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College basketball predictions for every Top 25 game of the opening week

By Mike Phillips

AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 13: Ochai Agbaji #30 of the Kansas Jayhawks drives the ball in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on February 13, 2021 in Ames, Iowa. The Kansas Jayhawks won 64-50 over the Iowa State Cyclones.(Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 13: Ochai Agbaji #30 of the Kansas Jayhawks drives the ball in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on February 13, 2021 in Ames, Iowa. The Kansas Jayhawks won 64-50 over the Iowa State Cyclones.(Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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College basketball predictions for every Top 25 game of the opening week, including the big game between Duke and Kentucky in the Champions Classic and Texas vs. No. 1 Gonzaga.

The college basketball season is set to begin this week with a litany of matchups featuring teams inside the FanSided Top 50. Let’s get set for the week with a look at the schedule of games featuring teams ranked inside the AP Top 25.

College Basketball Week 1 predictions

All predicted winners are in bold.

Tuesday, November 9

  • Mount St. Mary’s at No. 4 Villanova – 4:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Akron at No. 17 Ohio State – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Central Connecticut State at No. 24 UConn – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1/Fox Sports App
  • No. 3 Kansas vs. Michigan State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Bellarmine at No. 7 Purdue – 7:00 p.m. ET – BTN+
  • Texas Southern at No. 13 Oregon – 7:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Tennessee-Martin at No. 18 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Loyola (MD) at No. 19 North Carolina – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Quinnipiac at No. 21 Maryland – 7:00 p.m. ET – BTN+
  • Siena at No. 23 St. Bonaventure – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Tennessee Tech at No. 12 Memphis – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Hofstra at No. 15 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Mercer at No. 16 Arkansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+
  • Morehead State at No. 22 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+
  • Jackson State at No. 11 Illinois – 8:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Dixie State at No. 1 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports
  • Houston Baptist at No. 5 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
  • Louisiana Tech at No. 14 Alabama – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Navy at No. 25 Virginia – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • No. 10 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Duke – 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Cal State Bakersfield at No. 2 UCLA – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Wednesday, November 10

  • Buffalo at No. 6 Michigan – 6:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Pennsylvania at No. 20 Florida State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network

Thursday, November 11

  • George Washington at No. 21 Maryland – 6:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network

Friday, November 12

  • Army at No. 9 Duke – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Robert Morris at No. 10 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Niagara at No. 17 Ohio State – 7:00 p.m. ET – BTN+
  • Radford at No. 25 Virginia – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network Extra
  • Tarleton at No. 3 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • South Dakota State at No. 14 Alabama – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+
  • Rice at No. 15 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Louisiana-Monroe at No. 22 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+
  • Indiana State at No. 9 Purdue – 8:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Incarnate Word at No. 8 Baylor – 8:30 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Arkansas State at No. 11 Illinois – 9:00 p.m. ET – BTN+
  • Brown at No. 19 North Carolina – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • SMU at No. 13 Oregon – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • No. 4 Villanova at No. 2 UCLA – 11:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Saturday, November 13

  • Coppin State at No. 24 UConn – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS2
  • Vermont at No. 21 Maryland – 2:00 p.m. ET – BTN+
  • Gardner-Webb at No. 18 Arkansas – 3:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+
  • North Carolina Central at No. 12 Memphis – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Prairie View A&M at No. 6 Michigan – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Campbell at No. 9 Duke – 8:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network Extra/ESPN+
  • No. 5 Texas at No. 1 Gonzaga – 10:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, November 14

  • East Tennessee State at No. 18 Tennessee – 12:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 20 Florida State at Florida – 1:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Canisius at No. 23 St. Bonaventure – 5:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+

The Champions Classic is an early highlight but college basketball fans will want to stay up late this weekend to watch Villanova take on UCLA Friday night while Texas travels to Gonzaga on Saturday.

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