College basketball Week 12 predictions for every Top 25 game

We’re just about halfway through the college basketball season. How will the Top 25 teams in the country fare in the last week of January?

The end of January means that the real stretch run is about to begin in the college basketball season. Saturday’s Big 12/SEC Challenge brings the last major non-conference event and features some epic matchups, which should make Week 12 a highly entertaining one in college basketball.

Upsets were the theme of last week’s action once again as the top two teams in the AP Top 25 lost, with Kansas falling twice, allowing Purdue to climb back on top of this week’s AP Top 25 poll. How will this week’s top teams fare? Read on for full predictions of all the games on the schedule fearing a Top 25 team.

College Basketball Week 12 Top 25 Predictions

Note: Projected winners are listed in bold.

Monday, Jan. 23

No. 9 Kansas at No. 17 Baylor – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
No. 25 New Mexico at Nevada – 9:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network

Tuesday, Jan. 24

No. 20 Miami at Florida State – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
Oklahoma at No. 11 TCU – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
No. 5 Kansas State at No. 12 Iowa State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
Oklahoma State at No. 10 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
Georgia Tech at No. 24 Clemson – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network

Wednesday, Jan. 25

No. 13 Xavier at No. 19 UCONN – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
No. 3 Houston at UCF – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
Georgia at No. 4 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
Butler at No. 23 Providence – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
Mississippi State at No. 2 Alabama – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
Texas A&M at No. 15 Auburn – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Thursday, Jan. 26

Middle Tennessee at No. 21 Florida Atlantic – 7:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
No. 1 Purdue at Michigan – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1
No. 8 UCLA at USC – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
No. 6 Arizona at Washington State – 11:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Friday, Jan. 27

Air Force at No. 25 New Mexico – 10:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network

Saturday, Jan. 28

Boston College at No. 7 Virginia – 12:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network Extra
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 15 Auburn at West Virginia – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
No. 13 Xavier at Creighton – 12:15 p.m. ET – CBS
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 2 Alabama at Oklahoma – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 12 Iowa State at Missouri – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
No. 16 Marquette at DePaul – 2:00 p.m. ET – FS1
Cincinnati at No. 3 Houston – 2:15 p.m. ET – CBS
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 11 TCU at Mississippi State – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
Big 12/SEC Challenge – Arkansas at No. 17 Baylor – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
Hofstra at No. 18 Charleston – 4:00 p.m. ET – FloHoops
No. 20 Miami at Pittsburgh – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
Western Kentucky at No. 21 Florida Atlantic – 4:00 p.m. ET – Stadium
No. 24 Clemson at Florida State – 5:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
No. 6 Arizona at Washington – 5:30 p.m. ET – FOX
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 10 Texas at No. 4 Tennessee – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
Big 12/SEC Challenge – Florida State at No. 5 Kansas State – 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
No. 14 Gonzaga at Portland – 7:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports
Big 12/SEC Challenge – No. 9 Kansas at Kentucky – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
No. 22 Saint Mary’s at BYU – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Jan. 29

No. 23 Providence at Villanova – 12:00 p.m. ET – FS1
Michigan State at No. 1 Purdue – 12:15 p.m. ET – CBS

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