ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 18

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Jon Rothstein's College Basketball Rankings

1. Duke (+330 Odds to Win National Championship)

The Skinny: Getting Maliq Brown back is huge.

2. Auburn (+380)

The Skinny: Back-to-back losses is a bit of a concern.

3. Houston (+850)

The Skinny: 34-4 in Big 12 regular season games over the past two years.

4. Florida (+750)

The Skinny: No one is playing better right now.

5. Alabama (+1100)

The Skinny: Keep a close eye on Aiden Sherrell.

6. Tennessee (+1600)

The Skinny: Has never been a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament.

7. St. John’s (+1200)

The Skinny: 27-4.

8. Michigan State (+2000)

The Skinny: Cemented as a two seed but could be better if it wins the Big Ten Tournament.

9. Texas Tech (+3000)

The Skinny: Christian Anderson is a name to watch this month.

10. Texas A&M (+4000)

The Skinny: Still in play for a two seed.

11. Iowa State

The Skinny: Curtis Jones is the best sixth man in the sport.

12. Clemson

The Skinny: Viktor Lakhin was an under-the-radar transfer.

13. Michigan

The Skinny: Trending in the wrong direction.

14. Kentucky

The Skinny: Otega Oweh has scored 20 or more points in five of his last seven games.

15. Wisconsin

The Skinny: Needs Max Klesmit back.

16. Purdue

The Skinny: Needs more around Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufmann-Renn.

17. Missouri

The Skinny: Has given up more than 90 points in each of its last three games.

18. BYU

The Skinny: Could win the Big 12 Tournament.

19. Maryland

The Skinny: Its starters combined to score 68 of its 74 points in Saturday’s win over Northwestern.

20. Memphis

The Skinny: Won its first ever AAC regular season title under Penny Hardaway.

21. Louisville

The Skinny: There’s not enough adjectives to describe the job that Pat Kelsey has done this season.

22. Arizona

The Skinny: Transitioned nicely to the Big 12.

23. Saint Mary’s

The Skinny: Could see Gonzaga for a third time in the title game of the WCC Tournament.

24. Ole Miss

The Skinny: Primed to wreak havoc when it gets out of the SEC.

25. Creighton

The Skinny: Has quietly become one of the sport’s most consistent programs.

26. Illinois

The Skinny: Tre White is emerging.

27. UCLA

The Skinny: Earned the double bye in the Big Ten Tournament.

28. Oregon

The Skinny: Has won seven straight games.

29. UConn

The Skinny: 13-3 with Liam McNeeley in the lineup since it returned from the Maui Invitational.

30. Marquette

The Skinny: Saturday’s loss to St. John’s was devastating.

31. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Could go to the Sweet 16 or be upset in the Round of 64.

32. Kansas

The Skinny: Hunter Dickinson went for 33 and 10 on Saturday against Arizona.

33. New Mexico

The Skinny: Won an outright Mountain West regular season title for the first time since 2012-13.

34. Gonzaga

The Skinny: The 8/9 seed that could upset a number one in the Round of 32.

35. West Virginia

The Skinny: Amani Hansberry has tallied three double-doubles over his last six games.

36. Baylor

The Skinny: Has never been in a rhythm this season.

37. Utah State

The Skinny: Three NCAA Tournaments in three years with three different coaches.

38. Vanderbilt

The Skinny: Set to play in March Madness for the first time since 2017.

39. Xavier

The Skinny: Has won seven straight games.

40. San Diego State

The Skinny: Firmly on the bubble.

41. Georgia

The Skinny: Silas Demary Jr. is surging.

42. Arkansas

The Skinny: 3-1 since Adou Thiero went out of the lineup with a knee injury.

43. Indiana

The Skinny: Malik Reneau is playing some of the best basketball of his career.

44. Ohio State

The Skinny: Has work to do in the Big Ten Tournament.

45. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Trending towards its first NCAA Tournament appearance under Porter Moser.

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Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He joined FanDuel in 2022 as a Content Creator. Rothstein is also the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks.