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College basketball Week 13 predictions for every Top 25 game

By Mike Phillips

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI - JANUARY 25: Wendell Green Jr. #1 of the Auburn Tigers drives to the basket against Amari Davis #1 and Ronnie DeGray III #21 of the Missouri Tigers in the first half at Mizzou Arena on January 25, 2022 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI - JANUARY 25: Wendell Green Jr. #1 of the Auburn Tigers drives to the basket against Amari Davis #1 and Ronnie DeGray III #21 of the Missouri Tigers in the first half at Mizzou Arena on January 25, 2022 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /
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There are a lot of huge matchups featuring Top 25 teams in college basketball this week. Here are predictions for each of those games.

We are less than six weeks away from Selection Sunday and teams in the hunt for March Madness bids are running out of time to solidify their resumes. The calendar has been a bit helter-skelter thanks to a litany of rescheduled games as a result of COVID and the end result has been a top of shifting due to upsets.

The AP poll received a jolt with UCLA and Kentucky surging after huge wins. Meanwhile, Arizona and Kansas tumbled after rough losses.

The schedule is loaded with huge games this week and you’ll find predictions for every Top 25 game below.

Week 13 college basketball Top 25 predictions

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

Monday, Jan. 31

  • No. 9 Duke at Notre Dame – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • West Virginia at No. 8 Baylor – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Tuesday, Feb. 1

  • Creighton at No. 17 Uconn – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 10 Kansas at No. 20 Iowa State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 13 Michigan State at Maryland – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Texas A&M at No. 22 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Alabama at No. 1 Auburn – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 23 Texas at No. 14 Texas Tech – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 15 Providence at St. John’s – 9:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • Ole Miss at No. 25 LSU – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network

Wednesday, Feb. 2

  • No. 4 Purdue at Minnesota – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Vanderbilt at No. 5 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Butler at No. 21 Xavier – 7:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • Tulane at No. 6 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 18 Illinois – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 12 Villanova at No. 24 Marquette – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Thursday, Feb. 3

  • No. 3 UCLA at No. 7 Arizona – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Iowa at No. 18 Ohio State – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 2 Gonzaga at San Diego – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 19 USC at Arizona State – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Saturday, Feb. 5

  • No. 17 UCONN at No. 12 Villanova – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 18 Illinois at Indiana – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN or ESPN2
  • No. 1 Auburn at Georgia – 1:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 22 Tennessee at South Carolina – 1:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 14 Texas Tech at West Virginia – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN or ESPN2
  • No. 20 Iowa State at No. 23 Texas – 2:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
  • DePaul at No. 21 Xavier – 2:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Michigan at No. 4 Purdue – 2:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 8 Baylor at No. 10 Kansas – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 13 Michigan State at Rutgers – 4:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 19 USC at No. 7 Arizona – 5:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 9 Duke at North Carolina – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Penn State at No. 11 Wisconsin – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 25 LSU at Vanderbilt – 6:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 5 Kentucky at Alabama – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 2 Gonzaga at BYU – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 3 UCLA at Arizona State – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Feb. 6

  • No. 15 Providence at Georgetown – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Maryland at No. 18 Ohio State – 1:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 6 Houston at Cincinnati – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

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