Duke sits in the No. 1 spot atop Andy Katz's first Power 44 rankings ahead of the 2026-27 men's basketball season.
Here are the full rankings from the first Power 44:
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1. Duke
2. Florida
3. Michigan
4. Illinois
5. Tennessee
6. UConn
7. Arizona
8. Arkansas
9. Texas
10. Michigan State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Virginia
13. Kansas
14. Houston
15. Louisville
16. Alabama
17. Nebraska
18. Iowa State
19. Purdue
20. USC
21. Gonzaga
22. St. John’s
23. Miami (FL)
24. Indiana
25. Missouri
26. VCU
27. Saint Louis
28. UCLA
29. Ohio State
30. BYU
31. Iowa
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32. Texas A&M
33. North Carolina
34. Providence
35. Baylor
36. Wisconsin
37. Auburn
38. Xavier
39. Ole Miss
40. Marquette
41. Texas Tech
42. Kentucky
43. Maryland
44. New Mexico
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