These are the top 10 non-conference games to watch this men’s basketball season, ranked by Andy Katz.<\/p>\n
1. Florida at Duke, Dec. 2, ACC\/SEC Challenge:\u00a0Tons of talent will be on the floor between two teams that have title aspirations. Getting the reigning champs at Cameron should provide a special night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. St. John’s vs. Kentucky, Dec. 20, Atlanta in the CBS Sports Classic:\u00a0The Red Storm stepped up as a replacement for UCLA in this event. The organizers at CBS couldn\u2019t have scripted a better opponent \u2014 Rick Pitino, the former Kentucky coach, going against his former team and player Mark Pope in Catlanta.<\/p>\n
3. UConn vs. Florida, Dec. 9, Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic: The Huskies and Gators have loaded slates, and this one shouldn’t disappoint at the Garden. MSG is UConn South, and the atmosphere should be off the charts for this matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b POWER 37: Andy Katz reveals his preseason Power 37 rankings\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Kentucky at Louisville, Nov. 11: One of the top two men’s college basketball rivalries is back to being a game between two teams with Final Four expectations. Playing the game this early in the season may dampen the importance a tad, but the atmosphere should still rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n 5. Duke vs. Michigan, Feb. 21, Washington, D.C.: I love the scheduling of this game in February between two schools that could by tying for No. 1 seeds.<\/p>\n 6. UConn vs. BYU, Nov. 15, Boston: AJ Dybantsa gets a homecoming game at the Garden. The Huskies own Boston, too, and this should be a high-flying highlight affair.\u00a0<\/p>\n