Men's college basketball rankings after Week 19: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25
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Pencils down.

The regular season and conference championships for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season are now complete. With that, the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament is mere hours away from having its 68-team field revealed on Selection Sunday.

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While some teams helped their cause with a big week — including Arkansas winning the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2000 — championship week was a likely formality for the top four teams in last week's poll. Each is likely headed for a No. 1 seed in March Madness.

Duke, of course, won the ACC Tournament and is likely cemented as the No. 1 overall seed. Despite a quarterfinal loss for No. 4 Florida, the defending champion Gators have a strong claim for the No. 1 seed with UConn losing in the Big East Conference tournament title game.

Here’s a look at the latest Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 for March 15:

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
  1. Duke (26)
  2. Arizona (5)
  3. Michigan
  4. Florida
  5. Houston
  6. Iowa State
  7. Connecticut
  8. Virginia
  9. St. John's
  10. Gonzaga
  11. Michigan State
  12. Illinois
  13. Purdue
  14. Nebraska
  15. Arkansas
  16. Vanderbilt
  17. Kansas
  18. Alabama
  19. Texas Tech
  20. Wisconsin
  21. North Carolina
  22. Saint Mary's
  23. Miami
  24. Louisville
  25. Tennessee

Others receiving votes: Miami (Ohio) 36; UCLA 25; Utah State 19; Brigham Young 14; Saint Louis 7; Villanova 6; Virginia Commonwealth 5; Akron 1; Ohio State 1; South Florida 1.

AP Top 25

This section will be updated when the 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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