yahoo - 3/16/2026 12:15:26 AM - GMT (+2 )
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- Duke (26)
- Arizona (5)
- Michigan
- Florida
- Houston
- Iowa State
- Connecticut
- Virginia
- St. John's
- Gonzaga
- Michigan State
- Illinois
- Purdue
- Nebraska
- Arkansas
- Vanderbilt
- Kansas
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Wisconsin
- North Carolina
- Saint Mary's
- Miami
- Louisville
- 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 25This 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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