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January has arrived in college basketball and there is no clear favorite. How will the top 25 teams perform this week in matches?
Holidays have come and gone, so now the college basketball world can focus on conference play. Last week’s events saw the first real flush of conference games and the stumble of some seemingly strong teams out of the league, including UCONN falling from the undefeated ranks with a road loss to Xavier.
There was some interesting mixing this week AP top 25 As a result, including College of Charleston’s first appearance in 20 years thanks to the Cougars’ 14-1 start. How will the Cougars and the rest of the top 25 teams fare in their games this week? Read on for some predictions for the top games of Week 9.
Top 25 College Basketball Week 9 Predictions
Note: The names of the expected winners are in bold.
Monday, January 2nd
- rutgers at No. 1 Bordeaux – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
Tuesday, January 3
- Mississippi in No. 8 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
- No. 3 Kansas At Texas Tech – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
- Kansas State in No. 6 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
- Ole Miss at No. 7 Alabama – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
- No. 11 Virginia In Pittsburgh – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
- minnesota at No. 14 Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
- No. 21 New Mexico In Fresno State – 11:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
Wednesday, January 4th
- No. 23 Charleston On North Carolina A&T – 5:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
- No. 22 Auburn In Georgia – 6:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
- No. 12 Miami At Georgia Tech – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
- No. 16 Duke In NC – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
- No. 25 Iowa In Oklahoma – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
- UCONN’s No. 4 Providence – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
- No. 20 Missouri at No. 13 Arkansas – 8:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
- No. 17 TCU’s No. 19 Baylor – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
Thursday, January 5th
- No. 1 in Bordeaux No. 24 Ohio State – 7:00 PM ET – FS1
- SMU’s No. 2 Houston – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
- No. 15 Indiana In Iowa – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1
- USC in No. 10 UCLA – 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
- Washington in No. 5 Arizona – 11:00 p.m. ET – FS1
- No. 9 Gonzaga In San Francisco – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
Saturday, January 7th
- Creighton No. 4 O’Conn – 12:00 p.m. ET – Fox
- No. 6 Texas In Oklahoma State — 12:00 p.m. ET — ESPNU
- Vanderbilt at No. 20 Missouri – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
- kentucky in No. 7 Alabama – 1:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
- No. 16 Duke at Boston College – 1:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
- No. 14 Wisconsin at Illinois – 1:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2
- No. 25 Iowa’s No. 17 TCU – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
- No. 8 Tennessee In South Carolina – 3:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
- No. 18 Xavier At Villanova – 4:30 p.m. ET – FS1
- Washington state in No. 5 Arizona – 5:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
- Syracuse in No. 11 Virginia – 5:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
- delaware in No. 23 Charleston 5:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
- No. 3 Kansas at West Virginia – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 now / ESPN+
- Kansas State in No. 19 Baylor – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 now / ESPN+
- No. 13 Arkansas At #22 Auburn — 8:30 p.m. ET — SEC Network
- UNLV in No. 21 New Mexico 9:30 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
- Gonzaga’s No. 9 Santa Clara – 10:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports
Sunday, January 8th
- Northwestern V.N No. 15 Indiana – 12:00 PM ET – FS1
- No. 24 Ohio State at Maryland – 1:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
- No. 2 Houston In Cincinnati — 3:00 p.m. ET — ESPN
- No. 1 Bordeaux In Pennsylvania – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
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