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Final 2016-2017 Season NCAA Basketball Power Rankings & Trends

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  1. unc North Carolina Tar Heels (33-7), +8
  2. gonzag Gonzaga Bulldogs (37-2)
  3. oreg Oregon Ducks (33-6), +2
  4. kansas Kansas Jayhawks (31-5), -1
  5. uk Kentucky Wildcats (32-6), +2
  6. sc South Carolina Gamecocks (26-11), NEW, +20
  7. nova Villanova Wildcats (32-4), -6
  8. ariz Arizona Wildcats (32-5), -4
  9. ucla California-Los Angeles Bruins (31-5), -3
  10. duke Duke Blue Devils (28-9), -2
  11. fla Florida Gators (27-9), +7
  12. wvu West Virginia Mountaineers (28-9), +1
  13. baylor Baylor Bears (27-8), -3
  14. pur Purdue Boilermakers (27-8)
  15. wisc Wisconsin Badgers (27-10), +8
  16. mich Michigan Wolverines (26-12), +5
  17. xavier Xavier Musketeers (24-14), NEW, +9
  18. fsu Florida State Seminoles (26-9), -7
  19. lou Louisville Cardinals (25-9), -7
  20. wichst Wichita State Shockers (31-5), -1
  21. nd Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-10), -6
  22. butler Butler Bulldogs (25-9), -5
  23. iowast Iowa State Cyclones (24-11), -3
  24. smu Southern Methodist Mustangs (30-5), -8
  25. cin Cincinnati Bearcats (30-6), -3

 

Dropped from rankings:

uva Virginia Cavaliers (Previously #24, -2), maryca Saint Mary’s Gaels (Previously #25, -1)

 

Biggest Movers:

Up: sc South Carolina Gamecocks (+20)
Down: smu Southern Methodist Mustangs (-8)

 

-Asher Fair