V-POLL | SENSATIONAL 16 and TOP 25

I'm ranking the nation's top 16 teams each week — those I believe are on track for the Sweet 16 — plus the rest of my Top 25 (based on games from Monday to Sunday)

Here's my last Top 25 going into the tourney, baby! This should be a special NCAA Tournament because there are so many solid teams this season. Illinois finishes the season as the No. 1 team in the country, while Duke rises to No. 2 after winning the ACC tournament. Last week's No. 2, North Carolina, doesn't fall far as the Tar Heels settle in as the nation's No. 3 team, in my book.

MARCH 14
1. Illinois
2. Duke
3. North Carolina
4. Washington
5. Kentucky
6. Wake Forest
7. Louisville
8. Oklahoma State
9. Connecticut
10. Syracuse
11. Kansas
12. Arizona
13. Florida
14. Gonzaga
15. Oklahoma
16. Wake Forest
17. Villanova
18. Boston College
19. Alabama
20. Utah
21. Wisconsin
22. Georgia Tech
23. West Virginia
24. Pacific
25. LSU

MARCH 7
1. Illinois
2. North Carolina
3. Wake Forest
4. Duke
5. Kentucky
6. Connecticut
7. Boston College
8. Arizona
9. Kansas
10. Gonzaga
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Washington
14. Louisville
15. Oklahoma
16. Syracuse
17. Alabama
18. Villanova
19. Pacific
20. Utah
21. Florida
22. Wisconsin
23. Cincinnati
24. Charlotte
25. Nevada

FEB. 28
1. Illinois
2. North Carolina
3. Wake Forest
4. Duke
5. Boston College
6. Kentucky
7. Connecticut
8. Kansas
9. Oklahoma State
10. Washington
11. Arizona
12. Gonzaga
13. Michigan State
14. Louisville
15. Syracuse
16. Pacific
17. Charlotte
18. Alabama
19. Villanova
20. Utah
21. Wisconsin
22. Oklahoma
23. Florida
24. Cincinnati
25. Nevada

FEB. 21
1. Illinois
2. North Carolina
3. Oklahoma State
4. Boston College
5. Wake Forest
6. Arizona
7. Duke
8. Kentucky
9. Kansas
10. Connecticut
11. Washington
12. Michigan State
13. Gonzaga
14. Utah
15. Louisville
16. Alabama
17. Syracuse
18. Pacific
19. Charlotte
20. Wisconsin
21. Villanova
22. Pittsburgh
23. Florida
24. Oklahoma
25. Cincinnati

FEB. 14
1. Illinois
2. Kansas
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Wake Forest
6. Oklahoma State
7. Duke
8. Boston College
9. Syracuse
10. Arizona
11. Gonzaga
12. Connecticut
13. Washington
14. Michigan State
15. Utah
16. Louisville
17. Florida
18. Alabama
19. Pacific
20. Pittsburgh
21. Maryland
22. Old Dominion
23. Charlotte
24. DePaul
25. Villanova

FEB. 7
1. Illinois
2. North Carolina
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. Boston College
6. Wake Forest
7. Louisville
8. Duke
9. Syracuse
10. Oklahoma State
11. Washington
12. Gonzaga
13. Arizona
14. Michigan State
15. Utah
16. Connecticut
17. Oklahoma
18. Florida
19. Alabama
20. Pacific
21. Villanova
22. Pittsburgh
23. Old Dominion
24. Cincinnati
25. Texas Tech

JAN. 31
1. Illinois
2. North Carolina
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. Boston College
6. Duke
7. Wake Forest
8. Louisville
9. Syracuse
10. Alabama
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Washington
14. Oklahoma
15. Gonzaga
16. Cincinnati
17. Wisconsin
18. Arizona
19. Pittsburgh
20. Villanova
21. Texas
22. Utah
23. Maryland
24. Connecticut
25. Pacific

JAN. 24
1. Illinois
2. Duke
3. North Carolina
4. Wake Forest
5. Kansas
6. Kentucky
7. Syracuse
8. Boston College
9. Oklahoma State
10. Washington
11. Louisville
12. Oklahoma
13. Alabama
14. Arizona
15. Texas
16. Wisconsin
17. Michigan State
18. Georgia Tech
19. Gonzaga
20. Cincinnati
21. Connecticut
22. Villanova
23. Iowa
24. Old Dominion
25. Utah

JAN. 17
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. Wake Forest
4. Duke
5. North Carolina
6. Oklahoma State
7. Kentucky
8. Syracuse
9. Boston College
10. Washington
11. Louisville
12. Texas
13. Georgia Tech
14. Oklahoma
15. Michigan State
16. Gonzaga
17. Mississippi State
18. Arizona
19. Connecticut
20. Wisconsin
21. Alabama
22. Cincinnati
23. Pittsburgh
24. Florida
25. Southern Illinois

JAN. 10
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. North Carolina
4. Wake Forest
5. Duke
6. Georgia Tech
7. Oklahoma State
8. Kentucky
9. Syracuse
10. Texas
11. Boston College
12. Michigan State
13. Mississippi State
14. Marquette
15. Connecticut
16. Washington
17. Louisville
18. Gonzaga
19. Arizona
20. Oklahoma
21. Cincinnati
22. Alabama
23. West Virginia
24. George Washington
25. Maryland

JAN. 3
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. North Carolina
4. Duke
5. Wake Forest
6. Kentucky
7. Georgia Tech
8. Oklahoma State
9. Syracuse
10. Connecticut
11. Texas
12. Washington
13. Louisville
14. Gonzaga
15. Iowa
16. Arizona
17. West Virginia
18. Michigan State
19. Wisconsin
20. Alabama
21. Mississippi State
22. Maryland
23. Boston College
24. Pittsburgh
25. Oklahoma

DEC. 27
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. North Carolina
4. Oklahoma State
5. Duke
6. Wake Forest
7. Georgia Tech
8. Kentucky
9. Syracuse
10. Pittsburgh
11. Alabama
12. Connecticut
13. Texas
14. Gonzaga
15. Washington
16. NC State
17. Louisville
18. Cincinnati
19. Arizona
20. George Washington
21. Iowa
22. Michigan State
23. Mississippi State
24. Marquette
25. Maryland

DEC. 20
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. North Carolina
4. Oklahoma State
5. Duke
6. Wake Forest
7. Georgia Tech
8. Kentucky
9. Syracuse
10. Pittsburgh
11. Alabama
12. Connecticut
13. Texas
14. Gonzaga
15. Washington
16. NC State
17. Louisville
18. Cincinnati
19. Arizona
20. George Washington
21. Iowa
22. Michigan State
23. Mississippi State
24. Marquette
25. Maryland

DEC. 13
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. Georgia Tech
4. North Carolina
5. Oklahoma State
6. Wake Forest
7. Duke
8. Kentucky
9. Syracuse
10. Texas
11. Pittsburgh
12. Washington
13. NC State
14. Louisville
15. Alabama
16. Connecticut
17. Cincinnati
18. Arizona
19. George Washington
20. Iowa
21. Maryland
22. Marquette
23. Michigan State
24. Mississippi State
25. Virginia

DEC. 6
1. Kansas
2. Illinois
3. Georgia Tech
4. Syracuse
5. North Carolina
6. Wake Forest
7. Duke
8. Oklahoma State
9. Kentucky
10. Texas
11. Connecticut
12. Pittsburgh
13. Washington
14. NC State
15. Virginia
16. Alabama
17. Louisville
18. Cincinnati
19. Arizona
20. George Washington
21. Iowa
22. Maryland
23. Michigan State
24. Mississippi State
25. Notre Dame

NOV. 29
1. Kansas
2. Wake Forest
3. Kentucky
4. Maryland
5. Michigan State
6. Syracuse
7. Georgia Tech
8. Duke
9. North Carolina
10. Illinois
11. Connecticut
12. Oklahoma State
13. Texas
14. Pittsburgh
15. Notre Dame
16. Washington
17. NC State
18. Virginia
19. Alabama
20. Cincinnati
21. Louisville
22. Arizona
23. Florida
24. Mississippi State
25. Iowa

NOV. 22
1. Kansas
2. Wake Forest
3. Kentucky
4. Georgia Tech
5. Michigan State
6. Maryland
7. Syracuse
8. Duke
9. North Carolina
10. Texas
11. Connecticut
12. Illinois
13. Oklahoma State
14. Pittsburgh
15. Notre Dame
16. Louisville
17. Wisconsin
18. Alabama
19. NC State
20. Virginia
21. Cincinnati
22. Arizona
23. Florida
24. Mississippi State
25. Washington