Jan 17, 20172 min read

CBB: No. 17 Arizona at No. 2 UCLA

Week 10 had some of the best games we have seen to this point as No. 1 Baylor fell at No. 8 West Virginia, No. 10 Florida State took down No. 6 Duke, No. 11 Creighton outlasted No. 17 Butler, and No. 4 Gonzaga defeated No. 22 St. Mary's to remain undefeated.

Week 11 does not have as many ranked-vs.-ranked matchups, but we will be treated to No. 17 Arizona at No. 2 UCLA and more. I will preview the aforementioned matchup, along with an updated top-25 which includes our sixth No. 1 team (Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Villanova, and Baylor), game-by-game predictions, and current Wooden Award rankings.

Top-25 Rankings:

1. Gonzaga (17-0)

2. UCLA (18-1)

3. Villanova (17-1)

4. Kansas (16-1)

5. Baylor (16-1)

6. Kentucky (15-2)

7. West Virginia (15-2)

8. Louisville (15-3)

9. Virginia (13-3)

10. North Carolina (16-3)

11. Creighton (17-1)

12. Florida State (16-2)

13. Oregon (16-2)

14. Wisconsin (14-3)

15. Duke (14-4)

16. Notre Dame (16-2)

17. Arizona (16-2)

18. Maryland (16-2)

19. Butler (15-3)

20. Xavier (13-4)

21. St. Mary's (15-2)

22. Cincinnati (14-2)

23. Florida (14-3)

24. Purdue (14-4)

25. California (13-5)

On the Bubble:

26. USC (16-3)

27. South Carolina (14-3)

28. Minnesota (15-4)

29. Kansas State (13-4)

30. Virginia Tech (13-4)

Post:

Michigan at No. 14 Wisconsin

No. 23 Florida at South Carolina

No. 16 Notre Dame at No. 12 Florida State

Clemson at No. 8 Louisville

California at No. 13 Oregon

No. 17 Arizona at USC

No. 8 Louisville at No. 12 Florida State

No. 17 Arizona at No. 2 UCLA

South Carolina at No. 6 Kentucky

No. 7 West Virginia at Kansas State

Week 10 Record: 8-2.

Overall Record: 81-29.

Stoll:

Week 10 Record: 7-3.

Overall Record: 75-35.

No. 17 Arizona (16-2, 5-0) at No. 2 UCLA (18-1, 5-1)

No. 2 UCLA is going to win this game, there is no way around that simple conclusion. I know No. 17 Arizona has defeated a solid Michigan State team, hung with undefeated Gonzaga, won 10 straight games, and has started Pac-12 play 5-0, but the Bruins are just too potent on the offensive end (92.9 points per game). They're led by Bryce Alford (17.8 points per game) and Lonzo Ball (8.0 assists per game), who have been extremely efficient this season. I think this Arizona team (75.2 points per game) can hang for about 25-30 minutes, but UCLA will eventually (+7.9 assists per game) spread the ball and pull away.

Current No. 1 Seeds:

No. 1 Gonzaga (17-0, 4-0)

No. 2 UCLA (18-1, 5-1)

No. 3 Villanova (17-1, 4-1)

No. 4 Kansas (16-1, 4-1)

Final Four Picks: