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
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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