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Andy Katz | krikya18.com Correspondent | February 2, 2026

St. John's, Iowa State climb into top 10 in men's basketball Power 37 rankings

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Following another week of conference play chaos, St John's and Iowa State climbed into the top 10 of Andy Katz's Power 37 rankings. 

Here are the latest rankings: 

1. Arizona (1): The Wildcats had quite a week by winning at BYU and taking down Arizona State in Tempe. 
2. Michigan (5): Michigan took down Nebraska and then Michigan State on the road for two top-10 wins. 
3. Duke (3): The Blue Devils are rolling in the ACC in advance of the first of two Tobacco Road showdowns.
4. UConn (2): The Huskies remain atop the Big East in advance of the St. John’s showdown. 
5. Illinois (7): The Illini got past Washington at home and then took down Nebraska Sunday for back-to-back weekend top-10 wins on the road.
6. Gonzaga (6): The Bulldogs got the win over Saint Mary’s in the last home game against their WCC rivals. 
7. Nebraska (4): The Huskers lost twice, but the first one at Michigan came without two of their top three starters and the second was to a surging Illinois.

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8. Houston (9):
The Cougars are poised for a Big 12 title challenging run. 
9. Iowa State (11): The Cyclones are back to being a Big 12 challenger.
10. St. John’s (14): The Red Storm are rising just in time for the showdown with UConn. 
11. Kansas (15): The Jayhawks are rocking with and without Darryn Peterson on the floor. 
12. Michigan State (10): The Spartans nearly got beat at Rutgers before falling at home to Michigan. 
13. Texas Tech (8): The Red Raiders got beat at UCF. 
14. Florida (20): The Gators are surging at the right time in the SEC. 
15. Tennessee (18): The Vols got a W over Auburn to keep pace in the SEC. 
16. Texas A&M (22): The Aggies are tied for first in the SEC with a potential season-changing week ahead. 
17. Vanderbilt (21): The Commodores are back to their winning ways with three in a row. 
18. BYU (12): The Cougars had a rough week in the rugged Big 12 by losing at home to Arizona and at Kansas. 

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19. Kentucky (17): The Wildcats lost badly at Vanderbilt but then stunned the SEC by winning at Arkansas. 
20. Indiana (NR): Time to respect the Hoosiers. Indiana had a season-changing week by beating Purdue at home and then going to UCLA and surviving in double OT. 
21. Purdue (13): The Boilermakers ended a three-game losing streak by winning at Maryland. 
22. Arkansas (16): Two weeks after beating Vanderbilt, the Hogs got upset at home by Kentucky. 
23. Saint Louis (23): The Billikens have won 15 in a row and are 21-1. 
24. Miami (Ohio) (24): The RedHawks are 22-0 and 10-0 in the MAC.
25. Auburn (19): The Tigers saw their four-game win streak stop at Tennessee.
26. Clemson (26): The Tigers sit alone in second place in the ACC.
27. North Carolina (32): The Tar Heels have won three in a row the week of the Duke game. They should get past Syracuse first. 

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28. Virginia (27): The Cavaliers have won two in a row since losing to North Carolina. 
29. Wisconsin (34): The Badgers continue to take care of business with a pair of home wins, including beating Ohio State. 
30. Louisville (NR): The Cardinals got a 14-point win over SMU after a 21-point loss to Duke. 
31. Iowa (35): The Hawkeyes held on for a win over USC and then won at Oregon. 
32. NC State (NR): The Wolfpack are starting to make an NCAA tournament run with four wins in a row. 
33. Utah State (NR): The Aggies are back atop the Mountain West with a three-game win streak. 
34. San Diego State (29): The Aztecs dropped their first MWC game to Utah State. 
35. New Mexico (NR): The Lobos have won four in a row and are tied with Utah State and SDSU for first in the MWC. 
36. Villanova (36): The Wildcats bounced back from a loss to UConn with a win over Providence. 
37. Belmont (37): The Bruins continue to be the team to beat in the MVC with 10-2 record after winning their seventh in a row. 

Dropped out: Georgia (25), Miami (28), Missouri (30), Alabama (31), USC (33).

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