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
- Auburn (16-1, 5-0)
- Gonzaga (14-2, 3-0)
- Wisconsin (14-2, 5-1)
- Baylor (15-2, 3-2)
- Purdue (14-2, 3-2)
- Kansas (14-2, 3-1)
- Iowa State (14-3, 2-3)
- Arizona (14-1, 4-0)
- Houston (15-2, 4-0)
- LSU (15-2, 3-2)
- Duke (14-2, 2-1)
- Kentucky (14-3, 4-1)
- Villanova (13-4, 6-1)
- UCLA (11-2, 3-1)
- Michigan State (14-3, 5-1)
- Ohio State (11-4, 5-2)
- USC (14-2, 4-2)
- Providence (14-2, 4-1)
- Xavier (13-3, 3-2)
- Texas Tech (13-4, 3-2)
- Illinois (13-3, 6-0)
- Texas (13-4, 3-2)
- BYU (15-4, 3-1)
- Davidson (14-2, 4-0)
- Loyola Chicago (13-2, 4-0)
College Basketball Top 25 Headlines
USC drops in the rankings after a 75-69 loss to Stanford and a 79-69 loss to Oregon.
Texas Tech took down Baylor and Kansas in back-to-back games before going down to Kansas State.
Kansas outlasted Iowa State in a huge Big 12 matchup.
Auburn beats rival Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Villanova beats Xavier in an early look at what could be the Big East Championship.
Duke avenges their loss to Miami, by taking down Wake Forest, 76-64.
Wisconsin handles Ohio State, beating them 78-68.
Oregon went to UCLA to take down the Bruins in overtime.
Northwestern came to East Lansing, where they picked up a Big Ten win over Michigan State.
Kentucky destroys Tennessee, winning 107-79.
Arkansas upsets LSU without Eric Musselman.
Iowa State avenged their loss to Kansas, by beating Texas, 79-70.
Oklahoma State hands Baylor their first loss of the season.
Houston survives a scare from Tulsa, winning 66-64.
Top 25 Games to Watch this Week
Monday, Jan. 17
Purdue vs. Illinois
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Baylor vs. West Virginia
Kansas vs. Oklahoma State
Ohio State vs. IUPUI
Houston vs. South Florida
Texas vs. Kansas State
Duke vs. Florida State
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern
Iowa State vs. Texas Tech
Wednesday, Jan. 19
LSU vs. Alabama
Villanova vs. Marquette
Kentucky vs. Texas A&M
Xavier vs. DePaul
Auburn vs. Georgia
Thursday, Jan. 20
Providence vs. Georgetown
Purdue vs. Indiana
USC vs. Colorado
Arizona vs. Stanford
UCLA vs. Utah
Friday, Jan. 21
Illinois vs. Maryland
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Saturday, Jan. 22
Villanova vs. Georgetown
Duke vs. Syracuse
Texas Tech vs. West Virginia
Texas vs. Oklahoma State
Baylor vs. Oklahoma
Kansas vs. Kansas State
Iowa State vs. TCU
LSU vs. Tennessee
Houston vs. East Carolina
USC vs. Houston
UCLA vs. Colorado
Sunday, Jan. 23
Providence vs. Butler
Purdue vs. Northwestern
Xavier vs. Marquette
Arizona vs. California
