It’s tournament time! Alabama is the No. 1 team in the final poll before the madness after their SEC Tournament win.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Alabama | 246 | +3 |
| 2 | 1 Houston | 231 | -1 |
| 3 | 1 Kansas | 223 | – |
| 4 | Purdue | 218 | +1 |
| 5 | UCLA | 211 | -3 |
| 6 | Marquette | 201 | – |
| 7 | Texas | 196 | +1 |
| 8 | Arizona | 191 | +1 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | 170 | -2 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 134 | +6 |
| 11 | UConn | 132 | -1 |
| 12 | Baylor | 131 | -1 |
| 13 | Virginia | 124 | -1 |
| 14 | Xavier | 108 | +3 |
| 15 | Saint Mary’s | 101 | -2 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 90 | -2 |
| 17 | Duke | 89 | +7 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 88 | -3 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 79 | – |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 61 | – |
| 21 | Indiana | 55 | -3 |
| 22 | TCU | 41 | +1 |
| 23 | Creighton | 29 | -1 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 22 | NR |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 20 | -4 |
New entrants: Kentucky (24)
Dropped out: Oral Roberts (25)
Receiving votes: Missouri (15), Oral Roberts (9), Penn State (9), Memphis (9), Iowa State (8), Charleston (7), Utah State (2)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
Student Media Poll 