Duke sits in the No. 1 spot atop Andy Katz’s first Power 44 rankings ahead of the 2026-27 men’s basketball season.
Here are the full rankings from the first Power 44:
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1. Duke 2. Florida 3. Michigan4. Illinois5. Tennessee6. UConn
7. Arizona8. Arkansas9. Texas10. Michigan State11. Vanderbilt12. Virginia13. Kansas14. Houston15. Louisville16. Alabama17. Nebraska
18. Iowa State19. Purdue20. USC21. Gonzaga22. St. John’s23. Miami (FL)24. Indiana25. Missouri26. VCU27. Saint Louis28. UCLA29. Ohio State30. BYU31. Iowa
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32. Texas A&M33. North Carolina34. Providence35. Baylor36. Wisconsin37. Auburn38. Xavier 39. Ole Miss40. Marquette41. Texas Tech42. Kentucky43. Maryland44. New Mexico
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network during the regular season. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz.
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