The Blue Devils and Wildcats finished atop the ACC and Big 12, respectively, with convincing victories on Monday night

Duke, Arizona and Michigan are all 27-2 and appear to be near-locks to be No. 1 seeds when the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket is unveiled on March 15. The fourth No. 1 seed continue

Arizona is your Big 12 regular-season champ, Duke crushes NC State, McNeese wins its 20th-straight, 10 3-pointers, a very strange box score and more from Monday's college basketball action.

Here's a look at the latest college basketball rankings heading into the final week of the regular season and where Duke basketball fits into the mix.

The projected seeding for the NCAA men's basketball tournament is coming into focus ahead of the final week of the regular season.

Duke headlines Andy Katz's latest Power 37 men's college basketball rankings, as Arizona, Michigan and UConn round out the top 4 entering March.

Updated NET rankings through Feb. 22: Michigan, Duke and Arizona lead as Quad 1 wins and road records shape NCAA Tournament résumés. Full Top 40 included.

No. 1 Duke, No. 2 Arizona and No. 3 Michigan each have a challenging test against a top-15 opponent coming up, headlining this week's AP Top 25 schedule.

At the moment, Duke leads the trio in key analytics used by the Selection Committee, including the aforementioned and newly emphasized wins-above-bubble (WAB). Michigan is the closest to the Blue Devils in the analytics, but a toss-up between those teams would likely be decided by Duke’s head-to-head victory.

Virginia and Kansas could make statements and improve their seeding by toppling projected No. 1 seeds on the road