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College basketball Week 9 predictions for every Top 25 game

By Mike Phillips

Baylor's James Akinjo looks for an open pass while Iowa State's Tre Jackson defends during the Iowa State men's basketball game against No. 1 Baylor, on Saturday Jan. 1, 2022, at Hilton Coliseum, in Ames. The Cyclones fell to the Bears 77-72.
Baylor's James Akinjo looks for an open pass while Iowa State's Tre Jackson defends during the Iowa State men's basketball game against No. 1 Baylor, on Saturday Jan. 1, 2022, at Hilton Coliseum, in Ames. The Cyclones fell to the Bears 77-72. /
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Huge matchups in the SEC and Big 12 litter this week’s Top 25 games. Here are some predictions for how each contest will play out.

One big thing that has emerged over the first two months of the college basketball season is that the two best conferences in the country are the SEC and Big 12. The leagues account for seven of the 15 teams mentioned in my personal power rankings this week, a figure that likely won’t change much due to the respective depth of those leagues.

The SEC and Big 12 also combined for 10 spots in this week’s AP Top 25 poll with three more teams receiving votes, a truly impressive display. As such, this week’s Top 25 games are loaded with matchups from these two conferences, and we will predict those games (as well as all of the other Top 25 matchups from Week 9) below.

Week 9 College Basketball Top 25 Predictions

Note: All games listed in this post were on the schedule at the time of publication but COVID-19 related issues can lead to postponements at any time. Projected winners are listed in bold.

Monday, Jan. 3

  • No. 23 Wisconsin at No. 3 Purdue – 7:00 p.m. ET- Big Ten Network
  • Washington at No. 8 Arizona – 8:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Tuesday, Jan 4.

  • No. 9 Auburn at South Carolina – 6:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Oklahoma at No. 1 Baylor – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 16 Kentucky at No. 21 LSU – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 14 Texas at Kansas State – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • No. 24 Seton Hall at Butler – 8:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • Georgia Tech at No. 2 Duke – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • No. 6 Kansas at Oklahoma State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Air Force at No. 20 Colorado State – 9:00 p.m. ET – Stadium
  • No. 16 Providence at Marquette – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Wednesday, Jan. 5

  • Nebraska at No. 10 Michigan State – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 12 Houston at South Florida – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • No. 15 Alabama at Florida – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Ole Miss at No. 18 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Creighton at No. 19 Villanova – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 25 Texas Tech at No. 11 Iowa State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • Arizona State at No. 5 UCLA – 10:30 p.m. ET – FS1

Thursday, Jan. 6

  • No. 13 Ohio State at Indiana – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • San Francisco at No. 4 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+
  • Iowa at No. 23 Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 7 USC at California – 11:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Friday, Jan. 7

  • No. 22 Xavier at Butler – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 20 Colorado State at Boise State – 10:30 p.m. ET – FS1

Saturday, Jan. 8

  • No. 8 Arizona at Arizona State – Time TBA (Either 2:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. ET) – FS1
  • St. John’s at No. 16 Providence – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 3 Purdue at Penn State – 12:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Wichita State at No. 12 Houston – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • UCONN at No. 24 Seton Hall – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 19 Villanova at DePaul – 2:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 14 Texas at Oklahoma State – 2:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 10 Michigan State at Michigan – 2:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 15 Alabama at Missouri – 3:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Texas Tech – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 1 Baylor at TCU – 5:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
  • No. 11 Iowa State at Oklahoma – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Georgia at No. 16 Kentucky – 6:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 18 Tennessee at No. 21 LSU – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Miami at No. 2 Duke – 8:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • No. 5 UCLA at California – 8:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Florida at No. 9 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Pepperdine at No. 4 Gonzaga – 10:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+
  • No. 7 USC at Stanford – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2 or ESPNU

Sunday, Jan. 9

  • Northwestern at No. 13 Ohio State – Time TBA – Big Ten Network
  • No. 23 Wisconsin at Maryland – Time TBA – Big Ten Network

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