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Andy Katz releases updated Power 36 ahead of Selection Sunday

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Jonathan Wagner

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Conference tournament week is here. With less than a week until Selection Sunday, most teams are still fighting for the NCAA Tournament – either for a bid or for better seeding. The results of conference tournaments will undoubtedly have big impacts on the final selections, painting an intriguing picture for the week ahead. College basketball insider Andy Katz has released his latest Power 36 rankings with the regular season now officially in the books.

While a few teams are still fighting for a bid, there are battles going on throughout the country. Teams like Memphis, SMU, Dayton, and others made the latest Power 36 from Katz, but could still be fighting for a bid on Selection Sunday. But even the top teams like Kansas, Baylor, Auburn, and Kentucky are fighting for one seeds, and the path towards the final spots on the top line behind Gonzaga and Arizona are very much up for grabs.

The ACC Tournament gets underway on Tuesday, while the tournaments in the Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC begin on Wednesday. Selection Sunday will take place on Sunday following the conclusion of that day’s conference championship games.

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Updated Power 36 from Katz

  1. Gonzaga Bulldogs
  2. Arizona Wildcats
  3. Kansas Jayhawks
  4. Baylor Bears
  5. Auburn Tigers
  6. Kentucky Wildcats
  7. Villanova Wildcats
  8. Illinois Fighting Illini
  9. Tennessee Volunteers
  10. Arkansas Razorbacks
  11. Wisconsin Badgers
  12. Providence Friars
  13. Purdue Boilermakers
  14. Iowa Hawkeyes
  15. Duke Blue Devils
  16. UConn Huskies
  17. Texas Tech Red Raiders
  18. Saint Mary’s Gaels
  19. North Carolina Tar Heels
  20. UCLA Bruins
  21. Murray State Racers
  22. Memphis Tigers
  23. Michigan Wolverines
  24. Houston Cougars
  25. Texas Longhorns
  26. Colorado State Rams
  27. USC Trojans
  28. SMU Mustangs
  29. Dayton Flyers
  30. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  31. San Diego State Aztecs
  32. Davidson Wildcats
  33. Seton Hall Pirates
  34. San Francisco Dons
  35. Kent State Golden Flashes
  36. Colorado Buffaloes

There are eight new teams in the latest Power 36 from Katz, with eight teams falling out of his top 36. The teams to fall out of the rankings are Ohio State (previously No. 17), Alabama (No. 22), TCU (No. 27), VCU (No. 30), Boise State (No. 32), Notre Dame (No. 33), Iowa State (No. 34) and North Texas (No. 36).

The eight new teams in the latest rankings from Katz are North Carolina, Dayton, Rutgers, San Diego State, Seton Hall, San Francisco, Kent State, and Colorado.