College basketball Week 6 predictions for every Top 25 game

The Saturday before Christmas is a big one for college basketball fans, who will get a stocking stuffed with Top 25 action a week before Santa drops off everyone’s presents. There has also been yet another shakeup in the AP Top 25 poll with Baylor ascending to No. 1, marking the fourth different team to earn that ranking over the past four weeks.

How will all of the elite matchups from Super Saturday, and the rest of Week 6, play out? Check out this week’s predictions for each Top 25 matchup to find out.

Week 6 Predictions for every Top 25 game on the college basketball schedule

Note: Predicted winners are listed in bold.

Tuesday, Dec. 14

• South Carolina Upstate at No. 18 Tennessee – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network+/ESPN+
• Northwestern State at No. 19 LSU – 7:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
• South Carolina State at No. 2 Duke – 8:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
• Louisiana at No. 14 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
• Arkansas State at No. 25 Texas Tech – 8:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
• Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 17 Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
• No. 6 Alabama at Memphis – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
• North Alabama at No. 13 Auburn – 9:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network

Wednesday, Dec. 15

• Morehead State at No. 22 Xavier – 8:30 p.m. ET – FS1
• Northern Colorado at No. 8 Arizona – 9:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
• UC Irvine at No. 10 USC – 9:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
• Alabama State at No. 4 UCLA – 11:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network

Thursday, Dec. 16

• Appalachian State at No. 2 Duke – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Friday, Dec. 17

• No. 9 Villanova at Creighton – 8:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Saturday, Dec. 18

• Butler vs. No. 3 Purdue – 12:00 p.m. ET – FOX
• No. 18 Tennessee at Memphis – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
• No. 5 Gonzaga vs. No. 25 Texas Tech – 1:00 p.m. ET – CBS
• No. 4 UCLA vs. North Carolina – 3:00 p.m. ET – CBS
• Iona vs. No. 16 Seton Hall – 3:00 p.m. ET – FS2
• Marquette at No. 22 Xavier – 4:00 p.m. ET – FS1
• Cleveland State at No. 2 Duke – 4:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network
• No. 10 USC vs. Georgia Tech – 4:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
• No. 23 Colorado State at Tulsa – 4:30 p.m. ET – ESPN+
• Providence at No. 20 UCONN – 5:00 p.m. ET – FOX
• No. 15 Ohio State vs. No. 21 Kentucky – 5:15 p.m. ET – CBS
• California Baptist at No. 8 Arizona – 6:00 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
• Oklahoma State at No. 14 Houston – 7:00 p.m. ET – ESPNU
• No. 19 LSU vs. Louisiana Tech – 7:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
• Stephen F. Austin at No. 7 Kansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
• Hofstra at No. 24 Arkansas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Network TBD
• Jacksonville State at No. 6 Alabama – 8:30 p.m. ET – SEC Network
• No. 13 Auburn at Saint Louis – 9:00 p.m. ET – CBS Sports Network
• No. 1 Baylor at Oregon – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Dec. 19

• Southeast Louisiana at No. 11 Iowa State – 1:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Network/ESPN+
• No. 17 Texas vs. Stanford – 3:00 p.m. ET – ABC

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