Two undefeated teams in the top 25, ranked 6th Duke Blue Devils and the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats put their record on the line at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia for the Champions Classic on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 (11/12/2024).

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA DI men’s basketball

WHO: No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats @ No. 6 Duke Blue Devils

When: Tuesday, 12 November 2024 (11/12/2024)

Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Time: 21.00 ET

TV: ESPN

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Here is our Kentucky-Duke betting preview.

Here’s a recent college basketball story from the AP:

Kansas remained in first place Associated Press Top 25 After winning the matchup of blue-blood basketball players, the regular season men’s college basketball poll saw Gonzaga and Auburn move into the top five after impressive opening week wins, and Rick Pitino-led St. John’s also joined the rankings.

The Jayhawks received 44 of 62 first-place votes following a home win against North Carolina, where Kansas held on for a 20-point lead. for a 92-89 victory. That kept them ahead of Alabama and two-time national champion UConn in an unchanged 1-2-3 ranking in the poll; The Crimson Tide received six first-place votes, while the Huskies received seven.

Mark Few’s Zags move up two spots to No. 4 After blowing-No. 8 Baylor We move on to Arizona State to open the season. Then came Bruce Pearl’s Tigers, making the biggest jump of the week, moving up six spots to No. 5. After defeating-No. 4Houston. The Zags and Tigers received the remaining five first-place votes.

Auburn was the only newcomer in the heavily reorganized top 10, with Duke moving up one spot to No. 6 and leading the next group. Iowa State finished seventh, followed by Houston, Arizona and North Carolina, which dropped one spot after KU’s loss at Allen Fieldhouse.

Welcome back

John’s jump from 22nd place marked a remarkable comeback for two reasons. This marks the Red Storm’s first appearance since spending a week ranked No. 24 in January 2019, but it also marks the return of Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino.

This is the first time a Pitino-coached team is ranked in the Top 25 since the final poll of the 2016-17 season while he was at Louisville. Pitino He was quickly fired He is in the middle of a federal corruption investigation into college basketball that has embroiled the Cardinals and many other programs ahead of next season.

Pitino previously spent three seasons at Iona (2020-23). St. Taking over at St. John’s before last season.

In and out

No. 21 Ohio State joins St. Louis as the week’s newcomers. He committed to St. John’s, marking his first appearance for the Buckeyes since January 2023.

Texas (ranked 19th) and UCLA (ranked 22nd) were not included in the preseason poll.

rising

Following Auburn, Kentucky made the week’s next biggest jump, rising four spots to No. 19 for Mark Pope’s inauguration, while Marquette, at No. 15, and Cincinnati, at No. 17, followed with three spots higher.

In total, 13 teams improved from their pre-season poll positions.

Sliding

Texas A&M had the biggest drop of the week, dropping 10 spots to 23rd After losing at UCF To open the season. Houston joins Baylor in 12th place, dropping four spots following a loss to ranked opponents.

In total, seven teams slipped from the previous poll.

conference monitoring

The Southeastern Conference led the way with eight ranked teams, including No. 11 Tennessee, No. 18 Arkansas under new coach John Calipari, No. 20 Florida and No. 25 Mississippi.

The Big 12 follows with six teams, followed by the Big East and Big Ten with four teams each. The Atlantic Coast Conference has two and the West Coast Conference has one.