NCAA men's basketball Power Rankings: Duke tops final 2024-25 edition - ESPN

Our final Power Rankings of the season feature a new No. 1.

Auburn's loss to Texas A&M on Tuesday opened the door for Duke to take over the top spot. The Blue Devils have looked incredibly dominant over several weeks, winning their past seven games by nearly 32 points per game. If this was purely a résumé debate over the overall No. 1 seed, Auburn would still have the edge given its historically strong Quadrant 1 record. But Duke gets the final No. 1 spot here.

Can the Blue Devils back it up against a desperate North Carolina team on Saturday? The Tar Heels' win-and-in opportunity is the biggest story in the ACC for the final weekend of the regular season (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN).

What else is at stake among ranked teams this weekend?

In the Big East: St. John's can strengthen its case for a 2-seed if it wins at Marquette on Saturday.

In the Big Ten: Selection Sunday seeding and a share of the Big Ten regular-season title could be at stake when Michigan visits Michigan State on Sunday.

In the Big 12: Neither Arizona nor Kansas has shown much consistency this season, and both could use some momentum entering the postseason when the teams meet in Lawrence on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN).

In the SEC: Alabama at Auburn on Saturday (2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). Need I say more? A win would keep Alabama's faint 1-seed hopes alive after its recent struggles.

Now without further ado, our final top 25 ahead of the regular-season finales.

Previous ranking: 2

Duke isn't showing signs of slowing down as the postseason nears, beating Wake Forest by 33 points Monday, only two points shy of its fourth consecutive 35-point win. The Blue Devils will have to settle for their fourth straight 30-point win, matching the longest streak in program