- For the 17th consecutive season, the State Farm Tip-Off Classic will commence ESPN’s coverage of the sport. This year’s matchup will feature Baylor at Tennessee on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
- ESPNU Road to the Championship, a women’s basketball doubleheader created by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, home of the 2010 Women’s Final Four. National powers Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas and Texas Tech will take part in the doubleheader televised by ESPNU and ESPN2 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively. This will be part of ESPN’s second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon.
- Entering its fourth season, ESPN2’s Big Monday presented by Bud Light prime-time Game of the Week series will include 11 games (up from eight) throughout January and February, featuring the best programs in Division I women’s basketball. The series will begin on Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. with an ACC matchup featuring Maryland at Virginia. New to this year’s schedule is the addition of Big Monday doubleheaders on Feb. 8, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22. The games will generally air during the 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. windows.
- The 2009 Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic on December 7 will be held at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. for the fourth consecutive year and will feature Florida vs. Rutgers in a showdown at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
- ESPN’s weekly College GameDay Driven by State Farm® college basketball series and the Saturday Primetime game-of-the-week telecast — returning for a sixth consecutive season – will begin Saturday, January 16, 2010 from Storrs, Conn. for the women’s BIG EAST showdown between Notre Dame and defending National Champion Connecticut. It will mark the first time the show has originated from a women’s game. Two one-hour segments of the show will air at 10 a.m. and at 8 p.m. The game will air on ESPN at 9 p.m.
- February Frenzy returns on Valentine’s Day Sunday, Feb. 14, as ESPN2 showcases six regionalized games within two telecast windows. For a third year in a row, ESPN will support the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation, during its annual “February Frenzy” women’s college basketball games. The full national ESPNU women’s game featuring Kentucky at Vanderbilt at 6 p.m. on Feb. 14 will also be part of the “Frenzy,” as will Big Monday doubleheader on Feb. 15 showcasing North Carolina at Virginia at 7 p.m. and Connecticut at Oklahoma at 9 p.m.
- As part of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com’s week-long men’s and women’s Championship Week presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, the networks will combine to present 13 women’s conference championships, including every game from the quarterfinals through the championship for the BIG EAST, plus the SEC Semifinals and SEC Championship. Other women’s championships: Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Summit League, Sun Belt, NEC, Horizon League, West Coast Conference, WAC, MEAC, SWAC and SIAC.
- Overall, the ESPN networks will showcase more than 130 regular-season games, over 40 conference tournament matchups, the Division II Women’s Basketball Semifinals and Championship, and all 63 NCAA Division I Championship contests. Additionally, ESPN will continue to present the exclusive live announcement of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field as part of Selection Monday, Mar. 15, at 7 p.m., with ESPNU offering bonus coverage with an additional hour of NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special: Extended Coverage from 8–9 p.m.
- ESPNU will televise 54 games, including 37 regular-season contests (up from 31), 17 conference championship matchups and the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals. In addition, the 24-hour college sports network cover the Fourth Annual Maggie Dixon Classic on Sunday, Dec. 13, from Madison Square Garden. The doubleheader will showcase Baylor vs. Boston College at 1 p.m., followed by Rutgers vs. Tennessee at 3 p.m. The schedule will also be highlighted by a BIG EAST and SEC game-of-the-week most Sunday afternoons during January and February.
- ESPN360.com will simulcast every game on ESPN and ESPN2 and will offer complete telecasts of every NCAA Women’s Tournament game.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship:
All 63 NCAA Tournament Games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com & ESPN FULL COURT
For the eighth consecutive year, the ESPN networks will combine to present all 63 games from the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. During the first two rounds, ESPN and ESPN2 will present the 48 games within 12 telecast windows in a whip-around format with home market protection. ESPN FULL COURT, the out-of-market pay-per-view package, will offer every first- and second-round game in its entirety as a supplement to ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage. ESPN360.com will offer complete game telecasts of all 63 games, while ESPNU will offer select ESPN and ESPN2 early-round games in their entirety. The final 15 games (regional semifinals on) will have national telecast windows on ESPN or ESPN2. The complete schedule will be announced on a later date.
– 2009-10 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOLLOWS –
ESPN Networks 2009-10 Women’s Basketball Regular-Season Schedule
(Schedule subject to change – all games live, unless noted)
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Network |
|
Sun, Nov 15 |
5 p.m. |
State Farm Tip-Off Classic: Baylor at Tennessee |
ESPN2 |
|
Tue, Nov. 17 |
7 p.m. |
ESPNU Road to the Championship: Tennessee vs. Texas Tech |
ESPNU |
|
9:30 p.m. |
ESPNU Road to the Championship: Connecticut vs. Texas |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Sun, Dec 6 |
7 p.m. |
Texas at Tennessee |
ESPN2 |
|
Mon, Dec 7 |
7 p.m. |
Jimmy V Women’s Classic: Florida at Rutgers |
ESPN2 |
|
Sun, Dec 13 |
1 p.m. |
Maggie Dixon Classic: Baylor vs. Boston College |
ESPNU |
|
3 p.m. |
Maggie Dixon Classic: Rutgers vs. Tennessee |
ESPNU |
|
|
Wed, Dec 23 |
5:30 p.m. |
Stanford at Connecticut |
ESPN2 |
|
Sat, Jan 2 |
6:30 p.m. |
Austin Peay at Morehead State |
ESPNU |
|
Sun, Jan 3 |
6 p.m. |
LSU at South Carolina |
ESPNU |
|
7 p.m. |
Oklahoma at Tennessee |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Mon, Jan 4 |
7 p.m. |
Notre Dame at Purdue |
ESPN2 |
|
Sun, Jan 10 |
1 p.m. |
Rutgers at Pittsburgh |
ESPNU |
|
3 p.m. |
Temple at Xavier |
ESPN2 |
|
|
5 p.m. |
Southern Miss. at Marshall |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Florida at Georgia |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Jan 11 |
4:30 p.m. |
Morgan State at Hampton |
ESPNU |
|
7:30 p.m. |
Big Monday: Maryland at Virginia |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Tue, Jan 12 |
12 p.m. |
Oklahoma State at Kansas |
ESPNU |
|
Fri, Jan 15 |
4:30 p.m. |
Manhattan at Loyola |
ESPNU |
|
Sat, Jan 16 |
9 p.m. |
Notre Dame at Connecticut |
ESPN |
|
Sun, Jan 17 |
4 p.m. |
West Virginia at Pittsburgh |
ESPNU |
|
5 p.m. |
UAB at Central Florida |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Vanderbilt at Tennessee |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Jan 18 |
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: Connecticut at Duke |
ESPN2 |
|
Sun, Jan 24 |
1 p.m. |
West Virginia at Notre Dame |
ESPNU |
|
3 p.m. |
Michigan State at Minnesota |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Tennessee at LSU |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Jan 25 |
4:30 p.m. |
Delaware State at Coppin State |
ESPNU |
|
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: Ohio State at Purdue |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Tue, Jan 26 |
11 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech at Nevada |
ESPNU |
|
Wed, Jan 27 |
11 p.m. |
Boise State at Fresno State |
ESPNU |
|
Fri, Jan 29 |
4:30 p.m. |
Marist at Canisius |
ESPNU |
|
Sun, Jan 31 |
3 p.m. |
Purdue at Iowa |
ESPN2 |
|
4 p.m. |
Marquette at DePaul |
ESPNU |
|
|
5 p.m. |
Baylor at Texas |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Georgia at Auburn |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Feb 1 |
4:30 p.m. |
Prairie View A&M at Alabama State |
ESPNU |
|
7:30 p.m. |
Big Monday: Notre Dame at Rutgers |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Thu, Feb 4 |
9 p.m. |
Alabama at Mississippi State |
ESPNU |
|
Sun, Feb 7 |
12 p.m. |
Connecticut at Louisville |
ESPNU |
|
2 p.m. |
Texas Tech at Texas |
ESPNU |
|
|
4 p.m. |
Richmond at Xavier |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Feb 8 |
4:30 p.m. |
Maryland-Eastern Shore at North Carolina A&T |
ESPNU |
|
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: North Carolina at Duke |
ESPN2 |
|
|
9 p.m. |
Big Monday: Tennessee at Vanderbilt |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Sat, Feb 13 |
6 p.m. |
Wisconsin-Wilwaukee at Wisconsin-Green Bay |
ESPNU |
|
Sun, Feb 14 |
1 p.m. |
Georgetown at West Virginia |
ESPNU |
|
3 p.m. |
**February Frenzy: Houston at SMU; Arkansas at South Carolina; DePaul at Notre Dame |
ESPN2 |
|
|
5:30 p.m. |
**February Frenzy: Louisville at Pittsburgh; Mississippi at Mississippi State; Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina State |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Kentucky at Vanderbilt |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Feb 15 |
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: North Carolina at Virginia |
ESPN2 |
|
9 p.m. |
Big Monday: Connecticut at Oklahoma |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Sun, Feb 21 |
1 p.m. |
Syracuse at Rutgers |
ESPNU |
|
3 p.m. |
Michigan State at Ohio State |
ESPN2 |
|
|
5 p.m. |
SEC Wildcard |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Kansas at Texas Tech |
ESPNU |
|
|
8 p.m. |
Creighton at Northern Iowa |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Feb 22 |
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: LSU at Tennessee |
ESPN2 |
|
9 p.m. |
Big Monday: Baylor at Texas A&M |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Fri, Feb 26 |
4:30 p.m. |
Siena at Rider |
ESPNU |
|
Sun, Feb 28 |
3 p.m. |
Florida State at Maryland |
ESPN2 |
|
5 p.m. |
Kansas at Baylor |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
Mississippi at Tennessee |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Mar 1 |
4:30 p.m. |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Jackson State |
ESPNU |
|
7 p.m. |
Big Monday: Connecticut at Notre Dame |
ESPN2 |
|
|
Wed, Mar 3 |
11 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech at Idaho |
ESPNU |
+All ESPN and ESPN2 games will be available on ESPN360.com
-2010 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK SCHEDULE FOLLOWS-
Championship Week Presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Network |
|
Sat, Mar 6 |
3:30 p.m. |
SEC Championship: Semifinal 1 |
ESPNU |
|
5:30 p.m. |
SEC Championship: Semifinal 2 |
ESPNU |
|
|
Sun, Mar 7 |
12 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Quarterfinal 1 |
ESPNU |
|
2 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Quarterfinal 2 |
ESPNU |
|
|
4:30 p.m. |
Big Ten Championship |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Quarterfinal 3 |
ESPNU |
|
|
6:30 p.m. |
SEC Championship |
ESPN2 |
|
|
8 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Quarterfinal 4 |
ESPNU |
|
|
Mon, Mar 8 |
3 p.m. |
West Coast Championship |
ESPNU |
|
5 p.m. |
Atlantic 10 Championship |
ESPN2 |
|
|
6 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Semifinal 1 |
ESPNU |
|
|
8 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship: Semifinal 2 |
ESPNU |
|
|
Tue, Mon 9 |
2 p.m. |
Sun Belt Championship |
ESPNU |
|
4 p.m. |
Summit League Championship |
ESPNU |
|
|
7 p.m. |
BIG EAST Championship |
ESPN |
|
|
Sat, Mar 13 |
4 p.m. |
WAC Championship |
ESPNU |
|
6 p.m. |
SWAC Championship |
ESPNU |
|
|
Sun, Mar 14 |
11 a.m. |
*MEAC Championship |
ESPNU |
|
1 p.m. |
Horizon League Championship |
ESPNU |
|
|
3 p.m. |
Northeast Conference Championship |
ESPNU |
* Tape delay
NOTE: ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule will be announced on a later date.
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