Eight teams ranked in the AP Top 25 poll lost last Saturday and more chaos could be coming to the college basketball scene this Saturday with thirteen ranked teams on the road. With an increasing urgency from programs across the country to improve their résumés with Selection Sunday looming next month, this is when things get good. Buckle up.
In the Big 12, league-leading and fifth-ranked Texas welcomes red-hot West Virginia to town with No. 11 Iowa State, No. 12 Kansas State, No. 9 Kansas and No. 14 Baylor all lurking within one game of the Longhorns in the regular-season race. With K-State, Baylor and Kansas all on the road, the best conference in the sport (and the most entertaining conference race) may finally give us some separation.
In the Big East, conference contenders No. 10 Marquette, No. 20 Providence and No. 21 UConn are all on the road as they chase league-leading No. 13 Xavier. In the ACC, there is a three-way tie atop the standings between Clemson, Pitt and No. 8 Virginia, and two of the three — Clemson and Pitt — are on the road as well. And in the SEC, No. 3 Alabama is on potential upset alert as it faces rival Auburn on the road.
Our experts have picks and predictions for the day’s biggest games here.
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Featured Game | Michigan Wolverines vs. Indiana Hoosiers
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