DURHAM, NC – NOVEMBER 02: Jacob Grandison #13 of the Duke Blue Devils looks on during their game against the Fayetteville State Broncos at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 2, 2022 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 82-45. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
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The college basketball season is finally here. Let’s take a look at some predictions for each Top 25 game set to be played in Week 1.
Congratulations to you, the diehard college basketball fan, for surviving the long offseason. It has been nearly seven months since Kansas topped North Carolina to win the national championship but now the quest to reach the 2023 NCAA Tournament begins in earnest with the start of non-conference play.
Throughout the regular season, this space will take a look at each game featuring a Top 25 team in a given week and project a winner. Let’s start out Week 1 below with projected winners listed in bold.
Week 1 College Basketball Top 25 Picks and Predictions
Monday, Nov. 7
Mississippi Valley State at No. 5 Baylor – 12:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+Howard at No. 4 Kentucky – 6:30 p.m. ET – SEC NetworkLa Salle at No. 16 Villanova – 6:30 p.m. ET – FS1Purdue-Fort Wayne at No. 22 Michigan – 6:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten NetworkJacksonville at No. 7 Duke – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC NetworkTennessee Tech at No. 11 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+Morehead State at No. 13 Indiana – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network+Lindenwood at No. 24 Dayton – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+Northern Colorado at No. 3 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+Omaha at No. 5 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+North Dakota State at No. 10 Arkansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 14 TCU – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+George Mason at No. 15 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+St. Thomas-Minnesota at No. 9 Creighton – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1Longwood at No. 20 Alabama – 8:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+UNC Wilmington at No. 1 North Carolina – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC NetworkNorth Florida at No. 2 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+UTEP at No. 12 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn NetworkNorth Carolina Central at No. 18 Virginia – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network ExtraEastern Illinois at No. 23 Illinois – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNUNorthwestern State at No. 25 Texas Tech – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+Nicholls at No. 17 Arizona – 9:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 NetworkCal State Fullerton at No. 19 San Diego State – 10:00 p.m. ET – Mountain West NetworkPac-12/SWAC Legacy Series – Florida A&M vs. No. 21 Oregon – 10:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 NetworkSacramento State at No. 8 UCLA – 11:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
Thursday, Nov. 10
North Dakota State at No. 5 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+Texas Southern at No. 25 Texas Tech – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+Bethune-Cookman at No. 13 Indiana – 8:30 p.m. ET – Big Ten NetworkNorth Dakota at No. 9 Creighton – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1Houston Christian at No. 12 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
Friday, Nov. 11
No. 3 Houston at St. Joseph’s – 6:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports NetworkPeraton Armed Forces Classic – Michigan State vs. No. 2 Gonzaga – 6:30 p.m. ET – ESPNSouth Carolina Upstate at No. 7 Duke – 6:30 p.m. ET – ACC NetworkCharleston at No. 1 North Carolina – 7:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network ExtraDuquesne at No. 4 Kentucky – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC NetworkNo. 16 Villanova at Temple – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNUSMU at No. 24 Dayton – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+Norfolk State at No. 5 Baylor – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+Fordham at No. 10 Arkansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+Lamar at No. 14 TCU – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+South Florida at No. 10 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+Liberty at No. 20 Alabama – 8:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series – Southern at No. 17 Arizona – 9:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 NetworkMonmouth at No. 18 Virginia – 9:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network ExtraEastern Michigan at No. 22 Michigan – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNUKansas City at No. 23 Illinois – 9:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten NetworkBYU at No. 19 San Diego State – 10:30 p.m. ET – Mountain West NetworkLong Beach State at No. 8 UCLA – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 NetworkUC Irvine at No. 21 Oregon – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
Sunday, Nov. 13
Colorado at No. 11 Tennessee – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
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