Schedule: Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Sorted by hotness score. Tap a column heading to sort, such as Time. #numbers are our power ranking.
| Hotness | Matchup | Time (ET) / Score | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.2 | #12 Duke vs. #2 UCLA | 7:00 PM | Mortgage Matchup Center | |
| 95.8 | #36 Columbia at #37 Fairfield | 7:00 PM | Leo D. Mahoney Arena | |
| 95.6 | #16 USC vs. #39 Miami | 9:30 PM | Mortgage Matchup Center | |
| 90.2 | #59 Miami OH at #9 Ohio State | 6:30 PM | Schottenstein Center | |
| 86.7 | #70 Creighton at #3 UConn | 7:00 PM | M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion | |
| 83.4 | #82 George Mason at #134 FGCU | 7:00 PM | Alico Arena | |
| 82.6 | #109 UNLV at #144 Washington St | 9:00 PM | Beasley Coliseum | |
| 73.3 | #154 UTSA at #170 Texas St | 6:00 PM | Strahan Arena at the University Events Center | |
| 73.0 | #145 Ohio at #192 Saint Louis | 8:00 PM | Chaifetz Arena | |
| 72.6 | #139 Portland at #38 Oregon | 6:00 PM | Matthew Knight Arena | |
| 71.2 | #151 App State at #87 Marshall | 11:00 AM | Cam Henderson Center | |
| 67.0 | #159 Lindenwood at #57 Kansas | 7:30 PM | Allen Fieldhouse | |
| 60.1 | #199 Northwestern at #245 Loyola Chicago | 12:00 PM | Gentile Arena | |
| 58.9 | #210 Radford at #215 Chattanooga | 5:00 PM | McKenzie Arena | |
| 58.2 | #193 UL Monroe at #71 Troy | 6:15 PM | Trojan Arena | |
| 57.9 | #172 UAlbany at #1 South Carolina | 7:00 PM | Colonial Life Arena | |
| 53.4 | #206 UT Arlington at #65 Missouri St | 7:30 PM | Great Southern Bank Arena | |
| 45.6 | #239 South Alabama at #181 Southern Miss | 7:00 PM | Reed Green Coliseum | |
| 44.5 | #242 Western KY at #186 Holy Cross | 6:00 PM | Hart Center Arena | |
| 41.5 | #137 Austin Peay at #292 Lipscomb | 7:00 PM | Allen Arena | |
| 38.4 | #253 Mercer at #111 High Point | 7:00 PM | Qubein Center | |
| 32.2 | #289 Tennessee Tech at #327 Gardner-Webb | 11:00 AM | Paul Porter Arena | |
| 31.8 | #274 Georgia St at #126 Coastal | 6:00 PM | The HTC Center | |
| 27.2 | #277 Dartmouth at #62 St John's | 6:00 PM | Carnesecca Arena | |
| 26.2 | #268 North Florida at #20 Texas Tech | 12:30 PM | United Supermarkets Arena | |
| 25.3 | #284 Oakland at #95 Arizona | 8:00 PM | McKale Center at ALKEME Arena | |
| 23.8 | #312 Kennesaw St at #318 SC Upstate | 11:00 AM | G.B. Hodge Center | |
| 23.7 | #278 Samford at #31 Mississippi St | 7:30 PM | Humphrey Coliseum | |
| 22.9 | #301 Winthrop at #180 Charlotte | 11:00 AM | Halton Arena | |
| 21.9 | #271 Little Rock at #4 Texas | 12:00 PM | Moody Center | |
| 19.6 | #296 Louisiana at #61 Louisiana Tech | 7:30 PM | Thomas Assembly Center | |
| 17.1 | #313 UNC Asheville at #120 Wake Forest | 6:00 PM | LJVM Coliseum | |
| 15.8 | #302 Alcorn St at #29 Alabama | 7:00 PM | Coleman Coliseum | |
| 15.6 | #248 NC A&T at #347 NC Central | 6:00 PM | McDougald-McLendon Arena | |
| 15.1 | #320 Utah State at #114 Idaho | 8:00 PM | ICCU Arena | |
| 13.0 | #333 Charleston So at #225 ETSU | 7:00 PM | Brooks Gymnasium | |
| 10.5 | #332 UMass Lowell at #105 UMass | 6:00 PM | Mullins Center | |
| 7.6 | #41 Syracuse at #349 Le Moyne | 6:00 PM | Ted Grant Court | |
| 3.2 | #207 Elon at #360 Presbyterian | 6:00 PM | Templeton Center | |
| 2.3 | #357 Miss Valley St at #184 Memphis | 7:00 PM | Elma Roane Fieldhouse | |
| -- | Ark Baptist at #311 Grambling | 12:00 PM | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center | |
| -- | Del Val at #148 Drexel | 6:00 PM | Daskalakis Athletic Center | |
| -- | Carolina U at #291 UNC Greensboro | 7:00 PM | Bodford Arena | |
| -- | Southwest at #86 Abilene Chrstn | 7:00 PM | Moody Coliseum (Abilene) | |
| -- | King (TN) at #88 Liberty | 7:00 PM | Liberty Arena (VA) | |
| -- | Wisc Lutheran at #73 Green Bay | 7:30 PM | Kress Center | |
| -- | Park U Gilbert at #269 N Arizona | 8:00 PM | J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome |