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Men’s College Basketball: Rivalry Week Tips Off with Top Eight Teams
ESPN’s 16th annual Rivalry Week men’s college basketball schedule tips off with the top eight teams over three days, highlighted by four against ranked rivals:
- No. 1 Kentucky hosting No. 11 Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
- ESPN and ESPN2 each televise a matchup between ranked foes Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.: No. 2 Syracuse at home against No. 14 Georgetown and No. 8 Kansas visits No. 6 Baylor (network assignments are to be determined).
- Also on Wednesday, ESPN showcases one of sports’ biggest rivalries when No. 5 Duke visits No. 6 North Carolina at 9 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Mon, Feb 6 | 7 p.m. | Connecticut at No. 25 Louisville Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Bill Raftery |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| No. 4 Missouri at Oklahoma Mark Jones & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | ||
| Stony Brook at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
| USC Upstate at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Texas at Texas A&M Brent Musburger, Bob Knight & Holly Rowe |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Texas Southern at Alabama State Rich Hollenberg & Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| No. 15 Marquette at DePaul Carter Blackburn & Mike Kelley |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Feb 7 | 7 p.m. | No. 11 Florida at No. 1 Kentucky Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Iowa State at Oklahoma State Mark Jones & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | ||
| Maryland at Clemson Carter Blackburn & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | Purdue at No. 3 Ohio State Mike Tirico & Dan Dakich |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Alabama at Auburn Dari Nowkhah & Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 14 Georgetown at No. 2 Syracuse or No. 8 Kansas at No. 6 Baylor TBD |
ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
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| Cincinnati at St. John’s Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | ||
| No. 24 Florida State at Boston College Eric Frede & Ron Perry |
ESPN3 | ||
| Hofstra at George Mason | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Towson at Virginia Commonwealth | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 Duke at No. 6 North Carolina Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Seton Hall at Rutgers Bob Wischusen & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | ||
| Notre Dame at West Virginia Dave Pasch & Bill Raftery |
ESPNU |
