Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas on Monday, 1-5-26 (17 games)
Monday, January 5, 2026 (17 games) 5 p.m. (1 game) *Columbia at Cornell [-2.5] (Ivy) (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. (2 games) *Alabama St. [-2] at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC) (SWAC TV) *[#13] Nebraska at Ohio St. [-2.5] (Big Ten) (FS1) 7 p.m. (8 games) *Yale [-8.5] at Brown (Ivy) (ESPN+) *William & Mary at College of Charleston [-2.5] (CAA) (CBSSN) *Milwaukee [-2.5] at Green Bay (Horizon) (ESPN+) *Dartmouth at Harvard [-6.5] (Ivy) (ESPN+) *Penn at Princeton [-3] (Ivy) (ESPN+) *Oregon [
Top 100 NET Teams not in Power 5 Conferences as of Sunday, 1-4-26 (34 out of 100)
Top 100 NET Non-Power 5 Teams (34 in the Top 100) as of 1-4-26 #6 Gonzaga (WCC) (15-1, 3-0) #19 Utah St. (Mountain West) (12-1, 3-0) #25 St. Mary’s (WCC) (14-2, 3-0) #29 St. Louis (A-10) (13-1, 1-0) #36 Tulsa (American) (13-1, 1-0) #45 Boise St. (Mountain West) (9-5, 1-2) #49 McNeese St. (Southland) (11-3, 4-1) #50 VCU (A-10) (11-4, 2-0) #51 Akron (MAC) (10-4, 1-1) #54 New Mexico (Mountain West) (11-3, 2-1) #56 Illinois St. (MVC) (12-3, 4-0) #59 Yale (Ivy) (11-2, 0-0) #60 Mia
D1 versus D1 only College Basketball Schedule for Sunday, 1-4-26 (40 games)
Sunday, January 4, 2026 (40 games) Noon (4 games) *Sacred Heart at Canisius (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Richmond at Fordham (A-10) (USA Network) *Manhattan at Merrimack (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Creighton at Seton Hall (Big East) (Peacock) 1 p.m. (4 games) *New Haven at Central Connecticut St. (NEC) (NEC Front Row) *Denver at St. Thomas (Summit) (Midco Sports+/Summit League Network) *UAB at South Florida (American) (ESPNU) *FAU at Tulane (American) (ESPN2) 2 p.m. (12 games) *LIU at Chicago St. (NE
Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas on Sunday, 1-4-26 (31 games)
Sunday, January 4, 2026 (31 games) Noon (4 games) *Sacred Heart [-4.5] at Canisius (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Richmond [-2] at Fordham (A-10) (USA Network) *Manhattan at Merrimack [-6.5] (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Creighton at Seton Hall [-2] (Big East) (Peacock) 1 p.m. (3 games) *New Haven at Central Connecticut St. [-8.5] (NEC) (NEC Front Row) *UAB at South Florida [-6.5] (American) (ESPNU) *FAU [-4] at Tulane (American) (ESPN2) 2 p.m. (10 games) *LIU [-7.5] at Chicago St. (NEC) (NEC Front Row)
Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas for Saturday, 1-3-26 (97 games)
Saturday, January 3, 2026 (97 games) 11 a.m. (1 game) *[#21] Virginia at North Carolina St. [-5] (ACC) (ESPN2) Noon (6 games) *Kentucky at [#14] Alabama [-5] (SEC) (ESPN) *Villanova at Butler [-1] (Big East) (TNT) *Northeastern at Campbell [-3.5] (CAA) (CBSSN) *VCU [-5.5] at Duquesne (A-10) (USA Network) *Clemson [-4] at Pittsburgh (ACC) (The CW Network) *Virginia Tech at Wake Forest [-5.5] (ACC) (ACC Network) 1 p.m. (8 games) *Colgate [-7] at Army (Patriot) (ESPN+) *American
D1 versus D1 only CBB Schedule for Saturday, 1-3-26 (120 games)
Saturday, January 3, 2026 (120 games) 11 a.m. (1 game) *[#21] Virginia at North Carolina St. (ACC) (ESPN2) Noon (8 games) *Kentucky at [#14] Alabama (SEC) (ESPN) *Villanova at Butler (Big East) (TNT) *Northeastern at Campbell (CAA) (CBSSN) *VCU at Duquesne (A-10) (USA Network) *Clemson at Pittsburgh (ACC) (The CW Network) *Providence at St. John’s (Big East) (FOX) *UTSA at Temple (American) (ESPNU/ESPN+) *Virginia Tech at Wake Forest (ACC) (ACC Network) 1 p.m. (10 g
Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas for Friday, 1-2-26 (25 games)
Friday, January 2, 2026 (25 games) Noon (1 game) *New Mexico State at FIU [-1] (C-USA) (ESPN+) 3 p.m. (1 game) *Mount St. Mary’s at Merrimack [-4] (MAAC) (ESPN+) 4 p.m. (2 games) *Fairfield [-7] at Canisius (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Sacred Heart [-3.5] at Niagara (MAAC) (ESPN+) 5 p.m. (1 game) *Sam Houston St. at Western Kentucky [-4] (C-USA) (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (10 games) *Wagner at Chicago St. [-1] (NEC) (NEC Front Row) *Jacksonville State [-3] at Delaware (C-USA) (ESPN+) *Robert Morris [
D1 versus D1 only College Basketball Schedule for Friday, 1-2-26 (32 games)
Friday, January 2, 2026 (33 games) Noon (1 game) *New Mexico State at FIU (C-USA) (ESPN+) 2 p.m. (1 game) Alfred State College (NY) (D-III) at Cornell (ESPN+) 3 p.m. (1 game) *Mount St. Mary’s at Merrimack (MAAC) (ESPN+) 4 p.m. (2 games) *Fairfield at Canisius (MAAC) (ESPN+) *Sacred Heart at Niagara (MAAC) (ESPN+) 5 p.m. (1 game) *Sam Houston St. at Western Kentucky (C-USA) (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (12 games) *Wagner at Chicago St. (NEC) (NEC Front Row) *Jacksonville State at Delaware
Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas for Thursday, 1-1-26 (31 games)
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day; 31 games) 1 p.m. (4 games) *Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina [-2.5] (Sun Belt) (ESPN+) *Stetson at North Alabama [-9.5] (Atlantic Sun) (ESPN+) *Samford [-5] at VMI (SOCON) (ESPN+) *Oakland at Youngstown St. [-1] (Horizon) (ESPN+) 2 p.m. (4 games) *FGCU [-2] at Central Arkansas (Atlantic Sun) (ESPN+) *Oral Roberts at North Dakota [-1.5] (Summit) (Midco Sports+/Summit League Network) *Green Bay at Purdue Fort Wayne [-7.5] (Horizo
D1 versus D1 only College Basketball Schedule for Thursday, 1-1-26 (38 games)
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day; 38 games) 1 p.m. (4 games) *Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) (ESPN+) *Stetson at North Alabama (Atlantic Sun) (ESPN+) *Samford at VMI (SOCON) (ESPN+) *Oakland at Youngstown St. (Horizon) (ESPN+) 2 p.m. (6 games) *FGCU at Central Arkansas (Atlantic Sun) (ESPN+) *Jacksonville at Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun) (ESPN+) *Oral Roberts at North Dakota (Summit) (Midco Sports+/Summit League Network) *IU Indianapolis at Northern Kent
