College Basketball Top 25 Odds And 30 Key Games To Finish February And March

The men’s college basketball season continues with a push towards the postseason for the top teams. That includes the most watched and wagered teams in the college basketball Top 25 and leading conferences across the Big Ten and SEC plus the Big 12, Big East and ACC. 

The AP college basketball Top 25 features many of the leading national title contenders with up to 10 teams that currently fit proven profiles in adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency. Those stats and teams that rank top 20 in both offensive and defensive categories have determined the NCAA Tournament champion in 22 of the last 23 years. 

College Basketball AP Top 25

Here is the AP college basketball Top 25 rankings for Week 14 effective Feb. 9 with adjustments ahead in the next release Feb. 16. Records are as of Friday, Feb. 13, along with current odds to win the NCAA Tournament/National Title along with Final Four odds.

Also included is KenPom’s current adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency rankings. Note No. 1 Arizona lost their first game of the season at Kansas on Feb. 9, and the Wildcats have been ranked No. 1 for nine straight weeks including unanimous selection for four straight weeks. 

Team	Record	Conference / Record	NCAA Title Odds/Final Four	KenPom Adj Offense/Defense
1 Arizona	23-1	Big 12: 10-1	+500 / -110	8 / 2
2 Michigan	23-1	Big Ten: 13-1	+475 / -110	5 / 1
3 Houston	22-2	Big 12: 10-1	+850 / +185	7 / 7
4 Duke	22-2	ACC: 11-1	+700 / +130	9 / 3
5 Iowa State	21-3	Big 12: 8-3	+1800 / +400	17 / 6
6 UCONN	23-2	Big East: 13-1	+1400 / +375	20 / 8
7 Nebraska	21-3	Big Ten: 10-3	+4000 / +750	36 / 11
8 Illinois	20-5	Big Ten: 11-3	+1400 / +300	1 / 30
9 Kansas	19-5	Big 12: 9-2	+1500 / +300	40 / 9
10 Michigan State	20-4	Big Ten: 10-3	+3300 / +950	43 / 4
11 North Carolina	19-5	ACC: 7-4	+4000 / +950	24 / 46
12 Gonzaga	24-2	West Coast: 12-1	+4000 / +900	25 / 12
13 Purdue	20-4	Big Ten: 10-3	+2500 / +500	3 / 22
14 Florida	18-6	SEC: 9-2	+1200 / +300	14 / 5
15 Virginia	21-3	ACC: 10-2	+7500 / +1400	30 / 17
16 Texas Tech	18-6	Big 12: 8-3	+3300 / +700	16 / 26
17 St. John’s	19-5	Big East: 12-1	+5000 / +900	31 / 18
18 St. Louis	23-1	A-10: 11-0	+10000 / +2500	37 / 24
19 Vanderbilt	20-4	SEC: 7-4	+6600 / +!400	13 / 21
20 Clemson	20-5	ACC: 10-2	+15000 / +5000	71 / 16
21 Arkansas	18-6	SEC: 8-3	+5000 / +950	6 / 43
22 BYU	18-6	Big 12: 6-5	+6600 / +1400	4 / 55
23  Miami Ohio	24-0	MAC: 11-0	+50000 / +8000	62 / 150
24 Louisville	18-6	ACC: 8-4	+5000 / +1400	12 / 27
25 Kentucky	17-7	SEC: 8-3	+8000 / +2000	39 / 32

Also receiving votes: Alabama 72, Iowa 69, NC State 31, Tennessee 26, Villanova 17, Utah St. 15, Georgia 6, Santa Clara 2, Auburn 2, Saint Mary’s 1.

Tennessee and Alabama are both 17-7 and 7-4 in SEC play. Iowa is 18-6 and 8-5 in the Big Ten. NC State is 18-7 and 9-3 in ACC. Villanova is 19-5 and 10-3 in Big East. Utah State leads the Mountain West at 12-2 and 21-3 overall. St. Mary’s is 22-4 and 11-2 in the West Coast Conference but trails Santa Clara (13-1) ahead of Gonzaga (12-1). 

 

Top 30 Games and Other Key Contests

Here are the top 30 games and other key contests in the closing weeks that will determine college basketball conference champions and positioning for seeds in the NCAA Tournament. 

• Sat., Feb. 14: Kansas at Iowa State, Texas Tech at Arizona, Duke at Clemson, Kentucky at Florida 
• Mon., Feb. 16: Houston at Iowa State 
• Tues., Feb. 17: Michigan at Purdue, North Carolina at NC State 
• Fri., Feb. 20: Indiana at Purdue 
• Sat., Feb. 21: Duke at Michigan, Arizona at Houston, UCONN at Villanova, Tennessee at Vanderbilt 
• Sun., Feb. 22: Iowa at Wisconsin 
• Mon., Feb. 23: Houston at Kansas 
• Wed., Feb. 25: St. John’s at UCONN 
• Thurs, Feb. 26: Michigan State at Purdue 
• Fri., Feb. 27: Michigan at Illinois 
• Sat., Feb. 28: Kansas at Arizona, Virginia at Duke, Villanova at St. John’s, Vanderbilt at Kentucky, Alabama at Tennessee, Arkansas at Florida, Texas Tech at Iowa State, Gonzaga at St. Mary’s 
• Mon., March 2: Iowa State at Arizona 
• Sat., March 7: North Carolina at Duke, Florida at Kentucky, Wisconsin at Purdue 
• Sun., March 8: Michigan State at Michigan

Other key games

• Sat., Feb. 14: Purdue at Iowa, Texas A&M at Vanderbilt, Villanova at Creighton, Gonzaga at Santa Clara, Yale at Harvard, Nevada at San Diego State, North Dakota State at North Dakota
• Feb. 15: Indiana at Illinois, Miami at NC State, Belmont at Murray State
• Feb. 17: Nebraska at Iowa, Arkansas at Alabama, Virginia Tech at Miami
• Feb. 18: BYU at Arizona, Illinois at USC, Vanderbilt at Missouri, Creighton at Connecticut
• Feb. 19: Marshall at Appalachian State, California Baptist at Utah Valley
• Feb. 20: Indiana at Purdue, VCU at St. Louis, Green Bay at Oakland
• Sat. Feb. 21: Kentucky at Auburn, Missouri at Arkansas, Texas at Georgia, Creighton at St. John’s, Iowa State at BYU, Louisville at North Carolina, Miami at Virginia, Winthrop at High Point, UC Santa Barbara at Hawaii, Utah State at Nevada, SIU Edwardsville at Tennessee State, Troy at South Alabama 
• Feb. 24: USC at UCLA,Tennessee at Missouri, UCF at BYU, NC State at Virginia 
• Feb. 25: Florida at Texas, Utah State at San Diego State, Santa Clara at St. Mary’s
• Feb. 26: Texas A&M at Arkansas, North Dakota State at St. Thomas
• Feb. 27: Akron at Kent
• Sat., Feb. 28: BYU at West Virginia, Louisville at Clemson, Virginia Tech at North Carolina, UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, San Diego State at New Mexico, Tennessee State at Tennessee Martin, Colgate at Navy
• March 1: Michigan State at Indiana, Seton Hall at UCONN
• March 2: Duke at NC State
• March 3: Clemson at North Carolina, Kentucky at Texas A&M, Alabama at Georgia, George Mason at VCU
• March 4: Texas at Arkansas
• March 5: Michigan at Iowa
• March 6: St. John’s at Seton Hall, UCF at West Virginia
• Sat., March 7: UCLA at USC, Auburn at Alabama, Arkansas at Missouri, Texas Tech at BYU, Virginia Tech at Virginia, Louisville at Miami, St. Louis at George Mason, New Mexico at Utah State 
• Sun, March 8: Iowa at Nebraska, Temple at Tulsa
  

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