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It's time for the penultimate USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of the 2025-2026 college basketball season.
All the major conferences have one week left before their respective postseason tournaments. Arizona (Big 12), Duke (ACC), Michigan (Big Ten) and Florida (SEC) ― all ranked inside the top 7 of the Feb. 23 poll ―have claimed at least a share of their conference championship.
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On Friday, Feb. 27, No. 3 Michigan earned a dominant 84-70 road victory over Illinois to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten, just two years after finishing dead last in the conference. Meanwhile, on Saturday, Feb. 28, Florida dismantled No. 17 Arkansas by a tune of 111-77 to clinch its first SEC regular season title since 2015.
No. 4 Iowa State, No. 8 Purdue, 9 Gonzaga, 11 Virginia and No. 14 Kansas all stumbled over the weekend, which could have an impact on this week's rankings. Just how much?
Here’s a look at the latest Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 for March. 2:
College basketball rankingsFirst-place votes in parentheses.
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll- Duke (28)
- Arizona (3)
- Michigan
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Houston
- Iowa State
- Michigan State
- Nebraska
- Texas Tech
- Illinois
- Gonzaga
- Virginia
- Purdue
- Kansas
- Alabama
- St. John's
- North Carolina
- Arkansas
- Miami (Ohio)
- Saint Mary's
- Vanderbilt
- Miami
- Saint Louis
- Tennessee
Other's receiving votes: BYU 35; Louisville 31; Wisconsin 23; Villanova 17; Missouri 10; Utah State 9; Clemson 8; Kentucky 5; UCF 3; Georgia 1.
AP Top 25This section will be updated when poll is released.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Men's college basketball rankings: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25
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