Nine ranked teams play across ESPN networks this week, including a top-10 matchup between No. 9 Oregon and No. 5 Mississippi State on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. on SEC Network. Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors and Steffi Sorensen will be on-site for all the action.
The race for 1,000
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell are approaching to enter a class that only Pat Summitt and Tara VanDerveer have been in – 1,000 wins. ESPN will provide coverage of their matchups leading up to and including their 1,000th, which could potentially be achieved on December 19.
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espnW’s national player of the week is Oklahoma State’s Loryn Goodwin. The 5-foot-9 senior is the espnW player of the week after leading the Cowgirls to an 87-72 upset of No. 7 UCLA on Friday. She had 27 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals. Additional content this week includes:
- Mid-major rankings (Graham Hays)
- Louisville freshman point guard Dana Evans (Graham Hays)
Around the Rim Podcast with LaChina Robinson
ESPN college basketball and WNBA analyst LaChina Robinson covers the hottest topics in women’s basketball on her podcast Around the Rim. Listen here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Dec 12 | Noon | Southern Miss at Ole Miss | SEC Network + |
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee State at No. 3 Louisville | ACC Network Extra | |
| Fordham at St. John’s | ESPN3 | ||
| Virginia Tech at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13 | 7 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon at No. 5 Mississippi State Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network |
| 7:30 p.m. | UMass at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Northwestern State at No. 8 Texas Alex Loeb, Fran Harris |
Longhorn Network | |
| Thu, Dec 14 | 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Christian at Wright State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | East Tennessee State at NC State | ACC Network Extra | |
| Iona at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Oakland City at Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Dec 15 | 7 p.m. | Alabama State at Miami | ACC Network Extra |
| College of Charleston at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Atlantic at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Kentucky State at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | IU-Northwest at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Dec 16 | 1 p.m. | Rider at NJIT | ESPN3 |
| Northern Arizona at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | UNC Asheville at South Carolina Upstate | ESPN3 | |
| Tulsa at South Dakota | ESPN3 | ||
| Morehead State at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Bradley at No. 21 Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Little Rock at Kansas State | ESPN3 | |
| Northwestern at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Evansville at UIC | ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Ohio Christian at Akron | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | High Point at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| Elon at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | |
| UNC Wilmington at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
| Michigan State at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Cal Poly at North Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Dec 17 | Noon | Eastern Michigan at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Georgia Courtney Lyle, Nell Fortner |
SEC Network | |
| DePaul at No. 2 Notre Dame | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Georgia Tech at Georgia | SEC Network + | ||
| 2 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | |
| Penn State at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Central Connecticut at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| Northeastern at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| St. Bonaventure at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Gulf Coast at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
| Winthrop at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | No. 3 Louisville at Kentucky Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network | |
| New Hampshire at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Maine at No. 5 Mississippi State | SEC Network + | ||
| Savannah State at No. 4 South Carolina | SEC Network + | ||
| LA-Lafayette at LSU | SEC Network + | ||
| Arizona State at Arkansas | SEC Network + | ||
| SMU at Alabama | SEC Network + | ||
| Cleveland State at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| South Dakota State at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
| No. 25 Iowa at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| Troy at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Holiday Hoops presented by Zales No. 13 Ohio State at Cincinnati Eric Frede, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN2 | |
| 5 p.m. | Marquette at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Dec 18 | 11 a.m. | Austin Peay at Ball State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Kansas at St. John’s | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Chicago State at Kansas State | ESPN3 | |
| North Texas at UIC | ESPN3 |
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