Men’s College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge Overtakes Saturday Schedule
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will present the 10 games of the fourth-annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge presented by Sonic on Saturday, Jan. 28 – a common-bye date during the conference season. The day is highlighted by the top-5 Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T matchup between No. 2 Kansas at No. 5 Kentucky (ESPN & ESPN3 Surround, 6:15 p.m.), also the site of College GameDay Covered by State Farm (ESPN, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Addition ranked teams in action as part of the Challenge include No. 18 West Virginia hosting Texas A&M (ESPN, noon), No. 25 Florida at Oklahoma (ESPN, 2 p.m.) and No. 5 Baylor at Ole Miss (ESPN2, 6 p.m.).
The Big Monday presented by EBay doubleheader showcases the ACC and Big 12 on ESPN through the remainder of the regular season. In addition, ESPNU presents a regular schedule of night games, primarily involving the Big 12, MEAC or SWAC. Highlights:
- A top-25 ACC matchup on January 30, showcases No. 17 Duke at No. 14 Notre Dame at 7 p.m., followed by Oklahoma State at Oklahoma – both on ESPN
The Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink highlights an ESPN Big Ten and SEC doubleheader, as well as a weekly ESPN2 prime-time matchup featuring the Big 12, plus the ACC and SEC on ESPNU with select Mountain West games. highlights:
- The ESPN doubleheader on January 31, features ranked teams with No. 22 Maryland facing Ohio State at 7 p.m., followed by Georgia at No. 4 Kentucky
- ESPN2’s doubleheader showcases No. 9 North Carolina hosting Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. and No. 18 West Virginia traveling to Iowa State immediately after
Additional schedule highlights:
- ESPN2 will air the Crosstown Shootout between No. 24 Xavier and No. 19 Cincinnati on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.
- Ranked teams on this week’s schedule: No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 Florida State, No. 9 North Carolina, No. 14 Notre Dame, No. 17 Duke, No. 18 West Virginia, No. 19 Cincinnati, No. 22 Maryland, No. 23 South Carolina. No. 24 Xavier and No. 25 Florida
- ESPN Buzzer Beater network will offer live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games on Saturday from 1-9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8-11 p.m.
Weekly Schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday); Full Season Schedule
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 25 | 8 p.m. | Texas Tech at No. 5 Baylor
Dave Armstrong, Stephen Howard |
ESPNEWS |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 Florida at LSU
Dave Neal, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network | |
| Thu, Jan 26 | 7 p.m. | No. 24 Xavier at No. 19 Cincinnati
Adam Amin, Len Elmore, Seth Greenberg |
ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 9 North Carolina
Karl Ravech, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Jan 28 | Noon | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Texas A&M at No. 18 West Virginia
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
| No. 6 Florida State at Syracuse
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 14 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | ||
| 2 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 25 Florida at Oklahoma
Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Kansas State at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: LSU at Texas Tech
Kevin Fitzgerald, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | ||
| 4 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Texas at Georgia
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Iowa State at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
ESPN2 | ||
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Arkansas at Oklahoma State
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPNU | ||
| 6 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 5 Baylor at Ole Miss
Rich Hollenberg, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Auburn at TCU
Mitch Holthus, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| 6:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T as part of SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 2 Kansas at No. 4 Kentucky
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
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| 8:30 p.m. | No. 23 South Carolina at Missouri
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | |
| 10 p.m. | No. 3 Gonzaga at Pepperdine
Eric Rothman, Adrian Branch |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Jan 29 | 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Boston College at Virginia Tech
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
| Mon, Jan 30 | Big Monday presented by eBay (ESPN & ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 17 Duke at No. 14 Notre Dame
Rece Davis, Dan Dakich, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| South Carolina State at Howard
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Alabama State at Prairie View A&M
Dave LaMont, Jerod Ward |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Jan 31 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 22 Maryland at Ohio State
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
| Pittsburgh at No. 9 North Carolina
Karl Ravech, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| Wake Forest at Boston College
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | Temple at Tulane
Allen Bestwick, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNEWS | |
| 9 p.m. | Georgia at No. 4 Kentucky
Brent Musburger, Jay Bilas, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| No. 18 West Virginia at Iowa State
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 25 | 6 p.m. | SMU at UCF
Allen Bestwick, Mark Wise |
ESPNEWS |
| 7 p.m. | UConn at USF
Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU | |
| Missouri at Mississippi State
Tom Hart, Daymeon FIshback |
SEC Network | ||
| Western Carolina at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| VMI at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Greensboro at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
| NJIT at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Gulf Coast at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Tulsa at East Carolina
Evan Lepler |
ESPN3 | ||
| Hartford at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| UMBC at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| UMass Lowell at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
| Vermont at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| USC Upstate at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Texas Tech at No. 5 Baylor
Dave Armstrong, Stephen Howard |
ESPNEWS | |
| East Tennessee State at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| Bradley at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Alabama at Georgia
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| No. 25 Florida at LSU
Dave Neal, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network | ||
| Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
| 11 p.m. | Washington at Arizona State
Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 26 | 7 p.m. | No. 24 Xavier at No. 19 Cincinnati
Adam Amin, Len Elmore, Seth Greenberg |
ESPN2 |
| Campbell at Radford
Robert Lee, Nate Ross |
ESPNU | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Saint Peter’s at Marist
Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 9 North Carolina
Karl Ravech, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN | |
| Union at Lee | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Indiana at Michigan
Rece Davis, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Cal Poly at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | BYU at Santa Clara
John Brickley, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Jan 27 | 7 p.m. | Quinnipiac at Monmouth
Doug Sherman, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU |
| Iona at Siena | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Northern Kentucky at UIC | ESPN3 | |
| Wright State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Dayton at VCU
Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff, Joe Lunardi |
ESPN2 | |
| Green Bay at Oakland
Jordan Bermfield, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Sat, Jan 28 | Noon | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Texas A&M at No. 18 West Virginia
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
| No. 6 Florida State at Syracuse
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 14 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | ||
| Ohio at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Samford at VMI | ESPN3 | |
| New Hampshire at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Michigan at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | UCF at Tulsa
Dave Lamont, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNEWS | |
| 2 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 25 Florida at Oklahoma
Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Kansas State at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: LSU at Texas Tech
Kevin Fitzgerald, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | ||
| Furman at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| Loyola-Chicago at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| High Point at Winthrop | ESPN3 | ||
| Kennesaw State at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Fisher College at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Manhattan at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina at Memphis
Greg Gatson, Stephen Howard |
ESPNEWS | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | UT Arlington at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Texas at Georgia
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Iowa State at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
ESPN2 | ||
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Arkansas at Oklahoma State
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPNU | ||
| Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
| Chattanooga at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| Lipscomb at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| Tusculum at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:15 p.m. | Georgia State at Troy | ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | The Citadel at Mercer | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Northwestern State at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 5 Baylor at Ole Miss
Rich Hollenberg, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: Auburn at TCU
Mitch Holthus, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| Mississippi State at Alabama
Richard Cross, Jarvis Hayes |
SEC Network | ||
| Dartmouth at Cornell | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | ||
| 6:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T as part of SEC/Big12 Challenge presented by Sonic: No. 2 Kansas at No. 4 Kentucky
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
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| 7 p.m. | Wofford at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| New Orleans at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | ||
| Albany at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| Vermont at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo at Akron | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Ohio State at Iowa
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Tulane at UConn
Alex Faust, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | ||
| Abilene Christian at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:05 p.m. | Georgia Southern at South Alabama
Matt Stewart, Bob Donewald |
ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 23 South Carolina at Missouri
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | No. 3 Gonzaga at Pepperdine
Eric Rothman, Adrian Branch |
ESPN2 | |
| Temple at Houston
Allen Bestwick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| Sun, Jan 29 | 2 p.m. | Binghamton at Maine | ESPN3 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Northern Kentucky at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Wichita State at Bradley
Mitch Holthus, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| Illinois State at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Wright State at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| Saint Peter’s at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Boston College at Virginia Tech
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Stanford at California
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Jan 30 | Big Monday presented by eBay (ESPN & ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 17 Duke at No. 14 Notre Dame
Rece, Dan Dakich, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| South Carolina State at Howard
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| Kennesaw State at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| Lipscomb at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Texas State at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| Rider at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Ferris State (MI) at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | |
| Georgia Southern at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Alabama State at Prairie View A&M
Dave LaMont, Jerod Ward |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Jan 31 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 22 Maryland at Ohio State
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
| Pittsburgh at No. 9 North Carolina
Karl Ravech, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| Wake Forest at Boston College
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Mike Morgan, Kyle Macy |
SEC Network | ||
| Kent State at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Miami (OH) at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Michigan at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Toledo at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| Marian at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Temple at Tulane
Allen Bestwick, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNEWS | |
| Denver at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
| Akron at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Georgia at No. 4 Kentucky
Brent Musburger, Jay Bilas, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| No. 18 West Virginia at Iowa State
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Tennessee at Auburn
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | ||
| Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Boise State at Colorado State | ESPN3 | ||
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