If you told me right now that Arizona, Michigan, Duke and Iowa State will wind up as the four No. 1 seeds of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, not only would I agree, I’d probably heckle you for the lukewarm take.

Really going out on a limb there, picking the four undefeated teams that occupy Nos. 1-4 in the AP poll! Do you like UConn on the women’s side too?

But sarcasm aside, there’s a reason why that quartet has risen to its own tier at the top. Every one of those four teams can make a case for the best team in the country, and all of them earned first-place votes -- even Iowa State, the school least associated with basketball greatness historically.

The coaches’ poll picked Michigan over Arizona by a mere 13 points , while Duke has found its way to the top of some power rankings.

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