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 (15-0, 3-0)
- UCLA (10-1, 2-0)
- Auburn (14-1, 3-0)
- Gonzaga (12-2, 1-0)
- Michigan State (13-2, 4-0)
- USC (13-0, 3-0)
- Wisconsin (13-2, 4-1)
- LSU (14-1, 2-1)
- Purdue (13-2, 2-2)
- Houston (14-2, 3-0)
- Kansas (12-2, 1-1)
- Arizona (12-1, 2-0)
- Iowa State (13-2, 1-2)
- Seton Hall (11-3, 2-2)
- Villanova (11-4, 4-1)
- Duke (12-2, 2-1)
- Ohio State (10-3, 4-1)
- Xavier (12-2, 2-1)
- Texas Tech (11-3, 1-1)
- Kentucky (12-3, 2-1)
- Tennessee (10-4, 1-2)
- Miami (13-3, 5-0)
- Providence (14-2, 4-1)
- Illinois (11-3, 4-0)
- Loyola Chicago (11-2, 2-0)
College Basketball Top-25 Headlines
Baylor moved to 15-0 with a win over TCU.
Auburn beat Florida to extend their win streak to 11 games.
USC stayed undefeated with a win over California.
Wisconsin picked up three Big 10 wins, including games against Purdue, Iowa and Maryland.
LSU picked up a 79-67 win over Tennessee.
Texas Tech outlasted Kansas, giving the Jayhawks their first Big 12 loss.
Villanova continued to climb back to the top of the Top 25 with a win over DePaul.
Iowa State lost their second game of the season, allowing Oklahoma to shoot 61% from the field.
Duke went down to Miami as the Hurricanes extended their win streak to nine.
Ohio State went down to Indiana after missing 19 of their 27 threes.
Top 25 Games to Watch this Week
Games are subject to change with COVID
Monday, Jan. 10
No Top 25 Games
Tuesday, Jan. 11
USC vs. Stanford
Tennessee vs. South Carolina
Baylor vs. Texas Tech
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Kansas vs. Iowa State
Miami vs. Florida State
Illinois vs. Nebraska
Auburn vs. Alabama
Providence vs. Creighton
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Villanova vs. Xavier
Duke vs. Wake Forest
Michigan State vs. Minnesota
LSU vs. Florida
Thursday, Jan. 13
Seton Hall vs. DePaul
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State
UCLA vs. Oregon
Gonzaga vs. BYU
USC vs. Oregon State
Arizona vs. Colorado
Friday, Jan. 14
Purdue vs. Nebraska
Illinois vs. Michigan
Saturday, Jan. 15
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
Xavier vs. Creighton
Seton Hall vs. Marquette
Texas Tech vs. Kansas State
Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Kansas vs. West Virginia
Duke vs. NC State
Iowa State vs. Texas
Providence vs. Uconn
LSU vs. Arkansas
Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara
Baylor vs. Oklahoma State
Loyola Chicago vs. Indiana State
Arizona vs. Utah
Houston vs. Tulsa
Auburn vs. Ole Miss
UCLA vs. Oregon State
USC vs. Oregon
