2021-2022 cbhsports College Basketball Weekend Preview (2/11-2/13)

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AP Top 6
1.Auburn 22-2 (10-1)
2.Gonzaga 20-2 (9-0)
3.Purdue 21-4 (10-4)
4.Arizona 21-2 (11-1)
5.Kentucky 20-4 (9-2)
6.Houston 20-3 (9-1)

Key games this weekend (Rankings based off of AP Poll)
17.Connecticut at. 21.Xavier (Friday, 7 PM ET, FS1)
Coming off of a loss to Villanova, UConn needs to pick up a win in Cleveland over Xavier. Projected Score: Connecticut 74, Xavier 68
Texas A&M at. 1.Auburn (Saturday, 12 PM ET, ESPN)
ESPN’s College GameDay heads to the plains for the match up between top ranked Auburn and struggling Texas A&M. A&M is still a pretty good team but it will be a tough road trip for the Aggies to win. Auburn’s loss to Arkansas should be a major wake-up call. Projected Score: Auburn 87, Texas A&M 70
20.Texas at. 10.Baylor (Saturday, 12 PM ET, ESPN2)
Baylor got absolutely destroyed by Kansas on Saturday and could use a top 25 win to get themselves back on the right track. Texas is a good team but a mad Baylor team should get it done on Saturday. Projected Score: Baylor 77, Texas 72
Memphis at. 6.Houston (Saturday, 3:30 PM ET, ABC)
The underperforming Memphis Tigers head to Houston to face a Kelvin Sampson-led team playing at a high level. Projected Score: Houston 84, Memphis 70
12.UCLA at. 21.USC (Saturday, 10 PM ET, ESPN)
UCLA went 0-2 on the road against the Arizona schools last weekend but should get back on the right track against USC. Projected Score: UCLA 85, USC 82
Saint Mary’s at. 2.Gonzaga (Saturday, 10 PM ET, ESPN2)
The top two teams in the West Coast Conference will battle it out on Saturday night. Gonzaga is undefeated in the WCC while Saint Mary’s has two losses. This would be a huge upset for Saint Mary’s and would propel them to a game back in the West Coast Standings. Projected Score: Gonzaga 92, Saint Mary’s 85