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College basketball Week 17 predictions for every Top 25 game

By Mike Phillips

G Tramon Mark, Houston Cougars. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
G Tramon Mark, Houston Cougars. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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The college basketball regular season is coming to a close. How will the Top 25 teams in the country fare as we finally reach March?

The end of the college basketball regular season is here as most leagues are wrapping up their final games of conference play this week. A few conference tournaments are underway, with the Missouri Valley among the leagues set to hand out its automatic bid to March Madness on Sunday, but the stretch run has brought a lot of chaos to the sport.

A litany of upsets over the weekend, including UNC’s potentially bid-saving victory over Virginia on Saturday, did lead to a shuffling in the middle of the AP Top 25. How will the nation’s top teams finish out the regular season? Read on for predictions for every game involving a Top 25 team on the schedule over the next seven days.

College Basketball Week 17 Top 25 Predictions

Note: Projected winners are listed in bold.

Monday, Feb. 27

  • No. 7 Baylor at Oklahoma State – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Tuesday, Feb. 28

  • No. 6 Marquette at Butler – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Clemson at No. 13 Virginia – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Iowa at No. 15 Indiana – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Texas Tech at No. 3 Kansas – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Arkansas at No. 12 Tennessee – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 18 San Diego State at Boise State – 9:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • No. 24 Texas A&M at Ole Miss – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU

Wednesday, March 1

  • No. 19 Xavier at No. 20 Providence – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1
  • Auburn at No. 2 Alabama – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • DePaul at No. 14 UCONN – 7:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
  • No. 21 Maryland at Ohio State – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Vanderbilt at No. 23 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
  • No. 25 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
  • Oklahoma at No. 11 Kansas State – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 9 Texas at No. 22 TCU – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Chicago State at No. 10 Gonzaga – Root Sports+

Thursday, March 2

  • Wichita State at No. 1 Houston – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • Arizona State at No. 4 UCLA – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 5 Purdue at Wisconsin – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 8 Arizona at USC – 11:00 p.m. ET – ESPN

Saturday, March 4

  • No. 2 Alabama at No. 24 Texas A&M – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • Iowa State at No. 7 Baylor – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN or ESPN2 (Network TBD)
  • Seton Hall at No. 20 Providence – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • St. John’s at No. 6 Marquette – 2:00 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 11 Kansas State at West Virginia – 2:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
  • No. 12 Tennessee at Auburn – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Louisville at No. 13 Virginia – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
  • No. 23 Kentucky at Arkansas – 2:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 22 TCU at Oklahoma – 3:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
  • No. 3 Kansas at No. 9 Texas – 4:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • No. 25 Pittsburgh at No. 16 Miami – 6:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
  • Butler at No. 19 Xavier – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
  • No. 14 UCONN at Villanova – 7:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • No. 8 Arizona at No. 4 UCLA – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
  • Wyoming at No. 18 San Diego State – 10:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network

Sunday, March 5

  • No. 1 Houston at Memphis – 12:00 p.m. ET – CBS
  • No. 21 Maryland at Penn State – 12:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
  • Illinois at No. 5 Purdue – 12:30 p.m. ET – FOX
  • Michigan at No. 15 Indiana – 4:30 p.m. ET – CBS

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