NCAA Tournament Poll: Purdue Surges, Miami Out

0:00On March 16, the final Associated Press, top 25 college basketball pole, dropped on Monday, setting the stage for the NCAA tournament. The top five stayed rock solid, with Duke at number 1, Arizona at number 2, Michigan at number 3, Florida at number 4, and Houston rounding. Out the group at number 5, these match up perfectly with the official tournament seeds. Purdue made the biggest splash, leaping 10 spots to number 8 after knocking off Michigan in the Big 10 Championship game. St. John's climb three places to number 10 with their big east title win, while Virginia edged up 1 to number 9 even after falling to Duke in. The ACC final. Arkansas also rose three spots to number 14, thanks to their SEC tournament victory over Vanderbilt. Fans are buzzing about how these late surges could shake up bracket predictions and first-round matchups. Miami-Avole Hyle tumbled out of the rankings entirely after their first loss of the season in the match tournament.

1:01Teams like BYU, UCLA, and Utah State picked up votes just outside the top 25. As conference champs settle in and bubble teams sweat their spots, the real madness kicks off this week with the full field announcement looming.