Kylan Boswell

With the NBA early-entry withdrawal deadline passed and the transfer portal mostly settled, we finally have some clarity on rosters.

Clemson slowed the Wildcats down, and the No. 2 seed had few answers in another disappointing March loss.

Can Duke keep up its competitive level? Does Gonzaga have an answer for Zach Edey? That and more questions for the regional semifinals.

We don’t have many rules of thumb —what with only four total thumbs between us — for picking an NCAA Tournament bracket. But there’s one we believe in wholeheartedly: Don’t overthink it. To that end, there’s something simple to keep in mind (yet again) when choosing your Final Four and national champion. After Connecticut won it all last year, 18 of the last 21 champs ranked among the top six at KenPom.com before the NCAA Tournament. (Tell us again why Ken Pomeroy isn’t just selecting the field every year?) So, yeah, the top six would be a useful place to start if you were, say,...

Plus: One number to know for each of our top 16, RJ Davis and Dalton Knecht stay red hot and a reason for pause on UConn's repeat hopes.

Thanks to backloaded schedules, some of the top games between contenders are still to come as the regular-season winds down.

UConn maintains its grip on the top spot, while a surging WCC power debuts.

The Big 12, SEC, Big East and Big Ten dominate this week's power rankings — and gifs.

UConn was the only top-5 team not to lose to an unranked opponent Tuesday or Wednesday. So guess who tops our power rankings?