- Tuesday, SportsCenter on Campus heads to Coral Cables ahead of No. 2 Duke at Miami (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- Saturday’s Sonic Blockbuster between No. 1 Auburn and No. 17 Kentucky highlighted by special all-access broadcast (1 p.m., ABC/ESPN+)
- ESPN’s Saturday slate headlined by No. 6 Alabama at No. 5 Tennessee (4 p.m.) and No. 22 Arizona at No. 9 Iowa State (9 p.m.)
ESPN’s industry-leading coverage of men’s college basketball rolls into March with more than 270 games, highlighted by 17 Top 25 teams in action and five ranked matchups this week, Feb. 25-March 2. Games are available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN) and ACC Network (ACCN), as well as on ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX on the ESPN App.
The weekly slate features high-stakes games across the ACC, Big 12, SEC, American, Atlantic 10, Big South, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MAC, NEC, SoCon, Sun Belt, West Coast and more.
In all, eight of the Top 10 teams in the country will play on ESPN platforms this week, including each of the nation’s top six programs.
ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Feb. 25-March 2):
- SportsCenter on Campus: SportsCenter anchor and Miami alumna Christine Williamson will host Tuesday’s noon ET edition of ESPN’s flagship news and information show from Coral Cables ahead of the Hurricanes’ matchup against No. 2 Duke. The three-hour show will feature special guests including Miami women’s basketball players Haley and Hanna Cavinder, Miami football coach Mario Cristobal and ESPN’s Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin, who will announce the game (7 p.m., ESPN).
- Ranked Showdowns: Five ranked matchups highlight the week’s action on ESPN platforms. No. 24 Mississippi State plays at No. 6 Alabama (Tue., 9 p.m., ESPN2) with Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Molly McGrath on the call. On Saturday, top-ranked Auburn plays at No. 17 Kentucky (1 p.m., ABC/ESPN+) and No. 6 Alabama plays at No. 5 Tennessee in the SEC’s tenth Top 10 matchup this season (4 p.m., ESPN). Ravech, Dykes and Dick Vitale call the action from Knoxville. Also on Saturday, No. 12 Texas A&M travels to No. 3 Florida (8:30 p.m., SECN) and No. 22 Arizona plays at No. 9 Iowa State (9 p.m., ESPN). Tom Hart and Ron Slay announce from Gainesville, Fla. and Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla are on the mic in Ames, Iowa.
- All Access: ESPN’s presentation of Saturday’s Sonic Blockbuster between No. 1 Auburn and No. 17 Kentucky (1 p.m., ABC/ESPN+) will feature special access and a unique look into each program. Head coaches Bruce Pearl (Auburn) and Mark Pope (Kentucky) will both wear microphones during the game and open their locker room doors to ESPN’s cameras, allowing viewers intimate access into pregame and halftime team talks, sideline instructions and timeout huddles. ESPN’s Saturday Prime announce team of Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Sims will call the game.
- College GameDay: Saturday, ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm® heads to Gainesville ahead of No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 3 Florida. Rece Davis leads the pregame show (10 a.m., ESPN) along with analysts, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams, with college insider Pete Thamel. Bilas will join the show remotely from Kentucky. This is the sixth time in show history that GameDay has been at Florida, and the first time since Feb. 4, 2017. The Gators are 7-2 when playing in the featured GameDay matchup, the second-best record of any team with at least three appearances.
- Lunardi’s Bubble Watch: Among teams currently on the bubble according to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi, Georgia (next four out) and Oklahoma (last four byes) each have an opportunity to boost their resumes with a pair of Quad 1 games. The Bulldogs host No. 3 Florida (Tue., 7 p.m., SECN) and travel to Texas (Sat., 8 p.m., ESPN2), while the Sooners host No. 17 Kentucky (Wed., 9 p.m., SECN) and play at Ole Miss (Sat., 2 p.m., ESPN2). North Carolina and SMU, among the first four out, have crucial games on the schedule to keep their at-large chances intact. The Tar Heels host Miami (Sat., noon, ESPN) and SMU goes on a west coast trip to take on California (Wed., 11 p.m., ESPNU) and Stanford (Sat., 5 p.m., ACCN).
ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Feb. 25-March 2):
*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule
| Date | Time | Matchup | Platform |
| Tue, Feb. 25 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 Duke at Miami Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Baylor at Cincinnati Matt Schumacker, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 3 Florida at Georgia Dave Neal, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh Doug Sherman, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 9 Iowa State at Oklahoma State Mark Neely, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 24 Mississippi State at No. 6 Alabama Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 14 Missouri Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Sundvold |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 Tennessee at LSU Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw, Alyssa Lang |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Louisville at Virginia Tech Wes Durham, Jim Boeheim |
ACCN | |
| Wed, Feb. 26 | 7 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 1 Auburn Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at Syracuse Mike Monaco, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 12 Texas A&M Brian Custer, Daymeon Fishback |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at No. 13 Clemson Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby |
ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Kansas State at UCF Drew Fellios, BJ Taylor |
ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas at Arkansas Tom Hart, Ron Slay |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Virginia at Wake Forest Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at Oklahoma Roy Philpott, Richard Hendrix |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Boston College at Stanford Chris Sylvester, Ben Braun |
ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | Utah at No. 22 Arizona Pete Sousa, Jerod Haase |
ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 p.m. | No. 25 BYU at Arizona State Roxy Bernstein, Scott Williams |
ESPN+ | |
| 11 p.m. | SMU at California Eric Rothman, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb. 27 | 7 p.m. | Winthrop at Longwood Matt Schick, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | North Texas at Florida Atlantic Lowell Galindo, Perry Clark |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Cleveland State at Wright State Jordan Bernfield, David Padgett |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | UAB at Wichita State Mark Neely, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Feb. 28 | 7 p.m. | Davidson at VCU Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac Patrick O’Keefe, Noah Savage |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Kent State at Akron Erich Rothman, Theo Pinson |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Appalachian State at Marshall Brock Bowling, Dean Keener |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, March 1 | Noon | Miami at North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Jon Crispin |
ESPN |
| Noon | No. 13 Clemson at Virginia Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ESPN2 | |
| 1 p.m. | No. 1 Auburn at No. 17 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jess Sims |
ABC/ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Arkansas at South Carolina Roy Philpott, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 10 Texas Tech at Kansas Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Oklahoma at Ole Miss John Schriffen, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Tulane at Tulsa Jack Benjamin, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | NC State at Georgia Tech Anish Shroff, Michael Carter-Williams |
ACCN | |
| 3 p.m. | UCF at TCU Ted Emrich, BJ Taylor |
ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | LSU at No. 24 Mississippi State Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise |
SECN | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 6 Alabama at No. 5 Tennessee Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State Jordan Bernfield, David Padgett |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Samford at UNC Greensboro Derek Jones, John Williams |
ESPNEWS | |
| 4 p.m. | CIAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | SMU at Stanford Chris Sylvester, Ben Braun |
ACCN | |
| 6 p.m. | Pittsburgh at No. 19 Louisville Kevin Brown, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Wagner Matt Martucci, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 14 Missouri at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida State at No. 2 Duke Wes Durham, Terrence Oglesby |
ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Arizona State at Utah Pete Sousa, Corey Williams |
ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Georgia at Texas Mike Monaco, Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Baylor Lowell Galindo, Scott Williams |
ESPN+ | |
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 3 Florida Tom Hart, Ron Slay |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 22 Arizona at No. 9 Iowa State Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| 10 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 25 BYU Rich Hollenberg, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Boston College at California Dave Feldman, Jerod Haase |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Gonzaga at San Francisco Dave Flemming, Dan Dickau |
ESPN | |
| Sun, March 2 | Noon | Florida Atlantic at South Florida Mike Corey, Sean Harrington |
ESPN2 |
| Noon | Charlotte at East Carolina Matt Schumacker, Terrence Oglesby |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Bradley Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Princeton at Cornell Robert Lee, Noah Savage |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Colorado at Kansas State Mark Neely, Jess Settles |
ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis at UAB John Schriffen, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN |
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