Week 19 Poll: UCLA, South Carolina, Texas & USC Lock Down NCAA No. 1 Seeds



*Week 19 rankings based on March 16 games

*Key wins Top 100

1. UCLA (30-2) B1G Conference Champions

Key Wins: Louisville, South Carolina, Creighton, Washington, Nebraska, Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State, USC

Key Losses: USC, USC

2. USC (28-3) B1G Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Ole Miss, Oregon, UConn, Michigan, Nebraska, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, UCLA, Washington, Michigan State, Illinois, UCLA, Indiana, Michigan

Key Losses: Notre Dame, Iowa, USC

3. UConn (31-3) Big East Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: USF, UNC, Ole Miss, Louisville, Iowa State, Creighton, South Carolina, Seton Hall, Creigton, Marquette, Villanova, Creighton

Key Losses: Notre Dame, USC, Tennessee

4. South Carolina (30-3) SEC Co-Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Michigan, NC State, Iowa State, Duke, TCU, USF, Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU, Tennessee, Vandy, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Vandy, Oklahoma, Texas

Key Losses: UCLA, Texas, UConn

5. Texas (31-3) SEC Co-Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: West Virginia, Richmond, Oklahoma, Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Kentucky, LSU, MIssissippi State, Ole Miss, LSU

Key Losses: Notre Dame, South Carolina, South Carolina

6. TCU (31-3) Big 12 Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: NC State, Notre Dame, USF, Utah, Baylor, Iowa State, Arizona, West Virginia, Baylor, Colorado, West Virginia, Baylor

Key Losses: South Carolina, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

7. Notre Dame (26-5) ACC Co-Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: USC, Texas, UConn, UNC, Georgia Tech, Louisville, California, Duke, California

Key Losses: TCU, Utah, NC State, Florida State, Duke

8. NC State (26-6) ACC Co-Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Mississippi, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Duke, FSU, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, UNC

Key Losses: South Carolina, TCU, LSU, California, UNC, Duke

9. Duke (26-7) ACC Conference Champions

Key Wins: Kansas State, Oklahoma, Columbia, California, Georgia Tech, UNC, Florida State, Notre Dame, NC State

Key Losses: Maryland, South Carolina, USF, UNC, NC State, Notre Dame, Louisville

10. LSU (28-5)

Key Wins: NC State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky

Key Losses: South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas

11. Oklahoma (25-7)

Key Wins: UNLV, Louisville, Michigan, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Kentucky

Key Losses: Duke, Texas, Mississippi State, South Carolina, LSU, Kentucky, South Carolina

12. Baylor (27-7)

Key Wins: UNLV, Colorado, Utah, West Virginia, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Iowas State, Oklahoma State

Key Losses: Oregon, Indiana, Oklahoma State, UCLA, TCU, TCU, TCU

13. UNC (27-7)

Key Wins: Indiana, Kentucky, Duke, California, Virginia Tech, NC State, Louisville, Florida State

Key Losses: UConn, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Florida State, Duke, Virginia, NC State

14. Ohio State (25-6)

Key Wins: Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Maryland, Nebraska, Washington, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan State, Iowa

Key Losses: Penn State, UCLA, USC, Indiana, Maryland, UCLA

15. Kentucky (22-7)

Key Wins: Louisville, Illinois, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee

Key Losses: UNC, Texas A&M, Mississippi, Texas, LSU, South Carolina, Oklahoma

16. Maryland (23-7)

Key Wins: Duke, Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State

Key Losses: USC, Texas, Ohio State, UCLA, Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan

17. Tennessee (22-9)

Key Wins: Florida State, Iowa, Richmond, Mississippi State, UConn, Ole Miss, Alabama

Key Losses: Oklahoma, LSU, Vanderbilt, Texas, South Carolina, LSU, Kentucky, Georgia, Vanderbilt

18. Alabama (23-8)

Key Wins: Michigan State, Richmond, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, LSU

Key Losses: California, Texas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Florida

19. Florida State (23-8)

Key Wins: Gonzaga, Virginia Tech, UNC, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame

Key Losses: Illinois, Tennessee, Stanford, California, NC State, Louisville, Duke, North Carolina

20. West Virginia (24-7)

Key Wins: Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Utah, Kansas State

Key Losses: Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Baylor, TCU, TCU

21. Kansas State (26-7)

Key Wins: Creighton, Utah, Iowa State, TCU

Key Losses: Duke, Colorado, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Baylor, Iowas State, West Virginia

22. Oklahoma State (25-6)

Key Wins: Iowa State, Baylor, West Virginia, TCU, Kansas State, Arizona, Utah, Colorado

Key Losses: Richmond, Kansas, Houston, West Virginia, BYU, Baylor

23. Ole Miss (20-10)

Key Wins: Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State

Key Losses: USC, UConn, NC State, Texas A&M, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas

24. Illinois (21-9)

Key Wins: Florida State, Oregon, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska

Key Losses: Kentucky, Ohio State, Washington, Minnesota, Michigan State, UCLA, USC, Michigan, Nebraska

25. Iowa (22-10)

Key Wins: Virginia Tech, Iowa State, USC, Minnesota, Washington, Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State

Key Losses: Tennessee, Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Ohio State, UCLA, Ohio State

26. Vanderbilt (19-7)

Key Wins: USF, Tennessee, Alabama

Key Losses: Michigan State, Kentucky, Mississippi, LSU, Mississippi, Texas, Mississippi State, Oklahoma

27. Louisville (21-10)

Key Wins: USF, Georgia Tech, California, Florida State, Duke

Key Losses: UCLA, Kentucky, Oklahoma, UConn, NC State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke

28. Michigan (22-10)

Key Wins: Virginia Tech, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Washington, Maryland

Key Losses: South Carolina, Oklahoma, USC, UCLA, Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, USC

29. Michigan State (21-9)

Key Wins: California, Vanderbilt, Iowa, Washington, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota

Key Losses: Alabama, Maryland,  Nebraska, Oregon, Michigan, UCLA, USC, Ohio State, Iowa

30. California (25-8)

Key Wins: Gonzaga, Alabama, NC State, Florida State, Georgia Tech

Key Losses: Michigan State, Clemson, Duke, UNC, Louisville, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame

31. Georgia Tech (22-10)

Key Wins: Oregon, Mississippi State, UNC, Nebraska, Virginia Tech

Key Losses: Virginia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Duke, Clemson, NC State, Florida State, California, Stanford, NC State

32. Indiana (19-12)

Key Wins: Columbia, Baylor, Iowa, Washington, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon

Key Losses: Harvard, Butler, UNC, UCLA, Illinois, USC, Oregon, Minnestoa, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, USC

33. Nebraska (21-11)

Key Wins: Minnesota, Michigan State, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, Illinois

Key Losses: Creighton, Georgia Tech, UCLA, USC, Ohio State, Washington, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, UCLA

34. Mississippi State (21-11)

Key Wins: Utah, USF, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt

Key Losses: Georgia Tech, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, LSU, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Ole Miss

35. South Dakota State (29-3) Summit Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Creighton, Oregon

Key Losses: Duke, Georgia Tech, Texas

Honorable Mention:

Creighton (26-6)

Key Wins: Nebraska, Marquette, Seton Hall, Seton Hall, Villanova, Villanova, Seton Hall

Key Losses: South Dakota State, Kansas State, UCLA, UConn, UConn, UConn

Utah (22-8)

Key Wins: Notre Dame, Princeton, Iowa State, Colorado

Key Losses: Northwestern, Mississippi State, Kansas State, Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas Tech

Oregon (19-11)

Key Wins: Baylor, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan State, Washington, Minnesota

Key Losses: Georgia Tech, San Dakota State, USC, Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, UCLA, Nebraska, Washington, Indiana

South Florida (23-10)

Key Wins: Duke, UTSA, Temple, North Texas, Temple, North Texas

Key Losses: UConn, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Mississippi State, TCU, South Carolina, North Texas, UAB, Tulsa, East Carolina

Washington (19-13)

Key Wins: Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Oregon, Minnesota

Key Losses: LSU, UCLA, Utah, Michigan State, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio State, Maaryland, Oregon, USC, Michigan

Colorado (20-12)

Key Wins: West Virginia, Kansas State, Arizona

Key Losses: Boise State, Louisville, TCU, Baylor, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Utah, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, TCU

Virginia Tech (18-12)

Key Wins: Georgia Tech, Louisville, California

Key Losses: Iowa, Michigan, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, UNC, Stanford, Boston College, Georgia Tech

Minnesota (20-11)

Key Wins: Illinois, Indiana

Key Losses: Nebraska, Maryland, Michigan, USC, UCLA, Iowa, Ohio State, Oregon, Washington, Michigan State, Washington

Iowa State (22-11)

Key Wins: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas State

Key Losses: UNI, South Carolina, Iowa, UConn, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia, Kansas State, TCU, Baylor, Baylor

Richmond (27-6) A10 Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Oklahoma State, Columbia, George Mason, Davidson, St. Joes, Davidson, St. Joes

Key Losses: Georgetown, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Fordham, St. Joes

Rest of Field: 

Harvard (24-4) Ivy Conference Champions

Key Wins: Indiana, Columbia, Princeton, Columbia

Key Losses: Quinnipiac, Princeton, Columbia, Princeton

Columbia (23-6) Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: FGCU, Harvard, Princeton, Princeton

Key Losses: Villanova, Indiana, Duke, Richmond, Harvard, Harvard

San Diego State (25-9) Mountian West Conference Champions

Key Wins: UNLV, Wyoming

Key Losses: Providence, SFA, Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State, San Jose State, Wyoming, UNLV

Liberty (26-6) Conference USA Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: NC A&T, Western Kentucky, MTSU, Western Kentucky, MTSU

Key Losses: Duke, Tennessee, Grand Canyon, Toledo, MTSU, LT

Grand Canyon (32-2) WAC Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Arizona

Key Losses: MTSU, Oregon

MTSU (26-8)

Key Wins: GCU, Western Kentucky, Western Kentucky

Key Losses: Tennessee, Iowa State, Belmont, Kansas State, Princeton, Western Kentucky, Liberty, Liberty

Arizona (19-13)

Key Wins: UNLV, Cincinnati, West Virginia

Key Losses: NAU, Vanderbilt, California, GCU, Utah, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma State, TCU, Colorado

Fairfield (28-4) MAAC Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Villanova, Quinnipiac, Quinnipiac

Key Losses: Richmond, Oklahoma State, St. John’s, Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac (28-4)

Key Wins: Harvard, Princeton

Key Losses: Miami FL, MSM, Fairfied

Washington State (20-13)

Key Wins: Norfolk State, Oregon State, Oregon State

Key Losses: Stanford, Texas Tech, Iowa, Drake, Oregon, BYU, Santa Clara, Gonzaga, Portland, LMU, Gonzaga, Portland, Portland

Northern Arizona (26-7)

Key Wins: Arizona, Montana State

Key Losses: UNLV, South Dakota, Fresno State, GCU, Montana State, Montana State, Montana

Oregon State (19-15) West Coast Conference Champions

Key Wins: Portland, Gonzaga, Portland

Key Losses: CSU, Minnesota, AZ State, Illinois, UConn, Pacific, UCI, Miami FL, Washington State, Portland, SF, Pacific, Washington State, Gonzaga, St. Marys

James Madison (28-5) Sun Belt Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: None

Key Losses: Notre Dame, Northern Arizona, Texas, NC State, Arkansas State

Arkansas State (21-10) Sun Belt Conference Champions

Key Wins: James Madison

Key Losses: WMU, Xavier, Arkansas, Little Rock,  UT Martin, Tarleton State, App State, Bowling Green, Old Dominion, Coastal Carolina

Missouri State (25-8) MVC Shared Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Gonzaga, Belmont, Drake, Drake

Key Losses: UTM, FSU, TTU, UIC, Illinois State, Murray State, Belmont, Belmont

Gonzaga (22-10) West Coast Shared Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Portland, Portland

Key Losses: Stanford, California, Missouri State, Texas Tech, Florida State, Colorado State, San Francisco, Oregon State, San Francisco, Oregon State

Portland (29-4) West Coast Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Princeton, Washington, State, Washington State, Washington State

Key Losses: Oregon State, Gonzaga, Gonzaga, Oregon State

Princeton (21-8)

Key Wins: Harvard, Harvard

Key Losses: Duq, Quinnipiac, Portland, Utah, Columbia, Harvard

Post Season: Lost to Iowa State in NCAA First Four 68-63.

UNLV (25-7) Mountain West Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Colorado State,, SSSU, Colorado State

Key Losses: Arizona, Oklahoma, Baylor, Northwestern, SDSU, Wyoming, SDSU

Seton Hall (22-9)

Key Wins: Villanova, Marquette

Key Losses: Princeton, USC, LSU, Creighton, UConn, Creighton, Marquette, UConn, Creighton

Marquette (20-10)

Key Wins: Villanova, Seton Hall

Key Losses: UCF, Illinois, Bowling Green State, UConn, Creighton, Seton Hall, Villanova, Butler, UConn, Villanova

Villanova (18-14)

Key Wins: Columbia, Marquette, Marquette

Key Losses: Princeton, UNC, Baylor, Temple, Fairfield, James Madison, Seton Hall, UConn, Marquette, UConn, Creighton, Providence, Creighton, UConn

UTSA (26-4) AAC Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Temple, North Texas

Key Losses: Texas A&M, Stanford, USF, Rice

North Texas (24-8)

Key Wins: USF, Temple

Key Losses: Oregon, New Mexico, Santa Clara, SMU, Tulane, USF, UTSA, USF

George Mason (27-5) A10 Conference Champions

Key Wins: Davidson, Davidson, St. Joes

Key Losses: Maryland, St. Joes, Richmond, Davidson, St. Joes

St. Joseph’s (23-9)

Key Wins: Davidson, George Mason, George Mason, Richmond

Key Losses: Utah, Villanova, Duq, VCU, Richmond, URI, Dayton, Richmond, George Mason

Davidson (19-13)

Key Wins: FGCU, George Mason

Key Losses: HPU, Cincinnati, WF, Virginia Tech, Belmont, Ball State, NC State, Richmond, George Mason, St. Louis, St. Joes, Richmond, George Mason

Montana State (30-3) Big Sky Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: FGCU

Key Losses: Utah, Oral Roberts, Sac State

FGCU (30-3) ASUN Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: None

Key Losses: Davidson, Columbia, Montana State

Murray State (25-7) MVC Shared Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Belmont, Missouri State, Drake, Belmont

Key Losses: SIU, LSU, Alabama, Missouri State, Belmont, UIC, Drake

Green Bay (29-5) Horizon Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: Norfolk State, Drake

Key Losses: Kansas State, UNI, Virginia, PFW, Creighton

Drake (22-11)

Key Wins: Washington State, Murray State, Belmont

Key Losses: Creighton, Iowa, Iowas State, Wyoming, Green Bay, Belmont, Murray, Missouri State, Missouri State, Valpo, Murray State

Norfolk State (30-4) MEAC Reg. & Conference Champions

Key Wins: None

Key Losses: Alabama, Washington State, Green Bay, UNC

Belmont (22-12)

Key Wins: MTSU, Drake, Murray State, Missouri State, Missouri State

Key Losses: Kansas State, Ohio State, Duke, Michigan, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Missouri State, UNI, Drake, Illinois State, Murray State, Murray State

Western Kentucky (23-9)

Key Wins: MTSU

Key Losses: Wichita State, Oregon State, Kentucky, Liverty, FIU, NMS, MTSU, Liberty, MTSU

NC A&T (19-11) CAA Reg. Season Champions

Key Wins: Charleston

Key Losses: SMU, Rice, UNC, Mercer, Liverty, Norfolk state, FGCU, Monmouth, Campbell, Elon, W&M

Ball State (27-7)

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Toledo (24-8)

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Buffafo (25-7)

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Kent State (21-12)

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Wyoming (22-11)

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Colorado State (22-10)

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Fairleigh Dickinson (29-3) Northeast Reg. & Conference Champions 

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Lehigh (27-6) Patriot Reg. & Conference Champions

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UNC-G (25-6) Southern Reg. & Conference Champions

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Vermont (21-12) America East Conference Champions

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Albany (26-6) American East Reg. Season Champions

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High Point (21-11) Big South Reg. & Conference Champions

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Southern (21-14) SWAC Reg. Season & Conference Champions

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Post Season: Win against UC-San Diego in NCAA First Four 68-56.

UC San Diego (20-16) Big West Conference Champions

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Post Season: Lost to Southern in NCAA First Four 68-56.

Hawai’i (22-9) Big West Reg. Season Champions

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William & Mary (15-18) CAA Conference Champions

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Charleston (24-7)

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Stephen F. Austin(29-5) Southland Conference Champions

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SE Louisiana (26-5) Southland Reg. Season Champions

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