College basketball games on TV for Saturday (Feb. 29)

CBS’ Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will be on the call Saturday as No. 15 Auburn meets No. 8 Kentucky in Rupp Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:45 p.m.

Auburn won the first meeting between the two teams, 75-66 at Auburn Arena on Feb. 1. UK leads the SEC with a 13-2 mark, however. Auburn is in second place at 11-4. A Kentucky win clinches the outright conference title and a No. 1 seed for the conference tournament, beginning March 11 in Nashville.

As for other Saturday matchups featuring ranked teams, both are in the Big Ten. No. 16 Penn State is at No. 18 Iowa at noon on the Big Ten Network. Penn State is 11-6 in league play. Iowa is 10-7. And No. 24 Michigan State is at No. 9 Maryland at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Maryland is 13-4 in the Big Ten. Michigan State is 11-6.

Here is the full list of college basketball games on television for Saturday:

Saturday, Feb. 29

• 12:00 - Providence at Villanova (Fox)
• 12:00 - Penn State at Iowa (Big Ten)
• 12:00 - Texas at Texas Tech (ESPN)
• 12:00 - Texas A&M at LSU (ESPN2)
• 12:00 - Pittsburgh at North Carolina State (ACC)
• 1:00 - Vanderbilt at Ole Miss (SEC)
• 1:30 - Kansas at Kansas State (CBS)
• 2:00 - Baylor at TCU (ESPN)
• 2:00 - UConn at East Carolina (ESPNU)
• 2:00 - Florida at Tennessee (ESPN2)
• 2:30 - Seton Hall at Marquette (Fox)
• 3:30 - Mississippi State at Missouri (SEC)
• 3:45 - Auburn at Kentucky (CBS)
• 4:00 - Oklahoma at West Virginia (ESPN2)
• 4:00 - North Carolina at Syracuse (ESPN)
• 4:00 - Iowa State at Oklahoma State (ESPNU)
• 4:00 - George Washington at VCU (CBS Sports)
• 6:00 - Duke at Virginia (ESPN)
• 6:00 - BYU at Pepperdine (CBS Sports)
• 6:00 - UCF at Tulsa (ESPNU)
• 6:00 - Arkansas at Georgia (SEC)
• 6:00 - Northern Iowa at Drake (ESPN2)
• 6:30 - DePaul at Butler (Fox Sports 1)
• 8:00 - San Diego State at Nevada (ESPN2)
• 8:00 - Michigan State at Maryland (ESPN)
• 8:00 - Arizona State at USC (ESPNU)
• 8:00 - Memphis at Tulane (CBS Sports)
• 8:00 - Miami at Georgia Tech (ACC)
• 8:30 - South Carolina at Alabama (SEC)
• 10:00 - Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga (ESPN2)
• 10:00 - Arizona at UCLA (ESPN)
• 10:00 - Utah State at New Mexico (CBS Sports)

AP Top 25

1. Kansas
2. Baylor
3. Gonzaga
4. Dayton
5. San Diego State
6. Florida State
7. Duke
8. Kentucky
9. Maryland
10. Creighton
11. Louisville
12. Villanova
13. Seton Hall
14. Oregon
15. Auburn
16. Penn State
17. BYU
18. Iowa
19. Michigan
20. West Virginia
21. Colorado
22. Texas Tech
23. Ohio State
24. Michigan State
25. Houston

NCAA NET rankings

1. Kansas
2. Baylor
3. Gonzaga
4. Dayton
5. San Diego State
6. Duke
7. Florida State
8. Creighton
9. Maryland
10. Louisville
11. Arizona
12. Villanova
13. Michigan State
14. BYU
15. Seton Hall
16. Ohio State
17. West Virginia
18. Kentucky
19. Oregon
20. Texas Tech
21. Butler
22. Colorado
23. Houston
24. Marquette
25. Michigan

This story was originally published February 29, 2020 at 8:51 AM.

John Clay

Lexington Herald-Leader

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription