The 2012-13 college basketball season gets underway this weekend. Illinois hosts Colgate tonight. The Fighting Illini tip-off the basketball season tonight as part of the Maui Invitational. Illinois battles St. Francis-New York at Assembly Hall on Monday before facing Hawaii in Honolulu on Friday.
NCAA Basketball ("USA Today"/ESPN Top-25 Poll)
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8:00 p.m. - #1 Indiana Hoosiers host Bryant University Bulldogs
8:30 p.m. - #3 Kentucky Wildcats vs. Maryland Terrapins (at Brooklyn, NY)
7:00 p.m. - #4 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (at Charleston, SC)
8:30 p.m. - #5 Michigan Wolverines host Slippery Rock The Rock
7:00 p.m. - #6 North Carolina State Wolfpack hosts Miami (OH) Redhawks
8:00 p.m. - #7 Kansas Jayhawks host Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
7:00 p.m. - #8 Duke Blue Devils host Georgia State Panthers
8:00 p.m. - #10 Florida Gators vs. Georgetown Hoyas (at Jacksonville, FL)
7:00 p.m. - #12 North Carolina Tar Heels host Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
11:00 p.m. - #13 UCLA Bruins host Indiana State Sycamores
5:30 p.m. - #14 Michigan State vs. Connecticut Huskies (at Ramstein, Germany)
8:05 p.m. - #15 Creighton Bluejays host North Texas Mean Green
5:00 p.m. - #18 Baylor Bears host Lehigh Mountain Hawks
9:00 p.m. - #22 Gonzaga Bulldogs host Southern Utah Thunderbirds
7:00 p.m. - #24 Florida State hosts South Alabama Jaguars
8:00 p.m. - #25 Texas Longhorns host Fresno State Bulldogs
