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2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Round of 32 Team Power Rankings

Photo Credit: Gig Em Gazette (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)

  1. nova Villanova Wildcats (32-3)
  2. gonzag Gonzaga Bulldogs (33-1)
  3. kansas Kansas Jayhawks (29-4)
  4. ariz Arizona Wildcats (31-4)
  5. oreg Oregon Ducks (30-5)
  6. ucla California-Los Angeles Bruins (30-4)
  7. uk Kentucky Wildcats (30-5)
  8. duke Duke Blue Devils (28-8)
  9. unc North Carolina Tar Heels (28-7)
  10. baylor Baylor Bears (26-7)
  11. fsu Florida State Seminoles (26-8)
  12. lou Louisville Cardinals (25-8)
  13. wvu West Virginia Mountaineers (27-8)
  14. pur Purdue Boilermakers (26-7)
  15. nd Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-9)
  16. butler Butler Bulldogs (24-8), +1
  17. fla Florida Gators (25-8), +1
  18. wichst Wichita State Shockers (31-4), +1
  19. iowast Iowa State Cyclones (24-10), +1
  20. mich Michigan Wolverines (25-11), +1
  21. cin Cincinnati Bearcats (30-5), +1
  22. wisc Wisconsin Badgers (26-9), +1
  23. uva Virginia Cavaliers (23-10), +1
  24. maryca Saint Mary’s Gaels (29-4), +1
  25. ark Arkansas Razorbacks (26-9), +7
  26. nw Northwestern Wildcats (24-11), +7
  27. usc Southern California Trojans (26-9), +7
  28. sc South Carolina Gamecocks (23-10), +7
  29. ri Rhode Island Rams (25-9), +8
  30. michst Michigan State Spartans (20-14), +15
  31. mtsu Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (31-4), +16
  32. xavier Xavier Musketeers (22-13), +9

 

Biggest Improver

mtsu Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (+16)

 

-Asher Fair