College basketball power rankings: Michigan, Arizona stand above all else entering new year

By Kyle Boone • 4 min read The calendar flipping to 2026 means more than one-third of the college basketball regular season is already in the books. And if there is one takeaway to be gleaned from that stretch of time, it is this: There is Michigan and Arizona, then there is everyone else. That is reflected below in our updated Power Rankings, where Michigan and Arizona -- and in that order for a second consecutive update -- rank No. 1 and No. 2. There are plenty of other teams waiting in the wings: Iowa State, UConn, Vanderbilt have all...