Weekly Power Rankings

Every Wednesday (yes, I know today is Friday, but this is a special "Pre-Christmas" set of rankings) throughout the season, March Madness All Season will be making a Power Sweet Sixteen Ranking. Here is the inaugural ranking:

- Standard bracketing rules apply (no two teams from the same conference in the same half-bracket, etc.)
- Numbers in parenthesis next to the team indicate what 1-16 ranking they are

Atlanta Region:
1. Duke (2)
2. Florida (7)
3. George Washington (10)
4. Indiana (15)

Oakland Region:
1. Memphis (4)
2. Washington (5)
3. Ohio State (12)
4. Maryland (13)

Washington, D.C. Region:
1. Connecticut (1)
2. Michigan State (8)
3. Gonzaga (9)
4. North Carolina State (16)

Minneapolis Region:
1. Villanova (3)
2. Illinois (6)
3. UCLA (11)
4. Boston College (14)

17th Team: Wisconsin

Others Considered: Nevada, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma