College basketball picks for Nov. 13-19: Predictions for every Top 25 game

2023-11-14 06:50

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