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AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to college basketball rankings (3/10/25)



AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to college basketball rankings (3/10/25)

March Madness correspondent Andy Katz went live on Bleacher Report to break down the men’s basketball AP poll and his own Power 37 rankings released on March 10, less than one week from Selection Sunday.

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  1. New Mexico ranked and A&M 29 is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. NM lost to NM St and SJSU and has beaten NO ONE.

    🤡😂🤡😂🤡😂🤡😂

  2. So sportswriters now say St John’s is better than Tennessee even though they have same record and schedule strength of 43 compared to Tennessee I think between 5 and 8? Makes sense if you’re biased I guess.

  3. Andy, you say your poll put a big emphasis on how teams are playing now. Michigan State wins the B10 by 3 full games, wins 7 games in a row, including wins at Illinois at Maryland and at Michigan and you rank them 9th, and St. John's 4th? What is up with that?

  4. “Michigan state vs the field is close”…
    Being generous, I think your math is worse than the rest of your analysis. MSU is +260 to win the B10 tournament which is an implied probability 27.8%. So, no, it’s not “close”.

  5. You said Kentucky split the week when they won by 30 against LSU and then best Missouri at there place how is this splitting the week?

  6. there’s 14 SEC teams with more quad one wins than Duke. and Auburn beat Houston. but it’s why AP poll doesn’t matter now that the tournament is coming

  7. someone tell me why creighton didn’t get in when there are two 22-9 teams in the top 25 above Creighton and cu owns the tiebreaker over mu

  8. You are insane if you think UCLA is the best defensive team in the B10. They aren't even the 2nd best defense. By far MSU is the best defensive team at #5 in the Nation per KenPom. Maryland is next at #9 and then UCLA at #15. Just admit that you hate MSU. Maryland has been your favorite team all season. MSU wins the B10 by 3 games and you still won't say that they are the best team in the B10. You are sad. The Media is not supposed to allow their biases to affect what they report.

  9. Not sure what numbers everyone is looking at but as of now, all I hear about is North Carolina doesnt have enough Quad 1 Wins, which that is true but that is only 1 metric. Using the Committee metrics, North Carolina going into today is in.

  10. I’m excited to see what this Louisville team can do in March!
    Even if it’s not much it’s felt good to have a team that plays hard every game and can actually win games.
    Pat Kelsey has done a great job building a winning culture here and it didn’t take him very long.
    Go Cards!

  11. MSU just consecutively beat Illinois (road), Purdue, Michigan (road), Maryland (road), Wisconsin, Iowa (road), and Michigan.

    That is all.

  12. UK did not "split the week" they blew out LSU by 30+ and then beat their 8th top 15 team of the year at Mizzou.

  13. For #5 Bama, you might want to put beating Auburn as a "Notable win". They were #1 when Bama beat them.

  14. Yeah, give anyone Cooper Flagg and that Duke roster and they'd be "Coach of the Year." Kelvin Sampson has done the best COACHING job this year. While Duke has the best team money can buy, CKS has a mostly home-grown squad, no big money transfers, and even a bunch of American Conference guys still in the fold and contributing. SIX conference championships in a row. Houston is killing the Big 12 in its first two seasons. The Coogs haven't lost a Big 12 road game in over a year! Plus, the winningest program in D1 basketball the past five years. If not now, WHEN does CKS get the honor???

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