It won't go down as the best Saturday in the history of college basketball, I don't think. But it should absolutely be a fun day of games highlighted by three matchups between schools ranked in the Top 25 (and one) - specifically Louisville at Florida State, Arizona at UCLA and South Carolina at Kentucky.
Arizona-UCLA figures to be the best.
The Wildcats enter on an 11-game winning streak while UCLA is 19-1 with the lone loss coming at Oregon via Dillon Brooks' buzzer-beating jumper. Undeniably, the Bruins are a Final Four threat thanks to a historically great offense led by freshman point guard Lonzo Ball. And Arizona looks the part too considering Sean Miller's team is 17-2 and adding Allonzo Trier to the lineup this weekend.
UCLA is No. 2 in the Top 25 (and one).
Arizona is No. 15.
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The complete Top 25 (and one) is below.
Biggest Movers
| Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd |
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| 1 | -- | 3-3 | |
The Wildcats have four top-25 KenPom wins - including road victories at Creighton and Purdue. The lone loss on the resume is a single-digit loss at Butler.
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| 2 | -- | 5-1 | |
The Bruins made 16 3-pointers in Thursday's win over Arizona State. UCLA is shooting 44.1 percent from 3-point range on the season.
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| 3 | -- | 5-0 | |
The Jayhawks have won 17 straight games since losing to Indiana in the season-opener. Their resume features seven top-50 KenPom wins.
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| 4 | -- | 5-0 | |
The Wildcats are 6-0 in the SEC with four of those victories coming by 20-plus points. They're dominating opponents despite shooting just 35.7 percent from 3-point range.
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| 5 | -- | 5-0 | |
The Zags are 18-0 for the first time in school history. Their resume features four wins over teams also ranked in the Top 25 (and one).
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| 6 | -- | 4-2 | |
The Bears' resume features eight top-55 KenPom wins and a lone loss at West Virginia. Johnathan Motley got 32 points and 20 rebounds in Tuesday's win over Texas.
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| 7 | -- | 5-1 | |
The Seminoles have six top-50 KenPom wins - most notably victories over Notre Dame, Virginia, Duke and Florida. Their only loss since Thanksgiving is last weekend's loss at North Carolina.
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| 8 | -- | 4-1 | |
The Bluejays will play the rest of this season without point guard Maurice Watson. He tore his ACL in Monday's win at Xavier.
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| 9 | -- | 4-1 | |
The Bulldogs scored 63 points in the second half of Monday's win over Marquette. Butler now has seven top-50 KenPom wins.
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| 10 | -- | 4-1 | |
The Irish lost at Florida State on Wednesday despite making 15 3-pointers. All three of their losses are to teams also ranked in the Top 25 (and one).
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| 11 | -- | 3-1 | |
UNC's 17th win this season doubled as Roy Williams' 800th win of his career. The Tar Heels are rebounding 42.7 percent of their own misses, which ranks first nationally.
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| 12 | -- | 3-2 | |
The Cavaliers have won three straight games since losing at Pitt. Their offensive-efficiency rating and defensive-efficiency rating both rank top 15 nationally.
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| 13 | -- | 3-1 | |
Donovan Mitchell is averaging 22.2 points in Louisville's past six contests. The Cardinals are 5-1 in those games with wins over Duke, Indiana and Clemson.
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| 14 | -- | 4-1 | |
The Blue Devils have three top-50 KenPom wins and zero sub-50 losses. They're 1-2 since Mike Krzyzewski stepped away to recover from back surgery.
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| 15 | -- | 2-2 | |
The Wildcats have won 11 straight games since losing to Gonzaga. Lauri Markkanen is averaging 17.0 points and 7.4 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per contest.
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| 16 | -- | 3-1 | |
All three WVU losses are to unranked opponents - most recently Wednesday's loss at home to an Oklahoma team with a losing record. West Virginia's first loss came to a Temple team that's now 1-6 in the AAC.
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| 17 | -- | 5-0 | |
The Ducks handled Cal easily Thursday despite losing Dillon Brooks to an injury in the first half. Oregon hasn't lost since before Thanksgiving.
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| 18 | -- | 6-0 | |
The Badgers added their third top-50 KenPom win Tuesday when they beat Michigan. They've won 11 of their last 12 games heading into Saturday's game at Minnesota.
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| 19 | -- | 4-0 | |
The Bearcats shot 74 percent from the field in the second half of Wednesday's win over Temple. They're 6-0 in the AAC and alone atop the league standings.
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| 20 | -- | 4-1 | |
Caleb Swanigan produced his 15th double-double of the season in Tuesday's win over Illinois. Four of Purdue's next six games will be played on the road.
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| 21 | -- | 3-2 | |
The Gamecocks are now 13-0 with Sindarius Thornwell in the lineup. They'll take a five-game winning streak into Saturday's game at Kentucky.
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| 22 | -- | 6-0 | |
The Gators' resume features zero losses to currently unranked teams but also zero wins over currently ranked teams. Their best win is December's win at Arkansas.
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| 23 | -- | 5-0 | |
Jock Landale got 10 points and 10 rebounds in Thursday's win over Pacific. It was his seventh double-double of the season.
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| 24 | -- | 5-0 | |
Four of Xavier's five losses are to teams ranked in the top 10 of the Top 25 (and one). Also: Four of the Musketeers' five losses have come in true road games.
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| 25 | -- | 3-0 | |
Four of ISU's five losses are to teams also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). The Cyclones have wins over Miami, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.
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| 26 | -- | 4-1 | |
Melo Trimble finished with 20 points, five assists and five rebounds in Thursday's win over Iowa. The Terps have won four straight since losing to Nebraska.
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