SM's Top 25 Rankings for the week of Monday, March 9th, 2026
Written by Sean Murawski // SM Sports
Updated on Monday, March 9th, 2026 at 7:43 am
The last 25 Hard before the NCAA tournament is officially here. This will look pretty different from NCAA tournament projected seeding. While those take into account an entire season's body of work, this final 25 Hard edition reflects who's hot and who's not. The 25 teams in America who go into the tournament on the highest note are below. Of course, you don't have to be on this list to have a chance, and that's the beauty of it.
Sean Murawski is a writer for his own personal sports website, smsports.net. He publishes weekly columns and rankings on men’s college basketball, as well as coverage columns for the MLB.
Projected Tournament Seed Range: #1 Overall Seed
Projected Tournament Seed Range: 1 seed
Projected Tournament Seed Range: 1 seed
Projected Tournament Seed Range: 1 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 2 seed/3 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 3 seed/4 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 2 seed/3 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 5 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 4 seed/5 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 4 seed/5 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 5 seed
Projected Tournament Seed Range: 4 seed/5 seed
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Projected Tournament Seed Range: 9 seed
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