College basketball picks for Nov. 4-10: Predictions for every Top 25 game
One of the longest offseasons in sports is finally over as the 2024-25 college basketball season is set to tip off today. There has been a lot of chaos since UCONN cut down the nets again in April, including a wild coaching carousel that saw John Calipari stunningly leave Kentucky for Arkansas and Huskies' coach Dan Hurley resists overtures from both the Wildcats and the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to remain in Storrs in search of a potential three-peat.
There is a long road between now and Selection Sunday, including a stacked non-conference portion of the season and a conference portion like we've never seen before thanks to another year of radical realignment. The first AP Top 25 poll was released a few weeks ago and features Kansas as the top team entering the season, but anyone who has watched college basketball over the past few years knows to expect plenty of turnover between now and March Madness.
Be sure to check back shortly after the newest AP poll is dropped every Monday for a look at predictions for each scheduled game involving a Top 25 team on a given week. Let's kick things off with a look at Week 1, which features a few intriguing early tests for some of the nation's best teams.
College Basketball Week 1 Top 25 Predictions
Monday, Nov. 4
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas A&M Corpus-Christie | No. 14 Purdue | 6:00 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network | Purdue |
Maine | No. 7 Duke | 7:00 p.m. ET | ACC Network | Duke |
Gardner-Webb | No. 12 Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ ESPN+ | Tennessee |
No. 13 Texas A&M | UCF | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Texas A&M |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | No. 20 Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Cincinnati |
Wright State | No. 23 Kentucky | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPNU | Kentucky |
Howard | No. 1 Kansas | 8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Kansas |
Jackson State | No. 4 Houston | 8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Houston |
Mississippi Valley State | No. 5 Iowa State | 8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Iowa State |
Stony Brook | No. 18 Marquette* | 8:30 p.m. ET | FS1 | Marquette |
South Florida | No. 21 Florida** | 8:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network | Florida |
Long Island University | No. 24 Ole Miss | 8:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Ole Miss |
UNC Asheville | No. 2 Alabama | 9:00 p.m. ET | ESPNU | Alabama |
Elon | No. 9 North Carolina | 9:00 p.m. ET | ACC Network | North Carolina |
Canisius | No. 10 Arizona | 10:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Arizona |
No. 19 Texas | Ohio State*** | 10:00 p.m. ET | TNT | Texas |
Rider | No. 22 UCLA | 10:30 p.m. ET | FS1 | UCLA |
No. 8 Baylor | No. 6 Gonzaga | 11:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2 | Gonzaga |
*Marquette Challenge at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
**Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
***Hall Of Fame Series - Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV
****Findlay Auto Tip Off at Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wagner | No. 25 Rutgers | 6:00 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network | Rutgers |
Sacred Heart | No. 3 UCONN | 7:00 p.m. ET | FS1 | UCONN |
Vermont | No. 11 Auburn | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Auburn |
Lipscomb | No. 16 Arkansas | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Arkansas |
SIU Edwardsville | No. 17 Indiana | 8:00 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network | Indiana |
UT Rio Grande Valley | No. 15 Creighton | 9:00 p.m. ET | FS2 | Creighton |
Thursday, Nov. 7
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacksonville | No. 21 Florida | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Florida |
Friday, Nov. 8
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Army | No. 7 Duke | 6:00 p.m. ET | ACC Network | Duke |
No. 9 North Carolina | No. 1 Kansas | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN2 | Kansas |
Northern Kentucky | No. 14 Purdue | 7:00 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network+ | Purdue |
Morehead State | No. 20 Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Cincinnati |
Grambling | No. 24 Ole Miss | 7:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network | Ole Miss |
Arkansas State | No. 2 Alabama | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Alabama |
Texas A&M-Commerce | No. 13 Texas A&M | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Texas A&M |
Houston Christian | No. 19 Texas | 8:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Texas |
George Mason | No. 18 Marquette* | 9:00 p.m. ET | Peacock | Marquette |
New Mexico | No. 22 UCLA | 11:00 p.m. ET | CBS Sports Network | UCLA |
*Marquette Classic at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, Nov. 9
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 12 Tennessee | Louisville | 12:00 p.m. ET | ACC Network | Tennessee |
Old Dominion | No. 10 Arizona | 4:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Arizona |
Bucknell | No. 23 Kentucky | 4:00 p.m. ET | SEC Network+ | Kentucky |
No. 8 Baylor | No. 16 Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU | Baylor |
New Hampshire | No. 3 UCONN | 8:00 p.m. ET | FS2 | UCONN |
No. 11 Auburn | No. 4 Houston* | 9:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU | Houston |
*Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 at Toyota Center in Houston, TX
Sunday, Nov. 10
Away Team | Home Team | Time | Network | Prediction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Illinois | No. 17 Indiana | 12:00 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network+ | Indiana |
Arizona State | No. 6 Gonzaga | 5:00 p.m. ET | ESPN | Gonzaga |
Fairleigh Dickinson | No. 15 Creighton | 5:00 p.m. ET | FS1 | Creighton |
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