Schedule: Saturday, January 2, 2027
Sorted by hotness score. Tap a column heading to sort, such as Time. #numbers are our power ranking.
| Hotness | Matchup | Time (ET) / Score | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.1 | #17 Maryland at #9 Ohio State | 4:00 PM | Schottenstein Center | |
| 97.6 | #20 Texas Tech at #10 TCU | 7:00 PM | Schollmaier Arena | |
| 96.7 | #24 Nebraska at #2 UCLA | 8:00 PM | Pauley Pavilion | |
| 96.5 | #25 Baylor at #42 Colorado | 6:00 PM | CU Events Center | |
| 95.4 | #35 Indiana at #13 Minnesota | 6:00 PM | The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota | |
| 92.7 | #56 Villanova at #62 St John's | 2:00 PM | Carnesecca Arena | |
| 92.6 | #54 Kansas St at #75 Utah | 7:00 PM | Jon M. Huntsman Center | |
| 91.7 | #51 Rhode Island at #82 George Mason | 3:00 PM | EagleBank Arena | |
| 91.4 | #60 James Madison at #71 Troy | 4:30 PM | Trojan Arena | |
| 90.4 | #70 Creighton at #80 Georgetown | 2:00 PM | McDonough Arena | |
| 90.1 | #63 Wisconsin at #34 Washington | 5:00 PM | Alaska Airlines Arena | |
| 88.6 | #57 Kansas at #102 Cincinnati | 6:30 PM | Fifth Third Arena | |
| 87.4 | #27 Illinois at #103 Rutgers | 2:00 PM | Jersey Mike’s Arena | |
| 85.1 | #86 Abilene Chrstn at #123 Jacksonville | 2:00 PM | Swisher Gymnasium | |
| 84.0 | #49 Rice at #122 Temple | 5:00 PM | Liacouras Center | |
| 83.7 | #100 Grand Canyon at #136 Air Force | 3:00 PM | Clune Arena | |
| 82.6 | #43 Arizona St at #131 UCF | 1:00 PM | Addition Financial Arena | |
| 80.9 | #87 Marshall at #153 Arkansas St | 3:00 PM | First National Bank Arena | |
| 78.9 | #127 Bowling Green at #145 Ohio | 1:00 PM | Convocation Center (OH) | |
| 77.9 | #118 Tulane at #180 Charlotte | 4:00 PM | Halton Arena | |
| 76.3 | #78 Montana St at #179 N Colorado | 4:00 PM | Bank of Colorado Arena | |
| 74.2 | #139 Portland at #64 Santa Clara | 4:00 PM | Leavey Center | |
| 73.3 | #147 Bryant at #128 Maine | 1:00 PM | Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium | |
| 72.6 | #141 Houston at #50 BYU | 4:00 PM | Marriott Center | |
| 72.2 | #126 Coastal at #193 UL Monroe | 1:00 PM | b1Bank Fant Coliseum | |
| 71.0 | #163 GA Southern at #181 Southern Miss | 3:00 PM | Reed Green Coliseum | |
| 70.9 | #154 UTSA at #89 South Florida | 2:00 PM | Yuengling Center | |
| 70.8 | #114 Idaho at #196 Southern Utah | 4:00 PM | America First Event Center | |
| 69.7 | #124 Youngstown St at #204 N Kentucky | 1:00 PM | Truist Arena | |
| 68.8 | #171 La Salle at #213 Fordham | 3:00 PM | Rose Hill Gym | |
| 68.3 | #66 Richmond at #197 St Bonaventure | 1:00 PM | Reilly Center | |
| 66.1 | #166 Old Dominion at #61 Louisiana Tech | 4:00 PM | Thomas Assembly Center | |
| 65.3 | #185 Hawai'i at #162 UC Davis | 5:00 PM | University Credit Union Center | |
| 63.0 | #183 San Francisco at #229 San Diego | 5:00 PM | Jenny Craig Pavilion | |
| 59.9 | #192 Saint Louis at #245 Loyola Chicago | 2:00 PM | Gentile Arena | |
| 59.8 | #151 App State at #239 South Alabama | 2:00 PM | Mitchell Center | |
| 58.5 | #215 Chattanooga at #253 Mercer | 2:00 PM | Hawkins Arena | |
| 57.2 | #203 Binghamton at #110 Vermont | 2:00 PM | Patrick Gymnasium | |
| 55.9 | #221 VCU at #240 Duquesne | 2:00 PM | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse | |
| 55.8 | #160 UAB at #257 Wichita St | 3:00 PM | Charles Koch Arena | |
| 55.4 | #202 Purdue FW at #73 Green Bay | 2:00 PM | Kress Center | |
| 55.3 | #205 Pacific at #263 Denver | 4:00 PM | Hamilton Gymnasium | |
| 53.8 | #88 Liberty at #250 Delaware | 2:00 PM | Bob Carpenter Center | |
| 53.6 | #206 UT Arlington at #268 North Florida | 2:00 PM | UNF Arena | |
| 53.5 | #216 Fullerton at #112 UC Irvine | 5:00 PM | Bren Events Center | |
| 53.4 | #211 St Thomas at #79 Gonzaga | 5:00 PM | McCarthey Athletic Center | |
| 53.0 | #227 Wofford at #261 Furman | 1:00 PM | Timmons Arena | |
| 52.1 | #161 Idaho St at #269 N Arizona | 4:00 PM | J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome | |
| 51.1 | #217 E Michigan at #276 W Michigan | 1:00 PM | University Arena (MI) | |
| 50.4 | #220 C Michigan at #97 Ball State | 1:00 PM | Worthen Arena | |
| 50.3 | #199 Northwestern at #16 USC | 5:00 PM | Galen Center | |
| 49.7 | #182 Utah Valley at #275 CSU Northridge | 5:00 PM | Premier America Credit Union Arena | |
| 49.2 | #230 Jax State at #178 MTSU | 3:00 PM | Murphy Center | |
| 48.6 | #105 UMass at #273 Akron | 4:00 PM | James A. Rhodes Arena | |
| 48.3 | #232 SIUE at #158 W Illinois | 2:00 PM | Western Hall | |
| 48.2 | #222 Sam Houston at #65 Missouri St | 2:00 PM | Great Southern Bank Arena | |
| 48.1 | #233 Lamar at #150 McNeese | 2:00 PM | Townsley Law Arena | |
| 47.2 | #243 Nicholls at #259 East Texas A&M | 3:30 PM | The Field House | |
| 46.0 | #201 E Washington at #287 Utah Tech | 3:00 PM | Burns Arena | |
| 42.9 | #132 Navy at #288 Bucknell | 2:00 PM | Sojka Pavilion | |
| 41.7 | #175 S Indiana at #295 SE Missouri | 2:00 PM | Show Me Center | |
| 40.9 | #246 UTEP at #109 UNLV | 5:00 PM | The Pavilion | |
| 40.3 | #167 Sacramento St at #298 Bakersfield | 5:00 PM | Icardo Center | |
| 39.5 | #165 Lehigh at #300 Boston U | 2:00 PM | Case Gym | |
| 38.9 | #247 Loyola MD at #94 Army | 1:00 PM | Christl Arena | |
| 37.7 | #274 Georgia St at #296 Louisiana | 2:00 PM | Cajundome | |
| 36.4 | #266 UT Martin at #159 Lindenwood | 2:00 PM | Hyland Arena | |
| 36.1 | #256 Saint Mary's at #81 LMU | 5:00 PM | Gersten Pavilion | |
| 35.2 | #249 Lafayette at #317 Colgate | 2:00 PM | Cotterell Court | |
| 34.2 | #143 Cleveland St at #310 Milwaukee | 3:00 PM | Klotsche Center | |
| 33.9 | #271 Little Rock at #134 FGCU | 2:00 PM | Alico Arena | |
| 32.2 | #284 Oakland at #281 Wright St | 2:00 PM | Nutter Center | |
| 30.3 | #291 UNC Greensboro at #278 Samford | 2:00 PM | Pete Hanna Center | |
| 28.9 | #299 Montana at #321 Portland St | 5:00 PM | Viking Pavilion | |
| 28.1 | #301 Winthrop at #318 SC Upstate | 4:00 PM | G.B. Hodge Center | |
| 27.9 | #292 Lipscomb at #231 North Alabama | 3:00 PM | CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall | |
| 26.3 | #277 Dartmouth at #55 Harvard | 2:00 PM | Lavietes Pavilion | |
| 25.7 | #294 New Mexico St at #195 FIU | 12:00 PM | Ocean Bank Convocation Center | |
| 25.2 | #293 American at #186 Holy Cross | 2:00 PM | Hart Center Arena | |
| 24.6 | #59 Miami OH at #323 Buffalo | 2:00 PM | Broadview Arena | |
| 23.7 | #303 N Illinois at #228 Robert Morris | 4:00 PM | UPMC Events Center | |
| 23.5 | #313 UNC Asheville at #327 Gardner-Webb | 2:00 PM | Paul Porter Arena | |
| 23.3 | #85 CA Baptist at #329 Cal Poly | 5:00 PM | Mott Athletics Center | |
| 21.5 | #111 High Point at #333 Charleston So | 2:00 PM | Buccaneer Fieldhouse | |
| 21.2 | #312 Kennesaw St at #242 Western KY | 3:00 PM | E.A. Diddle Arena | |
| 18.0 | #308 Seattle U at #130 Pepperdine | 5:00 PM | Firestone Fieldhouse | |
| 17.5 | #235 Incarnate Word at #344 Hou Christian | 2:00 PM | Sharp Gymnasium | |
| 17.4 | #244 Southern at #345 Texas Southern | 3:00 PM | H&PE Arena | |
| 17.2 | #314 SE Louisiana at #149 SF Austin | 3:00 PM | William R. Johnson Coliseum | |
| 17.2 | #306 UC Riverside at #96 Santa Barbara | 5:00 PM | The Thunderdome | |
| 17.0 | #324 Wyoming at #262 Nevada | 5:00 PM | Lawlor Events Center | |
| 16.9 | #251 MD Eastern at #346 Morgan St | 2:00 PM | Hill Field House | |
| 16.3 | #319 San José St at #156 New Mexico | 3:00 PM | The Pit | |
| 14.8 | #331 Jackson St at #302 Alcorn St | 2:00 PM | Davey L. Whitney Complex | |
| 13.2 | #337 Tennessee St at #325 E Illinois | 2:00 PM | Groniger Arena | |
| 13.2 | #339 New Haven at #334 Long Island | 5:00 PM | Brooklyn Athletic Center | |
| 13.0 | #328 Queens at #138 E Kentucky | 2:00 PM | Baptist Health Arena | |
| 12.5 | #326 Mercyhurst at #349 Le Moyne | 1:00 PM | Ted Grant Court | |
| 11.5 | #315 Bethune at #350 Florida A&M | 1:00 PM | Al Lawson Center | |
| 11.3 | #336 Texas A&M-CC at #226 UT Rio Grande | 3:00 PM | UTRGV Fieldhouse | |
| 11.2 | #342 Stonehill at #351 Wagner | 2:00 PM | Spiro Sports Center | |
| 11.0 | #338 AR-Pine Bluff at #236 Alabama A&M | 3:00 PM | Event Center | |
| 9.0 | #340 Long Beach St at #135 UC San Diego | 7:00 PM | LionTree Arena | |
| 8.5 | #343 W Carolina at #225 ETSU | 4:00 PM | Brooks Gymnasium | |
| 7.6 | #347 NC Central at #218 Norfolk St | 2:00 PM | Joseph G. Echols Hall | |
| 7.5 | #348 Delaware St at #285 Coppin St | 2:00 PM | Physical Education Complex | |
| 5.8 | #311 Grambling at #358 Prairie View | 5:00 PM | William J. Nicks Building | |
| 4.6 | #354 LSU N Orleans at #260 N'Western St | 2:00 PM | Prather Coliseum | |
| 4.4 | #353 Chicago St at #361 C Connecticut | 1:00 PM | Detrick Gymnasium | |
| 3.2 | #210 Radford at #360 Presbyterian | 2:00 PM | Templeton Center | |
| 3.0 | #357 Miss Valley St at #305 Alabama St | 2:00 PM | Dunn-Oliver Acadome | |
| 2.7 | #356 Bellarmine at #255 West Georgia | 2:00 PM | The Coliseum | |
| 0.7 | #359 SC State at #129 Howard | 2:00 PM | Burr Gymnasium | |
| 0.4 | #362 West Florida at #137 Austin Peay | 3:00 PM | F&M Bank Arena | |
| -- | KCU at #237 Morehead St | 1:00 PM | Ellis T. Johnson Arena | |
| -- | Black Hills St at #53 S Dakota St | 3:00 PM | First Bank & Trust Arena | |
| -- | Howard Payne at #170 Texas St | 3:00 PM | Strahan Arena at the University Events Center | |
| -- | Mid Amr Chrstn at #212 Oral Roberts | 3:00 PM | Mabee Center |