
36. Florida State