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    Tom Brew
    Tom Brew
    Nov 3, 2025, 16:56
    Updated at: Nov 3, 2025, 16:56

    At long last, another college basketball season is here. Regular season games start on Monday night, and 20 of the top-25 teams in the Associated Press preseason poll are in action on opening night.

    There's just one ranked vs. ranked matchup, and that will take place in Las Vegas when No. 3 Florida, the defending national champions, take on Arizona. 

    Four other ranked teams will debut on Tuesday, with No. 23 Creighton the last to get on the flooir on Wednesday night.

    Here are the first games for each top-25 team:

    Monday's games (Nov. 3)

    No. 5 St. John's vs. Quinnipiac at Carnasecca Arena, Queens, N.Y., 6:30 p.m. ET. TV: FOX Sports 1


    No. 3 Florida vs. No. 13 Arizona at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., 7 p.m. ET. TV: TNT.
    No. 4 Connecticut vs. New Haven at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., 7 p.m. ET. Streaming: ESPN-Plus
    No. 14 Arkansas vs. Southern at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., 7 p.m. ET. TV: SEC Network.
    No. 18 Tennessee vs. Mercer at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., 7 p.m. ET. Streaming: SECN-Plus.
    No. 22 Michigan State vs. Colgate at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., 7 p.m. ET. Streaming: Big Ten-Plus
    No. 25 North Carolina vs. Central Arkansas at Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., 7 p.m. ET. TV: ACC Network

    No. 2 Houston vs. Lehigh at Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas, 8 p.m. ET. TV: CBS Sports Network
    No. 15 Alabama vs. North Dakota at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: SECN-Plus.
    No. 16 Iowa State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: ESPN-Plus.
    No. 19 Kansas vs. Green Bay at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: ESPN-Plus.
    No. 20 Auburn vs. Bethune-Cookman at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., 8 p.m. ET.  Streaming: SECN-Plus.
    No. 24 Wisconsin vs. Campbell at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: Big Ten-Plus.

    No. 7 Michigan vs. Oakland at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich, 8:30 p.m. ET. TV: FOX Sports 1.
    No. 17 Illinois vs. Jackson State at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., 8:30 p.m. ET. TV: Big Ten Network. 

    No. 11 Louisville vs. South Carolina State at YUM! Center in Louisville, Ky, 9 p.m. ET. TV: ACC Network.
    No. 21 Gonzaga vs. Texas Southern at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., 9 p.m. ET. Streaming: ESPN-Plus

    No. 8 BYU vs. Villanova at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. 9:30 p.m. ET. TV: TNT. 
    No. 12 UCLA vs. Eastern Washington at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. TV: Big Ten Network

    Tuesday's games (Nov. 4)

    No. 1 Purdue vs. Evansville at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., 6:30 p.m. ET. TV: Big Ten Network.

    No. 9 Kentucky vs. Nicholls at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., 7 p.m. ET. Streaming: SECN-Plus

    No. 10 Texas Tech vs. Lindenwood at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas, 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: ESPN-Plus.

    No. 6 Duke vs. Texas in Dick Vitale Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., 8:45 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN

    Wednesday's games (Nov. 5)

    No. 23 Creighton vs. South Dakota at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb., 8 p.m. ET. Streaming: Peacock