Power Sweet Sixteen Rankings

Yet another jam-packed week of conference clashes featured plenty of top-notch college basketball, which made a huge impact on potential seedings. Five teams that were ranked in last week’s edition lost, as did two of the teams who would have been next in line. Of course, it will all lead to a major shake-up in this week's rankings, but who will move where? Who will drop out and who will get their first taste of the Rankings? I will post the rankings every Sunday night/Monday morning until I begin to release complete brackets in February.

- Standard bracketing rules apply (no two teams from the same conference in the same half-bracket, etc.)
- Numbers in parenthesis next to the team indicate what 1-16 ranking they are

Indianapolis Region:

1. Pittsburgh (3)

2. North Carolina (6)

3. Memphis (12)

4. Arizona State (13)

Boston Region:

1. Connecticut (2)

2. Michigan State (7)

3. Clemson (11)

4. Butler (15)

Arizona Region:

1. Oklahoma (4)

2. Wake Forest (5)

3. Marquette (10)

4. Texas (14)

Memphis Region:

1. Duke (1)

2. Louisville (8)

3. Xavier (9)

4. Illinois (16)

17th Team: Kentucky

Others Considered: West Virginia, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Georgetown, California