- No. 15 Gonzaga outpowered No. 4 Alabama
- No. 1 Purdue, No. 3 UConn, and No. 5 Houston won
- No. 8 Kansas blows out No. 14 Indiana 84-62 with a dominant performance
- No. 23 Ohio State and North Carolina provided the game of the day and it ended in overtime
The Latest NCAA College Basketball Scores – AP Top 25
MIAMI, FL (December 18) —— The following are the AP Top 25 men’s basketball scores on Saturday, December 17. There were interesting results on the day that could potentially shack up the next rankings as two of the top four teams suffered defeats on a very weekend of college basketball play.
No. 1 Purdue, No. 3 UConn, and No. 5 Houston were the top five teams winning on Saturday, while No. 2 Virginia was handed its first defeat of the season after losing to No. 5 Houston, and No. 4 Alabama was cooled off by No. 15 Gonzaga in what was one of the games of the day.
No. 1 Purdue stayed perfect on the season with a hard-fought 69-61 win over Davidson to improve to 11-0 this term, while No. 3 UConn won its 12th game in succession this season after defeating Butler 68-46. No. 9 Arizona (10-1) handed No. 6 Tennessee a 75-70 loss and No. 8 Kansas (10-1) routed No. 14 Indiana 84-62.
In a thrilling contest at Madison Square Garden in New York, No. 23 Ohio State (7-3) surrendered a double-digit lead and lost to North Carolina 89-84 in overtime. This was a proper college basketball game at the Garden and the fans love every bit of it.
Check out all the NCAA AP top 25 scores below, as well as see the next opponent for each team and the teams that were inactive on Saturday.
AP TOP 25 Men’s College Basketball Scores – Saturday, December 17
No. 1 Purdue (11-0) beat Davidson 69-61. Next: vs. New Orleans, Wednesday.
No. 2 Virginia (8-1) lost to No. 5 Houston 69-61. Next: at No. 25 Miami, Tuesday.
No. 3 UConn (12-0) beat Butler 68-46. Next: vs. Georgetown, Tuesday.
No. 4 Alabama (9-2) lost to No. 15 Gonzaga 100-90. Next: vs. Jackson State, Tuesday.
No. 5 Houston (11-1) beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61. Next: vs. McNeese State, Wednesday.
No. 6 Tennessee (9-2) lost to No. 9 Arizona 75-70. Next: vs. Austin Peay, Wednesday.
No. 8 Kansas (10-1) beat No. 14 Indiana 84-62. Next: vs. Harvard, Thursday.
No. 9 Arizona (10-1) beat No. 6 Tennessee 75-70. Next: vs. Montana State, Tuesday.
No. 10 Arkansas (10-1) beat Bradley 76-57. Next: vs. UNC-Asheville, Wednesday.
No. 13 Kentucky (7-3) lost to No. 16 UCLA 63-53. Next: vs. Florida A&M, Wednesday.
No. 14 Indiana (8-3) lost to No. 8 Kansas 84-62. Next: vs. Elon, Tuesday.
No. 15 Gonzaga (9-3) beat No. 4 Alabama 100-90. Next: vs. Montana, Tuesday.
No. 16 UCLA (10-2) beat No. 13 Kentucky 63-53. Next: vs. UC Davis, Wednesday.
No. 17 Mississippi State (11-0) beat Nicholls St. 68-66. Next: at Drake, Tuesday.
No. 18 Illinois (8-3) beat Alabama A&M 68-47. Next: at Missouri, Thursday.
No. 22 Wisconsin (9-2) beat Lehigh 78-56. Next: vs. Grambling, Friday.
No. 23 Ohio State (7-3) lost to North Carolina 89-84, OT. Next: vs. Maine, Wednesday.
No. 24 Virginia Tech (11-1) beat Grambling St. 74-48. Next: at Boston College, Wednesday.
No. 25 Miami (11-1) beat St. Francis (Pa.) 91-76. Next: vs. No. 2 Virginia, Tuesday.
AP Top 25 Teams That Did Not Play on Saturday
No. 7 Texas (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Stanford, Sunday.
No. 11 Baylor (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Washington St., Sunday.
No. 12 Duke (10-2) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest, Tuesday.
No. 19 Auburn (9-1) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Sunday.
No. 20 Maryland (8-3) did not play. Next: vs. St. Peter’s, Thursday.
No. 21 TCU (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi Valley, Sunday.
