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The long and winding road that is the college basketball regular season has officially come to an end. The bubble remains an absolute mess entering Champ Week, with bid thieves lurking around several prominent corners, but the cream of the crop appears fairly well defined entering the postseason.
The consensus among most experts has Duke, Arizona and Michigan locked into three of the top four seeds, but the fourth remains up for grabs as some late stumbles from UConn may open the door for Florida or others to claim a spot on the top line. The Gators beat Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Saturday to end the regular season on an 11-game winning streak, which should help them leapfrog the Huskies in the final AP Top 25 poll of the season set to drop on Monday afternoon.
How will those rankings shake out? Read on for projections of the rankings below with more detailed analysis to come of the most impactful results of the week that was.
Projected AP Top 25 Rankings After The End Of The Regular Season
1. Duke Blue Devils
2. Arizona Wildcats
3. Michigan Wolverines
4. Florida Gators
5. Houston Cougars
6. UCONN Huskies
7. Iowa State Cyclones
8. Illinois Fighting Illini
9. Michigan State Spartans
10. Virginia Cavaliers
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers
12. Gonzaga Bulldogs
13. St. John’s Red Storm
14. Miami (OH) Redhawks
15. Arkansas Razorbacks
16. Kansas Jayhawks
17. Alabama Crimson Tide
18. North Carolina Tar Heels
19. Texas Tech Red Raiders
20. Purdue Boilermakers
21. Saint Mary’s Gaels
22. Vanderbilt Commodores
23. Wisconsin Badgers
24. Miami (FL) Hurricanes
25. TCU Horned Frogs
Thomas Haugh dunks the ball during the first half against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena. | Jordan Prather-Imagn Images
Florida closes strong against Kentucky
The biggest threat to the top three teams in the poll may well be the reigning national champions, who took a bit to find themselves but are now firing on all cylinders. No. 5 Florida picked off Kentucky 84-77 at Rupp Arena to secure their 11th win in a row and take home the SEC’s…
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Publish date : 2026-03-09 01:03:00
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