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College basketball Week 12 predictions for every Top 25 game

By Mike Phillips

MANHATTAN, KS - JANUARY 21: Markquis Nowell #1 of the Kansas State Wildcats passes the ball between Kevin Obanor #0 and De'Vion Harmon #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half at Bramlage Coliseum on January 21, 2023 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, KS - JANUARY 21: Markquis Nowell #1 of the Kansas State Wildcats passes the ball between Kevin Obanor #0 and De'Vion Harmon #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half at Bramlage Coliseum on January 21, 2023 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /
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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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