College basketball has had itself a week. Not only did No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Duke lose, but No. 5 Tennessee and No. 9 St. John's both fell on the road, No. 11 Michigan State stumbled at home and unranked UConn went into Omaha and pulled one out over Creighton for the first time under Dan Hurley.

With just over a month until Selection Sunday, let's take another look at how the five major conferences compare in strength to each other. Surprised?

Alabama and Auburn top our SEC Power Rankings prior to their first showdown of the season, but which of the Iron Bowl rivals is No. 1?

There is no hotter team in America than Kansas State. That's why the Wildcats made a big jump in this week's Big 12 power rankings.

Auburn got blitzed at home by Florida, Duke got dropped on the road at Clemson, then Alabama held off Arkansas for the road win. But in both the AP poll and these Power Rankings, Auburn keeps its place at the top.

The starting lineup with Lee in Moore’s place had a plus-50.5 NET rating going into Sunday’s matchup, the best rating of any five-player group competing for at least 50 possessions. Schaefer is putting more faith in his youngest rotation player, and it is paying off.

No. 1 Auburn faces No. 2 Alabama on Saturday in a matchup highlighted by a bunch of players who returned to college after being told not to jump to the NBA.

Tuesdays are clearly the biggest weekdays in the sport -- in part because SEC teams are always in action, which is why we've had at least one ranked-versus-ranked matchup each Tuesday in 2025. No other weekday can make that claim.

After losing 73-70 on Tuesday night, Arizona (17-7, 11-2) dropped three spots in the only rankings that matter — the NCAA NET Rankings. They're now ranked No. 10 in the country, one spot behind Purdue,