After two days of barely any fascinating video games, Friday provides some compelling matchups because of a number of power-conference coaches being prepared to take their ranked groups into true highway environments.
Florida is at Florida State. Alabama is at Purdue. Marquette is at Maryland. Arizona is at Wisconsin. Ohio State is at Texas A&M.
Positive, it will all be overshadowed Friday night time by a combat between a 58-year-old former boxing champion turned hashish entrepreneur (Mike Tyson) and a 27-year-old content material creator turned skilled boxer (Jake Paul) — bizarre as that’s to kind. Nevertheless it’ll nonetheless be good to observe a few of school basketball’s greatest problem themselves towards high quality opponents in hostile environments, and I am in all probability most trying ahead to Alabama at Purdue, the place the Boilermakers’ 21-game successful streak inside Mackey Enviornment will likely be examined.
Alabama is definitely a 2.5-point favourite within the sport, which speaks to this system Nate Oats has constructed. Final season, he guided the Crimson Tide to their first Closing 4 look in class historical past earlier than dropping to UConn within the nationwide semifinals. This season, he has Alabama off to a 3-0 begin behind CBS Sports activities Preseason Nationwide Participant of the Yr Mark Sears, who’s averaging 18.0 factors, 3.7 rebounds and a pair of.7 assists whereas capturing 50.0% from the sphere and 42.9% from 3.
He is nice.
So I can not wait to see the 6-foot-1 guard make his first huge case to win the 2025 Wood Award in a sport performed inside the world Zach Edey referred to as dwelling whereas successful the 2023 and 2024 Wood Awards.
Alabama is No. 2 in Friday morning’s up to date CBS Sports activities High 25 And 1 each day school basketball rankings. Purdue is No. 9. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
High 25 And 1 rankings
Largest Movers
| Rk | Groups | 聽 | Chg | Rcrd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas |
Hunter Dickinson completed with 28 factors and 12 rebounds in Tuesday’s 77-69 win over Michigan State. The Jayhawks’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards Oakland. | — | 4-0 |
| 2 |
Alabama |
Grant Nelson completed with 22 factors and 7 rebounds in Monday’s 72-64 win over McNeese. The Crimson Tide’s subsequent sport is Friday at Purdue. | — | 3-1 |
| 3 |
Auburn |
Johni Broome completed with 18 factors and 12 rebounds in Wednesday’s 79-56 win over Kent State. The Tigers’ subsequent sport is Monday towards North Alabama. | — | 3-0 |
| 4 |
N. Carolina |
RJ Davis missed 12 of the 15 pictures he tried in Friday’s 92-89 loss at Kansas. The Tar Heels’ subsequent sport is Friday towards American. | — | 2-1 |
| 5 |
UConn |
Alex Karaban completed with 17 factors and two assists in Wednesday’s 90-49 win over Le Moyne. The Huskies’ subsequent sport is Tuesday towards Texas A&M Commerce. | — | 3-0 |
| 6 |
Iowa St. |
Curtis Jones completed with 20 factors and 5 assists in Monday’s 82-56 win over Kansas Metropolis. The Cyclones’ subsequent sport is Monday towards IU Indy. | — | 2-0 |
| 7 |
Gonzaga |
Braden Huff completed with 21 factors and 4 rebounds in Sunday’s 88-80 win over Arizona State. The Zags’ subsequent sport is Friday towards UMass Lowell. | — | 3-0 |
| 8 |
Houston |
Milos Uzan completed with 13 factors and 5 assists in Wednesday’s 91-45 win over Louisiana. The Cougars’ subsequent sport is Nov. 22 towards Hofstra. | — | 2-1 |
| 9 |
Purdue |
Braden Smith completed with 22 factors and 5 steals in Monday’s 92-84 win over Yale. The Boilermakers’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Alabama. | — | 4-0 |
| 10 |
Tennessee |
Igor Milicic Jr. completed with 18 factors and 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s 92-57 win over Montana. The Vols’ subsequent sport is Sunday towards Austin Peay. | — | 4-0 |
| 11 |
Ohio St. |
Bruce Thornton completed with 20 factors and 5 assists in Monday’s 80-72 win over Texas. The Buckeyes’ subsequent sport is Monday towards Youngstown State. | — | 2-1 |
| 12 |
Arizona |
Tobe Awaka completed with 18 factors and 15 rebounds in Saturday’s 102-44 win over Previous Dominion. The Wildcats’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Wisconsin. | — | 2-1 |
| 13 |
Kentucky |
Andrew Carr completed with 17 factors and 4 rebounds in Tuesday’s 77-72 win over Duke. The Wildcats’ subsequent sport is Tuesday towards Lipscomb. | — | 3-0 |
| 14 |
Duke |
Kon Knueppel missed 15 of the 20 pictures he tried in Tuesday’s 77-72 loss to Kentucky. The Blue Devils’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards Wofford. | — | 3-1 |
| 15 |
Marquette |
Stevie Mitchell completed with 17 factors and three steals in Monday’s 70-62 win over Central Michigan. The Golden Eagles’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Maryland. | — | 4-0 |
| 16 |
Indiana |
Mackenzie Mgbako completed with 18 factors and 7 rebounds in Sunday’s 90-55 win over Japanese Illinois. The Hoosiers’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards South Carolina. | — | 3-0 |
| 17 |
Baylor |
Jayden Nunn completed with 19 factors and 4 assists in Tuesday’s 104-67 win over Sam Houston. The Bears’ subsequent sport is Sunday towards Tarleton State. | — | 3-1 |
| 18 |
Arkansas |
Adou Thiero completed with 19 factors and 7 rebounds in Wednesday’s 65-49 win over Troy. The Razorbacks’ subsequent sport is Monday towards Pacific. | — | 2-1 |
| 19 |
Texas |
Tre Johnson completed with 19 factors and two rebounds in Tuesday’s 105-58 win over Chicago State. The Longhorns’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards Mississippi Valley State. | — | 3-1 |
| 20 |
Creighton |
Ryan Kalkbrenner completed with 16 factors and 5 rebounds in Wednesday’s 78-43 win over Houston Christian. The Bluejays’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards Kansas Metropolis. | — | 4-0 |
| 21 |
Texas A&M |
Zhuric Phelps completed with 16 factors and 7 assists in Monday’s 97-71 win over Lamar. The Aggies’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Ohio State. | — | 3-1 |
| 22 |
Florida |
Rueben Chinyelu completed with 14 factors and three rebounds in Monday’s 86-62 win over Grambling. The Gators’ subsequent sport is Friday at Florida State. | — | 4-0 |
| 23 |
Rutgers |
Dylan Harper completed with 24 factors and 6 rebounds in Monday’s 75-65 win over Saint Peter’s. The Scarlet Knights’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Monmouth. | — | 3-0 |
| 24 |
Cincinnati |
Dillon Mitchell completed with 14 factors and 9 rebounds in Friday’s 83-56 win over Morehead State. The Bearcats’ subsequent sport is Friday towards Nicholls. | — | 3-0 |
| 25 |
Ole Miss |
Sean Pedulia completed with 27 factors and 4 steals in Tuesday’s 64-54 win over South Alabama. The Rebels’ subsequent sport is Saturday towards Colorado State. | — | 4-0 |
| 26 |
St. John’s |
RJ Luis Jr. completed with 13 factors and 5 rebounds in Wednesday’s 66-45 win over Wagner. The Crimson Storm’s subsequent sport is Sunday towards New Mexico. | — | 4-0 |
