NCAA Basketball: UCLA, Duke and UConn rise in latest top 25 power ranking

Mar 4, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Tyrece Radford (23) drives to the basket against Alabama Crimson Tide guard Rylan Griffen (3) during the second half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Tyrece Radford (23) drives to the basket against Alabama Crimson Tide guard Rylan Griffen (3) during the second half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
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Four months of exciting NCAA basketball all comes down to this. The calendar finally reads March and the NCAA Tournament is less than two weeks away, with Selection Sunday ever imminent. No matter what has happened these past few months, the excitement, drama, and performances in the Tournament will no doubt top it all. That being said, this regular season has been full of surprises and awesome moments, and plenty of memories across the country.

Obviously, the NCAA Tournament is where things really matter, but getting there is the important first step. A great number of teams will earn automatic bids in the next week while others will secure their position on the bubble. Our focus today isn’t on the bubble, but on the best teams in the nation at this current time. We’re looking at the teams that are safely off the bubble.

There are no guarantees, but it’s likely that each of the teams on today’s Top 25 update will play in the NCAA Tournament. With the regular season nearly complete, we’re looking at what these teams have already accomplished as they get ready for their conference tournaments next week. Picking 25 teams Is never easy but we’ve done our best and will dive deeply into each of these teams ahead; let’s get right into the rankings and see what these teams did this past week.