College basketball picks for Nov. 13-19: Predictions for every Top 25 game
After some dramatic upsets in Week 1, how will the Top 25 teams in the nation fare in Week 2 of the college basketball season?
One wild week of college basketball is in the books and there were a few stunners. No one could have predicted that James Madison would go into the Breslin Center and upset No. 4 Michigan State, which was the headliner in a week that saw a lot of big name programs lose buy games.
The carnage resulted in a big shakeup in this week's AP Top 25 poll, which saw the Spartans tumble from No. 4 all the way to No. 18 while Duke dropped seven spots to No. 9 after losing at home to new No. 3 Arizona. There's a lot of huge games on tap for this week, so let's take a look at predictions for each game involving a Top 25 team on the schedule over the next seven days.
Note: Winner predictions are listed in bold.
Week 2 Top 25 College Basketball Predictions
Monday, Nov. 13
- Florida International at No. 12 Miami - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/ACC Network Extra
- Big 5 Classic - No. 21 Villanova at Pennsylvania - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- Southern at No. 3 Arizona - 8:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
- Stetson at No. 6 Houston - 8:00 p.m. ET - Big 12 Now/ESPN+
- Old Dominion at No. 14 Arkansas - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- Gavitt Tipoff Games - Xavier at No. 2 Purdue - 8:30 p.m. ET - FS1
Tuesday, Nov. 14
- Wofford at No. 7 Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- Mississippi Valley State at No. 5 UConn - 7:00 p.m. ET - FS2
- State Farm Champions Classic - No. 9 Duke vs. No. 18 Michigan State - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN
- Eastern Michigan at No. 10 Florida Atlantic - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- Gavitt Tipoff Games - No. 4 Marquette at No. 23 Illinois - 8:00 p.m. ET - FS1
- No. 13 Texas A&M at SMU - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- South Alabama at No. 22 Alabama - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- Eastern Oregon at No. 11 Gonzaga - 9:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- Sunshine Slam Campus Game - Milwaukee at No. 25 Colorado - 9:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
- State Farm Champions Classic - No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 17 Kentucky - 9:30 p.m. ET - ESPN
- Gavitt Tipoff Games - Iowa at No. 8 Creighton - 10:00 p.m. ET - FS1
- Kansas City at No. 15 Baylor - 10:00 p.m. ET - Big 12 Now/ESPN+
- UC Irvine at No. 16 USC - 11:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
Wednesday, Nov. 15
- Rice at No. 19 Texas - 9:00 p.m. ET - Longhorn Network
Thursday, Nov. 16
- Charleston Classic - No. 6 Houston vs. Towson - 6:30 p.m. ET - ESPN2
Friday, Nov. 17
- Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship - Georgia vs. No. 12 Miami - 3:30 p.m. ET - CBS Sports Network
- Blue Devil Challenge - Bucknell at No. 9 Duke - 6:00 p.m. ET - ACC Network
- Gavitt Tipoff Games - Butler at No. 18 Michigan State - 6:30 p.m. ET - FS1
- Wildcat Challenge - Stonehill at No. 17 Kentucky - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- Cancun Challenge Campus Game - Radford at No. 24 James Madison - 7:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- Oral Roberts at No. 13 Texas A&M - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- UNC Greensboro at No. 14 Arkansas - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- UC Riverside at No. 20 North Carolina - 8:00 p.m. ET - ACC Network
- Emerald Coast Classic Campus Game - Mercer at No. 22 Alabama - 8:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+/SEC Network+
- Valparaiso at No. 23 Illinois - 8:00 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network+
- Gavitt Tipoff Games - Maryland at No. 21 Villanova - 8:30 p.m. ET - FS1
- Belmont at No. 3 Arizona - 11:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
Saturday, Nov. 18
- Bryant at No. 10 Florida Atlantic - 6:00 p.m. ET - ESPN+
- Texas Southern at No. 8 Creighton - 8:30 p.m. ET - FS2
Sunday, Nov. 19
- Saatva Empire Classic - No. 5 UConn vs. Indiana - 1:00 p.m. ET - ESPN
- Saatva Empire Classic - No. 19 Texas vs. Louisville - 3:30 p.m. ET - ESPN
- Acrisure Invitational - UT Arlington at No. 3 Arizona - 6:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
- Acrisure Invitational - Alcorn State at No. 18 Michigan State - 6:00 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network
- Brown at No. 16 USC - 8:00 p.m. ET - Pac-12 Network
- Southern at No. 23 Illinois - 8:00 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network