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The 2026-27 men’s college basketball season is nine days old, going back to Notre Dame’s win over Villanova in Rome on Nov. 1, but for many, the season will get going this week, when four of the biggest programs in the sport play one night and under one roof.
The 2026 edition of the Champions Classic will tip off on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the United Center in Chicago, where No. 2 Duke will face off against No. 5 Michigan State and No. 14 Kansas will take on Kentucky.
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It’s the 16th year for the event, which has featured the same four programs throughout its existence.
This year, much of the attention will fall on the first half of the doubleheader, when the Blue Devils and Spartans will go against each other in a matchup of top-five teams in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. Both teams have gotten to 2-0 records with ease, with Duke winning its games by a combined 85 points and the Spartans doing the same by a combined 67 points. Big man Patrick Ngongba II has lived up the immense preseason hype for Duke, averaging 19 points and eight rebounds per game in the first two games. Michigan State, meanwhile, will counter with Jeremy Fears Jr., who is averaging 12.5 points and 10 assists per game and is widely considered one of the top five players in the sport nationally.
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Though it doesn’t have quite the same appeal of its opening act, Kansas’ matchup against Kentucky should serve as an interesting early season look between two historic powerhouses with extremely lofty expectations.
The Jayhawks and Wildcats have both taken care of business early on, with both teams winning their first two games, even though Kentucky dropped out of the Coaches Poll this week, going from No. 23 to the team receiving the most votes outside the top 25. Top-ranked freshman Tyran Stokes has been solid in his first two college games, but is third on the team in…
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