Ranking the Best Games of a Loaded Hoops Saturday

Before college basketball quiets a bit for the holidays, we’re getting a mega Saturday on the men’s side of the sport. A stacked slate includes five top-25 matchups, including a top-five battle and a top-10 clash. Mixed in is some Big East play and various other nonconference fun. From noon to midnight ET, you could settle in on the couch and have continuous quality hoops to watch. But we understand if you can’t allocate an entire day to watching an orange ball bounce on hardwood. In that event, our ranking of the top eight Dec. 17 matchups—complete with their times and TV channel—might come in handy.

One week after facing each other, both Arizona and Indiana have another key game.

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1. No. 6 Tennessee at No. 9 Arizona (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)