With the men’s college basketball regular season coming to an end and conference titles being captured, Andy Katz has revealed his final Power 37 rankings of the season.
Here are the latest rankings:
1. Duke (1): The Blue Devils took care of rivals NC State and North Carolina and won the regular-season ACC title.
2. Arizona (2): The Wildcats won the Big 12 by two games.
3. Michigan (3): The Wolverines won at Iowa and took down rival Michigan State to end the season with just one Big Ten loss.
4. Florida (5): The Gators won the SEC by three games and are likely the fourth No. 1 in the NCAA tournament.
5. Houston (6): The Cougars finished second to continue Kelvin Sampson’s streak of top two finishes in the Big 12 for the third year in a row.
6. Michigan State (12): The Spartans did lose Sunday at Michigan but have lots of momentum heading to Chicago.
7. UConn (4): The Huskies lost at Marquette and do have some questions heading into the postseason.
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8. Nebraska (8): The Huskers beat Iowa in OT to earn the second seed in the Big Ten tournament.
9. Illinois (9): The Illini still remain a team that no one will want to face in Chicago and in the NCAA tournament.
10. Alabama (11): The Tide finished tied for second with Arkansas in the SEC.
11. Texas Tech (7): The Red Raiders got beaten by BYU to end the regular season.
12. Iowa State (10): The Cyclones finished tied with Kansas and Texas Tech for third in the Big 12.
13. Gonzaga (13): The Zags did lose to Saint Mary’s but are the top seed in the WCC tournament.
14. St. John’s (15): The Red Storm won the Big East outright after UConn lost at Marquette.
15. Virginia (17): The Cavaliers finished second in the ACC in Ryan Odom’s first season.
16. Wisconsin (19): The Badgers got another top 10 road win by winning at Purdue.
17. Arkansas (16): The Hogs ended up tied with the Tide for second in the SEC.
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18. Kansas (14): The Jayhawks are going to be the toughest team to figure out in the postseason.
19. Miami (OH) (18): The RedHawks finished 30-0 overall, 18-0 in the MAC after winning in overtime at rival Ohio.
20. Saint Mary’s (21): The Gaels entered the WCC tournament on an eight-game win streak.
21. TCU (34): The Horned Frogs have won five in a row and are now comfortably in the field.
22. Vanderbilt (31): The Commodores won the final two games to end up in a three-way tie for fourth.
23. Georgia (32): The Bulldogs won their final three games, including beating Alabama.
24. UCLA (NR): The Bruins have won four of five, and Donovan Dent is playing to the expectations at the right time.
25. Texas A&M (NR): The Aggies are back in the poll, winning two in a row in the SEC to get back in a fourth-place tie.
26. Tennessee (26): The Vols lost the finale at Vanderbilt, but they ended up tied with Texas A&M and Vandy at 11-7.
27. North Carolina (23): The Tar Heels put up a good fight for 20-plus minutes before the game got away from them in Durham.
28. Purdue (24): The Boilermakers got beat at home by Wisconsin and need a reset in Chicago at the Big Ten tournament.
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29. Clemson (28): The Tigers have won two of three to get some momentum heading into the ACC tournament.
30. Louisville (NR): The Cardinals got a much-needed road win at Miami heading into the ACC tournament.
31. Miami, Fla. (22): The Canes earned the third seed in Jai Lucas’ first season in the ACC.
32. Villanova (36): The Wildcats ended as the third-best team in the Big East and will be a tough out in New York.
33. Ohio State (NR): Senior Bruce Thornton has led Ohio State to three in a row and a likely NCAA tournament bid for the first time in his Buckeye career.
34. West Virginia (37): The Mountaineers remained on the bubble with a win over UCF.
35. Utah State (NR): The Aggies beat New Mexico and won the Mountain West by one game.
36. VCU (NR): The Rams have won 13 of 14 and got a share of the A10 regular-season title.
37. South Florida (NR): The Bulls have won nine straight, won the American regular-season title and thus the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
Dropped out: Missouri (20), Kentucky (25), Saint Louis (35), Texas (27), Belmont (29), New Mexico (30), UCF (33).
