Top NCAA Basketball Games Before January

Gary Parrish with CBSSports.com included LSU's matchup at West Virginia on December 4th in his list of "25 best non-league games scheduled before January."

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Thursday, Dec. 4: LSU at West Virginia
Johnny Jones at LSU, like Mike Anderson at Arkansas, is still trying to make his first NCAA Tournament at the school where he was once an assistant. Also like Anderson, this should be the season in which he does it thanks to the return of Jordan Mickey and Jarell Martin.

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Here are some other notable match-ups including SEC teams from Parrish's article:

Tuesday, Nov. 18: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Kansas (in Indianapolis, Indiana)
Thursday, Dec. 4: Arkansas at No. 14 Iowa State
Thursday, Dec. 4: LSU at West Virginia
Friday, Dec. 5: No. 7 Florida at No. 5 Kansas
Friday, Dec. 5: No. 10 Texas at No. 1 Kentucky
Saturday, Dec. 13: No. 6 North Carolina at No. 1 Kentucky
Saturday, Dec. 20: No. 1 Kentucky vs. UCLA (in Chicago, Illinois)
Saturday, Dec. 27: No. 1 Kentucky at No. 8 Louisville