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CBS Sports releases complete power rankings for NCAA Tournament field

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March Madness is here. This week, the 2022 NCAA Tournament will begin play. If conference tournament week was any indication, the NCAA Tournament should be filled with excitement, upsets, and plenty of surprises. Ahead of the start of the NCAA Tournament, CBS Sports has released complete power rankings with the teams in the field. With the full bracket revealed, everybody is looking forward to filling out their projections.

The rankings from CBS include all 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament field. While there are some familiar faces at the top of the rankings, there are also some sleepers that could make a run from the bottom of the rankings.

The first four begins on Tuesday, with two games that night before two more taking place on Wednesday. Then, the first round of the NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday.

CBS Sports NCAA Tournament power rankings

  1. Gonzaga Bulldogs
  2. Arizona Wildcats
  3. Kentucky Wildcats
  4. Kansas Jayhawks
  5. Baylor Bears
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. Tennessee Volunteers
  8. Purdue Boilermakers
  9. Auburn Tigers
  10. Villanova Wildcats
  11. Texas Tech Red Raiders
  12. Houston Cougars
  13. UCLA Bruins
  14. Illinois Fighting Illini
  15. Iowa Hawkeyes
  16. Arkansas Razorbacks
  17. Saint Mary’s Gaels
  18. UConn Huskies
  19. Wisconsin Badgers
  20. Providence Friars
  21. Murray State Racers
  22. Texas Longhorns
  23. LSU Tigers
  24. Alabama Crimson Tide
  25. Ohio State Buckeyes
  26. Boise State Broncos
  27. Virginia Tech Hokies
  28. North Carolina Tar Heels
  29. Colorado State Rams
  30. Loyola Chicago Ramblers
  31. USC Trojans
  32. San Francisco Dons
  33. Memphis Tigers
  34. Davidson Wildcats
  35. San Diego State Aztecs
  36. Seton Hall Pirates
  37. Michigan State Spartans
  38. Indiana Hoosiers
  39. Michigan Wolverines
  40. Miami Hurricanes
  41. TCU Horned Frogs
  42. Marquette Golden Eagles
  43. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  44. Creighton Blue Jays
  45. UAB Blazers
  46. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  47. Iowa State Cyclones
  48. Vermont Catamounts
  49. Wyoming Cowboys
  50. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
  51. Chattanooga Mocs
  52. New Mexico State Aggies
  53. Richmond Spiders
  54. Yale Bulldogs
  55. Colgate Raiders
  56. Montana State Bobcats
  57. St. Peter’s Peacocks
  58. Akron Zips
  59. Longwood Lancers
  60. Delaware Blue Hens
  61. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
  62. Norfolk State Spartans
  63. Cal State Fullerton Titans
  64. Georgia State Panthers
  65. Bryant Bulldogs
  66. Wright State Raiders
  67. Texas Southern Tigers
  68. Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders