Overview
- Released Monday before the NCAA Tournament, the final AP poll kept Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and Houston unchanged at the top, matching the NCAA’s top five seeds.
- Purdue jumped 10 spots to No. 8 after upsetting Michigan to win the Big Ten title.
- St. John’s rose to No. 10 following its Big East tournament championship.
- Arkansas moved up to No. 14 after defeating Vanderbilt for the SEC crown, while Vanderbilt landed at No. 16 after a semifinal win over Florida preceded its loss in the final.
- Miami (Ohio) fell out of the rankings after a first-round MAC loss to UMass and will face SMU in the First Four in Dayton.