The Duke Blue Devils, behind star freshmen RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish, jumped from fourth to first on the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday, Nov. 12 in the first regular-season poll, leapfrogging Kansas at the top after a blowout 34-point win against then-No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic to open the season last week — Duke’s most lopsided win against a top-5 opponent in its history. That allowed Duke to set a record with its 135th week at No. 1, breaking a tie with UCLA for the most top rankings in poll history.
No. 2 Kansas earned a quality win of its own against then-No. 10 Michigan State in the first game of the Champions Classic. Kansas was a solid preseason No. 1 by earning 37 of 65 first-place votes, followed by 19 for Kentucky and four for Duke.
The following is the Week 1 men’s college basketball regular season schedule featuring the Top 25 teams (according to the weekly Associated Press poll), including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers. All times Eastern.
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
7:00 PM: Stanford at [#7] North Carolina (ESPN2)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
7:00 PM: North Carolina A&T at Maryland (ESPNU)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
8:00 PM: Louisiana-Monroe at Texas (Longhorn Network)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
9:00 PM: Vermont at [#2] Kansas (ESPN2)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
9:00 PM: Long Beach State at Arizona State (Pac-12 Network)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
9:00 PM: Utah at Minnesota (Big Ten Network)
Monday, Nov 12, 2018
11:00 PM: San Diego at Washington (Pac-12 Network)
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
7:00 PM: Memphis at [#22] LSU (SEC Network)
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
7:00 PM: Stephen F. Austin at Miami (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
8:00 PM: Drake at Colorado (Pac-12 Network)
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
9:00 PM: Georgia Tech at [#5] Tennessee (ESPN2)
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
10:00 PM: Hampton at Cal (Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
6:30 PM: [#18] Michigan at [#8] Villanova (FS1)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
7:00 PM: Sam Houston at [#19] Clemson (ACC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
7:00 PM: Eastern Michigan at [#1] Duke (ACC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
8:00 PM: UTEP at Arizona (Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
8:00 PM: Mississippi College at [#9] Auburn (SEC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
8:30 PM: [#24] Marquette at Indiana (FS1)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
9:00 PM: North Dakota at Kentucky (SEC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
9:00 PM: North Dakota at [#10] Kentucky (SEC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018
10:00 PM: Stetson at USC (Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
11:30 AM: Ball State at [#16] Virginia Tech (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
5:00 PM: [#23] Purdue at Appalachian State (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
7:00 PM: [#15] Syracuse at UConn (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
9:00 PM: Fresno State at [#21] TCU
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
9:15 PM: [#13] Oregon at Iowa (ESPN2)
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
11:30 PM: Texas A&M at [#3] Gonzaga (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
7:00 PM: Coppin State at [#4] Virginia (ACC Network)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
7:00 PM: Tennessee Tech at [#7] North Carolina (ACC Network)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
7:30 PM: Eastern Kentucky at [#12] Kansas State
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
8:00 PM: Louisiana Tech at [#22] LSU (SEC Network)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
8:00 PM: Louisiana at [#2] Kansas (ESPN+)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
9:00 PM: Long Beach State at [#17] Mississippi State (SEC Network)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
11:00 PM: St. Francis at [#20] UCLA (Pac-12 Network)
Friday, Nov 16, 2018
11:00 PM: Little Rock at [#6] Nevada (ESPNU)
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
12:00 PM: [#2] Michigan at George Washington (ESPN3)
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
1:00 PM: Presbyterian at [#24] Marquette
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
5:00 PM: Furman at [#8] Villanova (FS2)
Sunday, Nov 18, 2018
6:00 PM: Tennessee Tech at [#11] Michigan (Big Ten Network)
Sunday, Nov 18, 2018
6:00 PM: VMI at [#10] Kentucky (SEC Network)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
11:00 AM: Akron at [#19] Clemson
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
2:30 PM: [#9] Auburn at Xavier (ESPN2)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
4:30 PM: [#1] Duke at San Diego State (ESPN2)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
7:00 PM: Canisius at [#14] Florida State (ACC Network)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
8:00 PM: St. Francis at [#7] North Carolina (ACC Network)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
10:00 PM: California Baptist at [#6] Nevada
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
11:00 PM: [#17] Mississippi State at Arizona State (ESPNU)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
11:00 PM: Presbyterian at [#20] UCLA (Pac-12 Network)
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
11:00 PM: [#3] Gonzaga at Illinois (ESPN2)
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2018
8:00 PM: Lipscomb at [#21] TCU
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2018
10:00 PM: Green Bay at [#13] Oregon (Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
1:00 PM: Winthrop at [#10] Kentucky (SEC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
5:00 PM: Louisville at [#5] Tennessee (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
7:00 PM: Colgate at [#15] Syracuse (ACC Network)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
7:00 PM: [#24] Marquette at [#2] Kansas (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
7:00 PM: Dartmouth at [#25] Buffalo (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018
9:30 PM: Middle Tennessee State at [#4] Virginia
