Michigan State enters the top 10 for the first time this season behind standout play from Jeremy Fears, while Florida climbs back into the top 10 riding a strong win streak.
Here is my power 37 after the third week of college basketball.
T1. Purdue (Prev.1): The Boilermakers crushed Texas Tech to win the Baha Mar Championship. T1. Arizona (Prev. 2): The Wildcats have a strong case to be a co-No. 1 after winning at UConn. They already have wins over UCLA in Los Angeles and Florida in Las Vegas. 3. Houston (Prev. 3): The Cougars are cruising into Las Vegas. 4. Duke (Prev. 5): The Blue Devils got the win over Kansas and then obliterated the buy-game competition. 5. UConn (Prev. 4): The Huskies lost to Arizona at home but were without two stars. 6. Alabama (Prev. 6): The Tide got the win over Illinois in Chicago after losing at home to Purdue. 7. Michigan (Prev. 7): The Wolverines are playing it tight, but still winning. 8. Louisville (Prev. 8): The Cardinals took down another rival in Cincinnati.
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9. Michigan State (Prev. 16): The Spartans continue to climb and Jeremy Fears is dishing out assists at a record pace. 10. Florida (Prev. 12): The Gators are creeping back up into the top 10. 11. Illinois (Prev. 9): The Illini continue to play a tough slate and will be a Big Ten title contender. 12. BYU (Prev. 15): The Cougars rebounded from the UConn loss to blitz Wisconsin in Salt Lake City.13. St. John’s (Prev. 11): The Red Storm will test themselves more this week in Las Vegas after a soft post Alabama schedule. 14. North Carolina (Prev. 14): The Tar Heels next major test comes this week against Michigan State. 15. Gonzaga (Prev. 22): The Zags have been rolling lately and could be in the top 10 if Players Era goes well for them. 16. Tennessee (Prev. 19): The Vols haven’t been tested yet. They will in Las Vegas. 17. Indiana (Prev. 17): The Hoosiers’ offense hasn’t been an issue for most games, but there have been a few droughts that need to be corrected.
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18. UCLA (Prev. 18): Mick Cronin is waiting for the Bruins to play their best basketball.19. Iowa State (Prev. 21): The Cyclones have quietly been flying under the radar in a loaded Big 1220. Ohio State (Prev. 25): The Buckeyes could be a surprise top six team in the Big Ten. 21. Georgetown (Prev. 24): The Hoyas have the look of being a Big East contender. 22. NC State (Prev. 27): The Wolfpack come to the Maui Invitational as one of the favorites and with possibly the top player in Darrion Williams. 23. Missouri (Prev. 29): Time to give Dennis Gates’ crew some love. They could be the surprise contender in the SEC. 24. Arkansas (Prev. 23): The Razorbacks barely beat Winthrop and can’t afford to be too careless late in games. 25. Nebraska (Prev. 32): The Huskers are rolling in 2025, just like they were in the postseason Crown. They took home the Hall of Fame title in Kansas City. 26. Butler (Prev. NR): Thad Matta has the Bulldogs in prime position to make a Big East run after taking down Virginia at the Greenbrier.
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27. Auburn (Prev. 26): The Tigers have some opportunities in Las Vegas for some needed quad one wins. 28. Ole Miss (Prev. 35): The Rebels are another team that needs some quality wins, but is at least beating the teams it should, thus far. 29. Utah State (Prev. 36): The Aggies are once again going to be in the chase for the Mountain West title. They crushed Davidson Sunday. 30. Wisconsin (Prev. 20): The Badgers shouldn’t schedule BYU in Utah or Colorado or anywhere outside of the Midwest. 31.Texas Tech (Prev. 10): The Red Raiders got blitzed by Purdue and need to have something positive soon. 32. Kentucky (Prev. 13): The Wildcats are beating the teams from the one-bid leagues, but need a quality win against a power four team for some confidence before the SEC. 33. Kansas (Prev. 28): The Jayhawks simply aren’t a top 25 team without Darryn Peterson. 34. Baylor (Prev. 31): Still have no idea the ceiling on the Bears, but we should know more in Las Vegas.
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35. Oregon (Prev. 33): The Ducks pummeled their rival Oregon State in a prep for Las Vegas. 36. Iowa (Prev. 34): The Hawkeyes will finally get a test against Ole Miss this week for a true barometer. 37. Santa Clara (Prev. NR): The Broncos are going to be a problem for Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s in the WCC. They’ve taken down a team from the Big East and MWC during their 6-0 start.
On the verge: USC, Saint Mary’s, Clemson, Oklahoma State.
Dropped out: Kansas State (30), West Virginia (37).
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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