I'm ranking the nation's top 16 teams each week (through Monday's games) -- those I believe are on track for the Sweet 16 come March, in conjunction with ESPN.com's Power 16
It's time for Championship Week, and members of my Sensational 16 don't have to sweat out invitations for the Big Dance. Instead, they're working on seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky and Arizona remain 1-2, but there's been some shuffling. I placed Kansas at No. 3 thanks to its Big 12 regular-season championship. Texas is at No. 4 after snapping Oklahoma's 37-game win streak in Norman on Saturday. Wake Forest is on the rise, up to No. 8 as ACC regular-season champion. Another hot team moving up is Xavier, with a 15-game win streak.
Here's my final regular-season Sensational 16 for MARCH 11:
1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Kansas
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. Florida
7. Pittsburgh
8. Wake Forest
9. Marquette
10. Maryland
11. Xavier
12. Syracuse
13. Memphis
14. Wisconsin
15. Illinois
16. Duke
just missed...
17. Stanford
18. Oklahoma State
19. Georgia
20. California
MARCH 4:
1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Florida
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. Kansas
7. Pittsburgh
8. Maryland
9. Duke
10. Marquette
11. Wake Forest
12. Illinois
13. Xavier
14. Syracuse
15. Memphis
16. Wisconsin
just missed ...
17. Stanford
18. Notre Dame
19. California
20. Creighton
FEB. 25:
1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Oklahoma
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Texas
7. Pittsburgh
8. Kansas
9. Louisville
10. Maryland
11. Marquette
12. Xavier
13. Wake Forest
14. Illinois
15. Notre Dame
16. Syracuse
just missed...
17. Creighton
18. Stanford
19. California
20. Mississippi State
FEB. 18:
1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Louisville
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. Duke
7. Florida
8. Kansas
9. Pittsburgh
10. Maryland
11. Marquette
12. Notre Dame
13. Wake Forest
14. Xavier
15. Illinois
16. California
FEB. 11:
1. Louisville
2. Kentucky
3. Arizona
4. Florida
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Pittsburgh
9. Kansas
10. Notre Dame
11. Illinois
12. Marquette
13. Wake Forest
14. Oklahoma State
15. Creighton
16. Maryland
just missed...
17. Xavier
18. California
19. Syracuse
20. St. Joseph's
FEB. 4:
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Arizona
4. Louisville
5. Kentucky
6. Pittsburgh
7. Oklahoma
8. Maryland
9. Notre Dame
10. Duke
11. Kansas
12. Wake Forest
13. Illinois
14. Oklahoma State
15. Marquette
16. Creighton
just missed...
17. Georgia
18. Xavier
19. Alabama
20. Wisconsin
JAN. 28
1. Arizona
2. Pittsburgh
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Louisville
6. Kentucky
7. Duke
8. Oklahoma
9. Maryland
10. Notre Dame
11. Georgia
12. Kansas
13. Oklahoma State
14. Wake Forest
15. Illinois
16. California
just missed...
17. Connecticut
18. Creighton
19. Marquette
20. Xavier
JAN. 21
1. Arizona
2. Pittsburgh
3. Texas
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Kansas
7. Louisville
8. Kentucky
9. Creighton
10. Wake Forest
11. Oklahoma
12. Maryland
13. Notre Dame
14. Georgia
15. Connecticut
16. Indiana
just missed...
17. Alabama
18. Oklahoma State
19. Illinois
20. California
JAN. 14
1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Pittsburgh
4. Texas
5. Florida
6. Kansas
7. Illinois
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10. Connecticut
11. Notre Dame
12. Louisville
13. Creighton
14. Missouri
15. Kentucky
16. Wake Forest
just missed...
17. Maryland
18. Mississippi State
19. Georgia
20. Indiana
JAN. 7
1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Connecticut
4. Pittsburgh
5. Alabama
6. Mississippi State
7. Notre Dame
8. Texas
9. Kansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Illinois
12. Florida
13. Indiana
14. Missouri
15. Louisville
16. Creighton
just missed...
17. Oregon
18. Georgia
19. Kentucky
20. Wake Forest
DEC. 31
1. Duke
2. Pittsburgh
3. Arizona
4. Notre Dame
5. Alabama
6. Connecticut
7. Texas
8. Mississippi State
9. Kansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Illinois
12. Oregon
13. Florida
14. Creighton
15. Marquette
16. Indiana
DEC. 24
1. Duke
2. Pittsburgh
3. Alabama
4. Arizona
5. Oklahoma
6. Notre Dame
7. Illinois
8. Connecticut
9. Texas
10. Marquette
11. Indiana
12. Kansas
13. Oregon
14. Florida
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State
DEC. 17
1. Arizona
2. Duke
3. Pittsburgh
4. Alabama
5. Oregon
6. Oklahoma
7. Indiana
8. Notre Dame
9. Texas
10. Connecticut
11. Illinois
12. Missouri
13. Marquette
14. Kansas
15. Florida
16. Mississippi State
DEC. 10
1. Arizona
2. Duke
3. Pittsburgh
4. Alabama
5. Oregon
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas
8. Connecticut
9. Indiana
10. Notre Dame
11. Kentucky
12. Illinois
13. Texas Tech
14. Missouri
15. Tulsa
16. Marquette
DEC. 3
1. Arizona
2. Texas
3. Pittsburgh
4. Duke
5. Alabama
6. Oklahoma
7. Connecticut
8. Oregon
9. North Carolina
10. Indiana
11. Florida
12. Maryland
13. Kansas
14. Marquette
15. Texas Tech
16. Missouri
NOV. 26
1. Arizona
2. Kansas
3. Pittsburgh
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Duke
7. Florida
8. Oklahoma
9. Georgia
10. Connecticut
11. Marquette
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. Michigan State
15. Indiana
16. Maryland
Two Wildcats still clawing
