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College basketball predictions for every Top 25 game: End of regular season

By Mike Phillips

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 26: Mark Williams #15 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball as Benny Williams #13 of the Syracuse Orange defends him during the second half at the Carrier Dome on February 26, 2022 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 26: Mark Williams #15 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball as Benny Williams #13 of the Syracuse Orange defends him during the second half at the Carrier Dome on February 26, 2022 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The college basketball regular season wraps up this week. Here are picks for every game involving a Top 25 team currently on the schedule.

All good things must come to an end and this week brings the 2021-22 college basketball regular season to a close. There is still plenty of drama to come as evidenced by last Saturday’s chaos, which shook up both this week’s college basketball power rankings and the AP Top 25 poll entering Week 17.

The final week of the season is always interesting since some of the smaller conferences begin their conference tournaments, which will sideline No. 1 Gonzaga for a week since they have a triple bye to the WCC semifinals while No. 22 Murray State is awaiting its first opponent in the OVC Tournament on Friday. While those teams won’t be accounted for since their games aren’t on the official schedule as of post time, we will take a dive around the rest of the country with predictions for every Top 25 game that is officially on the schedule.

Week 17 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 cancellations on short notice. Projected winners are listed in bold.

Monday, Feb. 28

  • Northwestern at No. 24 Iowa – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Kansas State at No. 12 Texas Tech – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 3 Baylor at No. 21 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 17 UCLA at Washington – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Tuesday, March 1

  • No. 9 Providence at No. 11 Villanova – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 13 Tennessee at Georgia – 6:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Ole Miss at No. 7 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Nebraska at No. 23 Ohio State – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 6 Kansas at TCU – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 4 Duke at Pittsburgh – 8:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • No. 8 Purdue at No. 10 Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Cincinnati at No. 14 Houston – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • No. 2 Arizona at No. 16 USC – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Wednesday, March 2

  • Texas A&M at No. 24 Alabama – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 18 UCONN at Creighton – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 3 Auburn at Mississippi State – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • LSU at No. 14 Arkansas – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Thursday, March 3

  • Temple at No. 14 Houston – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Penn State at No. 20 Illinois – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Michigan State at No. 22 Ohio State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • TCU at No. 6 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • Stanford at No. 2 Arizona – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 24 Iowa at Michigan – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Saturday, March 5

  • No. 11 Villanova at Butler – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 14 Arkansas at No. 13 Tennessee – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 25 Alabama at LSU – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • South Carolina at No. 3 Auburn – 1:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Indiana at No. 8 Purdue – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 6 Kentucky at Florida – 2:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 9 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State – 3:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 21 Texas at No. 6 Kansas – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • California at No. 2 Arizona – 5:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • DePaul at No. 18 UCONN – 5:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • North Carolina at No. 4 Duke – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Iowa State at No. 3 Baylor – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 16 USC at No. 17 UCLA – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Sunday, March 6

  • No. 14 Houston at Memphis – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • Michigan at No. 23 Ohio State – 12:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • Nebraska at No. 10 Wisconsin – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 24 Iowa at No. 20 Illinois – 7:30 p.m. ET – FS1

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