- Volleyball: Defending Champion Stanford in Semifinals on ESPN, Dec. 14th; Championship on ESPN2, Dec. 16th
- Division I Football Championship: Semifinals Live on ESPN2 and ESPNU
- NCAA Division II Football Championship on ESPN2, Dec. 16th; NCAA Division III Football Championship on ESPNU, Dec. 15th
All of the volleyball world will be digging the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship this week, live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. After a dramatic Regional final, the field is set with No. 1 Penn State, No. 2 Florida, defending champion No.3 Stanford and No. 5 Nebraska. Semifinal play begins Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN when the Nittany Lions seek revenge on the Cornhuskers, who served up Penn State’s only loss of the season back in September. Following at 9 p.m., it’s a battle of the coasts when the Gators face the Cardinals for a shot at the title. A NCAA Update will air from site between the two matches hosted by Tiffany Greene, with analysts John Dunning and Nell Fortner. The winners from Thursday will meet in the Championship on Sat, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. Play-by-play announcer Paul Sunderland, analyst and Olympian Karch Kiraly, and reporter Holly Rowe will cover the action for all three games.
ESPN’s college football coverage continues with the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual, the NCAA Division II Championship and NCAA Division III Championship all available across ESPN2 and ESPNU.
The field has narrowed to four on the Road to Frisco for the NCAA Division I Football Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual. Coverage of the semifinals begins Friday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 when No. 6 Sam Houston State faces No. 2 North Dakota State, a team looking for redemption after falling in the semifinals last year after a five year run as champion. On Saturday, Dec. 16, No. 5 South Dakota State will face reigning FCS Champions No.1 James Madison at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The 2018 Division I Football Championship will air on ESPN2 at noon on Saturday, Jan.6, live from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
The NCAA Division II Football Championship will air on ESPN2 Saturday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. live from Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. No. 4 West Florida—a program in only its second season—will face No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce for the title. A win for either program would be the first Division II Football Championship in school history. The NCAA Division III Football Championship takes place on Friday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. on ESPNU live from Salem Stadium in Salem, Va. Meeting in the title game are 12-time champions Mount Union and defending National Champion Mary Hardin-Baylor.
NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game and Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Dec 14 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Penn State Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, Holly Rowe |
ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | No. 2 Florida vs. No. 3 Stanford Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Dec 16 | 9 p.m. | NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 |
NCAA Division I Football Semifinals:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Fri, Dec 15 | 8 p.m. | No. 6 Sam Houston State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Dec 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 5 South Dakota State vs. No. 1 James Madison Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU |
NCAA Division II Football Championship:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Dec 16 | 6 p.m. | No. 4 West Florida vs. No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce Kevin Brown, Tom Luginbill, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 |
NCAA Division III Football Championship:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Fri, Dec 15 | 7 p.m. | Mount Union vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport |
ESPNU |
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