COLLEGE BASKETBALL THIS WEEKEND

What I am watching this weekend in college basketball:

No. 10 Kansas at No. 15 TCU Saturday, 9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN2

The Jayhawks are coming off another loss at home, and they look vulnerable in the Big 12. Still time to fix things.

No. 11 North Carolina at No. 8 Virginia Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN

The defending champs, who average

85.2 points per game, vs. one of the best defensive programs (36.4 field goal percentage defense) in the country? Yes, please. Theo Pinson’s season stats don’t jump off the page — 9 PPG,

5.1 RPG, 4.5 APG — but he’s the X factor for the Heels.

LSU at No. 13 Texas A&M Saturday, 2:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network

Once a favorite to win the SEC, A&M comes limping into this game after two consecutive losses, to Alabama and Florida, respectively. The Aggies are very banged up, and LSU gave Kentucky all it could handle this week. The conference known for football gets tougher for basketball teams every week.

No. 23 Arkansas at Auburn Saturday, 6 p.m. ET, ESPNU

After a few weeks of landing on the “also receiving votes” list, Arkansas finally got into the top 25 this week. Then the Razorbacks promptly lost to unranked Mississippi State. Auburn and Bruce Pearl, meanwhile, are coming off an impressive road win at Tennessee.

No. 7 Oklahoma at No. 5 West Virginia Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN2

True freshman point guard Trae Young — who leads the country in both scoring and assists, at 29.6 and 10.7, respectively — has been terrific for the Sooners. But how does he handle going on the road at a school known for suffocating pressure defense?

No. 14 Kentucky at No. 22 Tennessee Saturday, 9 p.m. ET, SEC Network

Kentucky might be young, but Kevin Knox (14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds) and the Wildcats are used to being in the spotlight. Tennessee is still feeling out this Top 25 thing, as evidenced by the Vols loss at home to Auburn this week.