Welcome back, Power 36, or should we say welcome back Pac-12?
Due to the revival of the league of champions, the NCAA tournament field is back down to 36 at-large bids for 2027, thus the return of Andy Katz's beloved Power 36.
Here's his way-too-early power ranking of next year's men's squads:
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Arizona
- Duke
- UConn
- Illinois
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia
- Florida
- Houston
- Gonzaga
- Iowa State
- St. John’s
- Tennessee
- Purdue
- Texas
- North Carolina
- Kansas
- BYU
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- USC
- TCU
- Missouri
- Texas Tech
- VCU
- Miami
- Auburn
- Kentucky
- Texas A&M
- Saint Louis
- Marquette
- West Virginia
- Florida State
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