Power Sweet 16 Rankings

College basketball is filled with parity this season, and this past week demonstrated that perfectly. 14 top-25 teams lost, including every team ranked Nos. 15-25. The No. 5 vs. No. 12 and No. 4 vs. No. 13 games this season are going to be outstanding. Needless to say, there were plenty of shake-ups in the Power Sweet 16 Rankings for this week. Let’s see how the recent results have affected the rankings. Note: I will post the rankings every Sunday 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 it is

Newark Region (East):

• 1. Syracuse (2)
• 2. Duke (5)
• 3. Texas (9)
• 4. Wisconsin (15)

New Orleans Region (Southeast):

• 1. Ohio State (3)
• 2. Pittsburgh (6)
• 3. BYU (11)
• 4. Missouri (13)

San Antonio Region (Southwest):

• 1. Kansas (1)
• 2. Villanova (8)
• 3. Kentucky (10)
• 4. Notre Dame (16)

Anaheim Region (West):

• 1. San Diego State (4)
• 2. Connecticut (7)
• 3. Texas A&M (12)
• 4. Michigan State (14)

17^th Team: Minnesota

Others Considered: West Virginia, Purdue, Georgetown, Illinois, Temple