College Basketball Top 25 Odds And 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 Big Ten and SEC plus the Big 12, Big East and ACC. College basketball Top 25 odds, schedules and information you can bet on provided below.  

The AP Top 25 features many of the top national championship contenders with 7-8 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. 

Check out my college basketball coverage and updates at Off Shore Gaming Association and BetOnline. I’ve updated teams records and rankings as of Feb. 20, 2026 including college basketball Top 25 odds. More college basketball coverage through the conference tournaments and NCAA Tournament as March Madness drives more watch and wager action. Recall last season all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four, and I updated how No. 1 seeds do in the NCAA Tournament and other March Madness coverage previously in Forbes.

Also included is KenPom’s current adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency rankings. Note No. 1 Arizona lost their first two games of the season over the past 10 days to drop from No. 1 to No. 4 after holding the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll for nine consecutive weeks including unanimous No. 1 for four straight weeks. Arizona has a huge Big 12 first-place showdown game Feb. 21 at Houston. 

Team Record Conference / Record NCAA Title Odds/Final Four KenPom Adj Offense/Defense
1 Michigan 25-1 Big Ten: 15-1   +325 / -170 4 / 1
2 Houston 23-3 Big 12: 11-2  +800 / +150 10 /7
3 Duke 24-2 ACC: 13-1 +650 / +110 7 / 2
4 Arizona 24-2 Big 12: 11-2 +600 / +110 11 / 3
5 UCONN 24-3 Big East: 14-2 +1800 / +450 24 / 13
6 Iowa State 23-3 Big 12: 10-3 +1400 / +260 15 / 8
7 Purdue 21-5 Big Ten: 11-4 +2800 / +600 2 / 27
8 Kansas 20-6 Big 12: 10-3 +2200 / +450 43 / 9
9 Nebraska  22-4 Big Ten: 11-4 +6000 / +1400 49 / 5
10 Illinois 20-4 Big Ten: 10-3 +1200 / +210 1 / 23
11 Gonzaga 26-2 West Coast 14-1 +4000 / +950 22 / 10
12 Florida 20-6 SEC: 11-2 +900 / +230 16 / 4
13 Texas Tech 19-7 Big 12: 9-4 +8000 / +1600 17 / 24
14 Virginia 23-3 ACC: 11-2 +8000 / +2000 33 / 16
15 Michigan State 21-5 Big Ten: 11-4 +4000 / +1200 40 / 6
16 North Carolina 20-6 ACC: 8-5 +10000 / +2500 30 / 46
17 St. John’s 21-5 Big East: 14-1 +5500 / +1200 42 / 17
18 St. Louis 24-2 A-10: 12-1 +12500 / +3300 41 / 28
19 Vanderbilt 21-5 SEC: 8-5  +6000 / +1400 14 / 19
20 Arkansas 19-7 SEC: 9-4 +5500 / +1200 5 / 43
21 Louisville 19-7 ACC: 8-5 +6000 / +1400 12 / 29
22 Miami, Ohio 26-0 MAC: 13-0 +25000 / +7500 60/ 149
23  BYU 19-7 Big 12: 7-6 +15000 / +4000 9 / 47
24 Wisconsin 18-8 Big Ten: 10-5 +10000 / +2500 19 / 56
25 Alabama 19-7 SEC: 9-4 +4000 / +950 3 / 64

Other teams receiving votes: Clemson (72/18), Utah State (20/34), Tennessee (31/14), Villanova (32/33), Kentucky (34/39), Miami (54/36), St. Mary’s (53/26), VCU (44/68).

College Basketball Top 25 Odds

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. Updated results from Feb. 14-20 including college basketball Top 25 odds. 

  • Sat., Feb. 14: Iowa State 74, Kansas 56 – Texas Tech 78, Arizona 75 OT – Duke 67, Clemson 54 – Florida 92, Kentucky 83 
  • Mon., Feb. 16: Iowa State 70, Houston 67 
  • Tues., Feb. 17: Michigan 91, Purdue 80 – NC State 82, North Carolina 58 
  • 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 78, Iowa 57 – Vanderbilt 82, Texas A&M 69 – Villanova 80, Creighton 69, Miami 77, NC State 76 – Gonzaga 94, Santa Clara 86, Yale 76, Harvard 75 OT – San Diego State 71, Nevada 57 – North Dakota State 83, North Dakota 66
  • Feb. 15: Illinois 71, Indiana 51 – Belmont 87, Murray State 70
  • Feb. 17: Iowa 57, Nebraska 52 – Miami 67, Virginia Tech 66
  • Feb. 18: Arizona 75, BYU 68 – Illinois 101, USC 65 – Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 80 – Creighton 91, Connecticut 84 – Alabama 117, Arkansas 115 OT
  • 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

Scoring Margin Leaders

  • +21.8: Michigan
  • +20.4: Gonzaga
  • +20.0: St. Louis
  • +19.8: Duke
  • +19.2: Arizona
  • +19.0: Iowa State
  • +16.7: Illinois
  • +16.2: Houston
  • +15.0: Florida
  • +15.0: Louisville
  • +14.5: Virginia
  • +14.2: Vanderbilt
  • +14.1: Utah State
  • +13.3: UCONN
  • +13.1: Purdue
  • +13.0: Miami
  • +12.7: Nebraska
  • +12.6: St. Mary’s
  • +12.6: Miami, Ohio
  • +12.5: Michigan State
  • +12.2: Tennessee
  • +12.0: St. John’s

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