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College basketball Week 5 predictions for every Top 25 game

By Mike Phillips

G Marcus Sasser, Houston Cougars (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
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Who will win the huge showdown between Houston and Alabama on Saturday? Find out that, along with predictions for all of this week’s Top 25 games, here.

The college basketball season is just under a month old and there has already been plenty of chaos atop the polls. North Carolina, which began the season as the top team in the AP Top 25 and the FanSided Power Rankings, has lost four games in a row and is now completely out of the Top 25 in Week 5.

Houston remains on top of the poll for a second straight week and is set for a huge showdown on Saturday against No. 8 Alabama. Find out who will win that game, along with every other Top 25 game on the schedule this week, below.

Week 5 College Basketball Top 25 Predictions

Note: Projected winner listed in bold.

Monday, Dec. 5

  • Kent State at No. 18 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports
  • Troy at No. 22 San Diego State – 10:00 p.m. ET – YurView (Channel 4)

Tuesday, Dec. 6

  • Jimmy V Classic – No. 17 Illinois vs. No. 2 Texas – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • UNC Greensboro at No. 9 Arkansas – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • North Florida at No. 1 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • James Madison at No. 3 Virginia – 8:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Tarleton at No. 12 Baylor – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • Jackson State at No. 24 TCU – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 13 Maryland at Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Jimmy V Classic – Iowa vs. No. 15 Duke – 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 7

  • Hofstra at No. 4 Purdue – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network+
  • Eastern Kentucky at No. 7 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • Nebraska at No. 14 Indiana – 8:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 5 UCONN at Florida – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Thursday, Dec. 8

  • Rutgers at No. 25 Ohio State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 20 Iowa State at Iowa – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Friday, Dec. 9

  • Washington at No. 18 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+

Saturday, Dec. 10

  • Penn State at No. 17 Illinois – 12:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Long Island University at No. 5 UCONN – 12:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Jimmy Blacklock Classic – Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 2 Texas – 1:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
  • Oklahoma at No. 9 Arkansas – 1:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Yale at No. 16 Kentucky – 1:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 4 Purdue at Nebraska – 2:15 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • No. 8 Alabama at No. 1 Houston – 3:00 p.m. ET – ABC
  • Denver at No. 19 UCLA – 3:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
  • Jerry Colangelo Classic – No. 22 San Diego State vs. Saint Mary’s – 3:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • Holiday Hoopsgiving – No. 11 Auburn vs. Memphis – 5:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 6 Kansas at Missouri – 5:15 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore at No. 15 Duke – 5:30 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Las Vegas Clash – No. 10 Arizona vs. No. 14 Indiana – 7:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 21 Creighton at BYU – 10:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 24 TCU at SMU – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Dec. 11

  • Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational – No. 13 Maryland vs. No. 7 Tennessee – 4:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • McNeese at No. 20 Iowa State – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 23 Mississippi State at Minnesota – 8:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network

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