Duke moves up to No. 1 in Andy Katz’s final men’s basketball Power 37 rankings

In 2024 there were five thefts of offers.

How many could appear when choosing Sunday?

I’m not sure there will be some. But here are a few candidates that I don’t think must necessarily win the tournament – outside the American team. The A10 may be a one -time league, but there is still a chance that VCU could get alone after winning the title of regular season with Dayton and/or George Mason with the opportunity to win the league and get AQ and pull them with VCU.

ACC: NC State won five games in five days a year ago. Who could pull it out in ACC this season? Beware of SMU. The Mustangs are at the bottom of the holder. They play the winner of Florida State and Syracus. And if they get around this game, then Clemson plays in the quarterfinals. At the end of February they lost 10 in Dallas. Yet, if there is a path that avoids the Duke, it is the one. If they were to face Louisville, then they would try to reveal a 25-point loss of cardinals. But they don’t have to win both to get an offer. The back of the bracket is weak, and if SMU could beat Clemson and lose Louisville, then Quad One would have a victory and another four -time loss that would be directly on the bubble.

BIG EAST: Villanova is the only candidate that has added a possible fifth offer on Big East. Wildcats fought on the section, but still have one of the best shooters in Eric Dixon. Villan’s should beat Seton Hall and beat Uconn. It is therefore likely that we will do this again in a rocking MSG, where they would have solid support for the balance of Huskies. Do it and then knock down the loser Creighton in the semifinals to get to the position on the offer, the IS by a possible loss for St. John’s, Xavier or Marquette.

BIG 12: Cincinnati moved from the album to the seed no. If this happens, then Cincinnati would play a flat, who was defeated by 84-66 during the season. Browse these two and semifinals, then Bearcats would have the necessary victory Quad to be seriously considered.

BIG TEN: Northwestern is on board as a possible NCAA team several weeks before a heavy loss for UCLA at home and Maryland. Wildcats could return to the interview if they were to beat Minnesota, Wisconsin and UCLA to get into the semifinals against a possible Michigan state. It may sound like a lot – and that’s – but Wildcats match well against all three of these first opponents.

Sec: Texas is likely to enter the SeC tournament, but the way to return is available with Winnable Games for Longhorns against Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, and then maybe Tennessee. The last one can ask quite a lot, but if longhorns should beat two teams tied to tournaments in Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, then there would be a chance.

Mountain West: New Mexico is a lock. Utah The state seems to be a lock. The state in San Diego should also be in which it should be, but it’s close. Colorado State and/or Boise State have a way to get a possible fourth offer. Rams should proceed to the semifinals where they could face Utah. This would give Rams more W quality W, no matter what would happen in the finals. Boise State must play a team like Aztecs to get Quad One W. Do it and then remove the new Mexico in a possible semifinal and broncos will be in a position to get an offer.

American: Memphis gets into the tournament. However, do not reject North Texas or UAB as winning AQ and inserting two AAC teams. These are 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, which means that only one gets a chance to take in the title game to Memphis.

March Madness Tracker: after 31 tournaments for NCAA basketball conferences, automatic offers

Last Power 37 rating in regular season

1. Duke (previous 2, 28-3): Blue Devils won the Sweep of North Carolina season and won the title of ACC regular season.
2. Houston (previous 3, 27-4): Houston won the Big 12 directly and the case for Kelvin Sampson as a national coach of the year.
3. Florida (previous 4, 27-4): Gators have a lot of momentum at the Sec tournament and are probably seed no. 1 at the NCAA tournament.
4. St. John’s (previous 5, 27-4): The red storm continues to handle late games well and defeats Marquette in Milwaukee on the buzzer.
5. Auburn (previous 1, 27-4): Tigers will be seed no. 1, but there is a risk that they will lose the total seed no.
6. Tennessee (previous 6, 25-6): Volds will be one of the most difficult out at the NCAA tournament, let alone the Sec tournament.
7. Alabama (previous 7, 24-7): Mark Sears with the winner of the game in Auburn to divide the season.
8. Texas Tech (previous 8, 24-7): Red Raiders get a second seed in the Big 12 tournament. I’m not sure someone has seen it.
9. Michigan State (previous 9, 26-5): The Spartans won the Big title that regular season directly.
10. Maryland (previous 11, 24-7): Terps won in Michigan and defeated Northwestern to get seed no 2 at the Big Ten tournament.
11. Byu (previous 12, 23-8): Cougars are one of the hottest teams in the country and win eight in a row.
12. Iowa State (previous. 10, 23-8): Cyclones remains one of the most difficult teams to be defeated – when they are locked in defensive and healthy.
13. Clemson (previous 13, 26-5): The tigers won eight in a row and should have a strong momentum heading to NCAA.
14. Memphis (previous. 15, 26-5): The tigers won five in a row and won the American title of regular season directly.
15. Louisville (previous 16, 25-6): Cardinals won nine in a row and are in the castle with Clemson for the team with lots of positivity are heading to Postseason.
16. Saint Mary’s (previous 17, 27-4): Gaels go to the seven -seater winning lane heading to the WCC tournament.
17. Illinois (previous 23, 20-11): Illini is back to be a team that was screened after an exciting victory over Purdue.
18. Purdue (previous 19, 21-10): Boilermakers lost a shot on double-bye in a big tournament, but the Big should have the player of the year in Braden Smith.
19. UCLA (previous 26, 22-9): Bruins are hot heading for the Big tournament after a convincing victory over USC.
20. Oregon (previous 20, 23-8): Ducks survived in the final of the Washington season.
21. Kentucky (previous 27, 21-10): Wildcats had to deal with injuries and still go through big winnings and ending victory in Missouri.
22. Being a lady (previous 29, 21-10): The rebels knocked Tennessee, but then fell on Florida by 19.
23. New Mexico (previous 31, 25-6): In the last week, Lobos swept the state Nevada to win the Mountain West conference directly.
24. Wisconsin (previous 18, 23-8): Dachshunds had disappointing the loss of the final of the season for the Penn State to miss the double farewell in the Big Ten tournament.
25. Xavier (previous 33, 21-10): Musketeers should be in the field. Xavier won seven in a row.
26. Uconn (previous NR, 22-9): Welcome back to Power 37 Huskies. Uconn won four in a row.
27. Creighton (previous 34, 22-9): Bluejays won two in a row heading for the Big East tournament.
28. Drake (previous 35, 30-3): Bulldogs won the title of regular season and conference tournament of the valley.
29. Texas A&M (previous. NR, 22-9): Aggies ended the losses of four games by taking off Sunburn and then followed by a victory on the road on LSU.
30. Kansas (previous NR, 20-11): Welcome back to Jayhawks after the season ending W over Arizona.
31. Arizona (previous 14, 20-11): Wildcats lost two out of three and need to get some mojo back at the Big 12 tournament.
32. Arkansas (previous NR, 19-12): The Hogs found a way to get to NCAA with the victory of the late season in Vanderbilt and the state of Mississippi.
33. Georgia (previous NR, 20-11): Bulldogs won four in a row and have momentum for the NCAA tournament.
34. Missouri (previous 22, 21-10): The tigers must be reset at the SEC tournament after they lost three in a row and a total of four out of five.
35. Marquette (previous 30, 22-9): Golden Eagles with St. John’s got into the buzzer.
36. UCSD (previous 36, 28-4): Tritoni are one of the hottest teams in the country and enter Postseason for a 13-game victory.
37. Colorado State (previous 37, 22-9): The rain won seven in a row to get the second seed at the MWC tournament.

Fallen: Vanderbilt (21), Michigan (24), VCU (25), Mississippi State (28), Boise State (32).

Rating: AP Top 25 Poll Net assessment

March Madness National Team of the Week

Florida: Gators had a sensational week by winning Alabama 99-94 and then closed a regular season by knocking Ole Miss 90-71. Both victories allowed Gators to finish second in sec. Florida should be on the 1-Sedné line in the next week of the NCAA tournament. Todd Golden is in the discussion for SEC and National Coach of the Year and Walter Clayton Jr., should be all-American.

March Madness National Player of the Week

JT Toppin, Texas Tech: Red Raiders were one of the best stories in the big 12/nation. One of the main reasons was the game of the new Mexico JT Toppin. Toppin was permanently sensational throughout the season. He’s an all-American candidate. And he set out in the last week of regular season – again. Toppin scored 30 points and grabbed 14 albums in victory over Colorado and then fell 25 and 11 in a road victory in Arizona. All of this came after last weekend scored 21 for victory in Kansas. Toppin was one of the best values ​​on the transmission portal. And the good news for UNM is that Lobos was also fine and won the Mountains West without it.