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College basketball Week 5 predictions for every Top 25 game: Who wins Villanova-Baylor?

By Mike Phillips

VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 04: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats calls to player during the first half at Finneran Pavilion on December 04, 2021 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 04: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats calls to player during the first half at Finneran Pavilion on December 04, 2021 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /
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Predictions are here for this week’s Top 25 games on the college basketball schedule, including Sunday’s massive Villanova-Baylor showdown.

Week 5 is here and the college basketball season has delivered in spades. There has been a ton of drama that has led to plenty of shakeups inside the AP Top 25, which now sees Purdue ascend to the top of the polls for the first time in program history.

Can the Boilermakers maintain the top spot in a week loaded with epic games like the Villanova-Baylor showdown in Waco on Sunday? Check out this week’s predictions for all the Top 25 games on the schedule below to find out.

Week 5 predictions for Top 25 games on the college basketball schedule

Note: Predicted winners are listed in bold.

Monday, Dec. 6

  • Texas Southern at No. 20 Florida – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+/SEC Network+
  • Alcorn State at No. 14 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+

Tuesday, Dec. 7

  • Southern at No. 7 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • UTEP at No. 8 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • No. 6 Villanova vs. Syracuse – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Charlotte at No. 12 Arkansas – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Eastern Kentucky at No. 20 USC – 10:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Wednesday, Dec. 8

  • No. 15 UConn at West Virginia – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • North Florida at No. 20 Florida – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Indiana at No. 22 Wisconsin – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 19 Michigan State at Minnesota – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Towson at No. 21 Ohio State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • Utah State at No. 24 BYU – 9:00 p.m. ET – BYUtv
  • Wyoming at No. 11 Arizona – 10:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Thursday, Dec. 9

  • No. 7 Texas at No. 23 Seton Hall – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 1 Purdue at Rutgers – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Merrimack at No. 5 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+
  • Iowa at No. 17 Iowa State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Saturday, Dec. 11

  • Nebraska at No. 18 Auburn – 11:30 a.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 22 Wisconsin at No. 21 Ohio State – 12:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 24 BYU at Creighton – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 12 Arkansas at Oklahoma – 1:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Penn State at No. 19 Michigan State – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 4 UCLA at Marquette – 2:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • Missouri at No. 8 Kansas – 3:15 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • St. Bonaventure at No. 15 UConn – 3:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • UNC Greensboro at No. 13 Tennessee – 4:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 11 Arizona at Illinois – 5:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 10 Kentucky at Notre Dame – 5:15 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 25 LSU at Georgia Tech – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 14 Houston at No. 9 Alabama – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Dec. 12

  • Jackson State at No. 17 Iowa State – 1:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • No. 1 Purdue vs NC State – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 6 Villanova at No. 2 Baylor – 3:00 p.m. ET – ABC
  • No. 20 Florida vs. Maryland – 4:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Washington at No. 5 Gonzaga – 5:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Long Beach State at No. 20 USC – 5:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Rutgers at No. 23 Seton Hall – 7:30 p.m. ET – FS1

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