With college basketball continuing to move forward, there have been upsets, blowouts and rivalries reunited. With an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country, many schools have put their basketball program on pause. If you are new to reading college basketball articles here at FlurrySports, I will be posting college basketball rankings every week, with headlines and games to watch for the upcoming week.
With that being said, let’s take a look at this week’s top 25 college basketball rankings and what to watch for this week.
Top-25 College Basketball Rankings
- Baylor (10-0, 0-0)
- UCLA (8-1, 2-0)
- Duke (10-1, 0-0)
- Purdue (10-1, 1-1)
- Arizona (11-0, 1-0)
- Gonzaga (9-2, 0-0)
- Michigan State (9-2, 2-0)
- Kansas (9-1, 0-0)
- Auburn (10-1, 0-0)
- Alabama (9-2, 0-0)
- USC (12-0, 2-0)
- Iowa State (11-0, 0-0)
- Tennessee (8-2, 0-0)
- Houston (10-2, 0-0)
- Texas Tech (10-2, 0-0)
- Seton Hall (9-1, 0-0)
- Ohio State (8-2, 2-0)
- LSU (11-0, 0-0)
- Texas (8-2, 0-0)
- Colorado State (10-0, 0-0)
- Xavier (11-1, 1-0)
- Kentucky (8-2, 0-0)
- Wisconsin (9-2, 1-1)
- Villanova (7-4, 0-1)
- Providence (11-1, 1-0)
College Basketball Top-25 Headlines
Kentucky took UCLA‘s place after the Bruins were hit with COVID-19. The Wildcats beat North Carolina by 29 points.
Iowa State stayed undefeated with a win over SouthEast Louisiana.
Gonzaga handled Texas Tech, winning 69-55.
Providence upset Uconn, beating the Huskies, 57-53.
Kansas survives a scare from Stephen F Austin, winning 80-72.
Baylor keeps their undefeated season alive with a 78-70 win over Oregon.
Creighton destroys Villanova, winning 79-59.
USC keeps their undefeated season alive, fending off UC-Irvine, 66-61.
Memphis gets their season back on track, taking down Alabama, 92-78.
Top-25 Games to Watch This Week
Monday, Dec. 20
Purdue vs. Incarnate Word
Baylor vs. Alcorn State
Gonzaga vs. Northern Arizona
Tuesday, Dec. 21
Iowa State vs. Chicago State
Xavier vs. Villanova
Alabama vs. Davidson
Michigan State vs. Oakland
Kansas vs. Colorado
Wednesday, Dec. 22
Texas Tech vs. Eastern Washington
Texas vs. Rice
Kentucky vs. Louisville (postponed)
Auburn vs. Murray State
Tennessee vs. Arizona
Houston vs. Texas State
LSU vs. Lipscomb
Duke vs. Virginia Tech
Thursday, Dec. 23
Seton Hall vs. DePaul
Friday, Dec. 24
No Top-25 Games
Saturday, Dec. 25
No Top-25 Games
Sunday, Dec. 26
No Top-25 Games
