ESPN updates BPI top 25 after the final Saturday of the regular season in college basketball

The final Saturday of this college basketball season is officially in the books. Saturday’s slate of games included a couple of big upsets and even more highly contested matchups between two top 25 teams. After all of the action, a brand new ESPN College Basketball Power Index (BPI) top 25 has been released.

The biggest upset of the day was undoubtedly UNC taking down No. 4 Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game and regular season game in his storied coaching career. Oklahoma State also stunned No. 12 Texas Tech, with a late three-pointer to win the game 52-51. LSU also beat No. 25 Alabama 80-77 in overtime.

As for the ranked matchups, there were three on Saturday’s slate. No. 6 Kansas and No. 21 Texas went to overtime, where Kansas escaped with a 70-63 victory. No. 13 Tennessee led by as many as 24 against No. 14 Arkansas, but the Razorbacks clawed back to make it a one possession game late. Ultimately, Tennessee held on and won 78-74. Finally, No. 17 UCLA defeated No. 16 USC 75-68.

All of the results have shaken up the ESPN BPI top 25, and with just a week left before Selection Sunday, there is still a lot of basketball yet to be played.

ESPN’s updated BPI top 25

1. Gonzaga (24-3 record, 20.8 BPI)
2. Houston (26-4, 19.2)
3. Kentucky (25-6, 18.4)
4. Arizona (28-3, 18.2)
5. Baylor (26-5, 17.7)
6. Villanova (23-7, 17.6)
7. Tennessee (23-7, 17.1)
8. Duke (26-5, 16.9)
9. Purdue (25-6, 16.6)
10. UCLA (23-6, 16.3)
11. Auburn (27-4, 16.3)
12. Kansas (25-6, 15.9)
13. Texas Tech (23-8, 15.5)
14. Iowa (22-8, 15.0)
15. LSU (21-10, 14.7)
16. Illinois (21-8, 14.5)
17. Texas (21-10, 14.0)
18. UConn (22-8, 13.4)
19. Arkansas (24-7, 12.9)
20. Alabama (19-12, 12.3)
21. Virginia Tech (19-12, 12.1)
22. Ohio State (19-9, 12.1)
23. Saint Mary’s (24-6, 11.6)
24. Wisconsin (24-5, 11.6)
25. Loyola Chicago (24-7, 11.3)

There were multiple teams that finished just shy of the latest ESPN BPI top 25, including UNC (11.0 BPI), Memphis (10.8), San Diego State (10.7), Michigan (10.7), and Murray State (10.6).

There are five top 25 teams in action on the final day of the regular season on Sunday. No. 14 Houston hits the road for a rematch against Memphis. No. 23 Ohio State hosts Michigan, and No. 10 Wisconsin hosts Nebraska. The best matchup of the day figures to be No. 20 Illinois against No. 24 Iowa on Sunday night.

Entering conference tournaments, the NCAA Tournament field is far from finalized. On Sunday, ESPN Bracketology expert Joe Lunardi revealed which teams are his current one seeds in the projected field. Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, and Kansas were his teams on the top line, with Auburn and Kentucky trailing just behind.