- College GameDay Covered by State Farm® heads to Lawrence ahead of No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas
- No. 23 Alabama at No. 19 Florida headlines ESPN on ABC Sunday (1 p.m. ET)
- Undefeated No. 24 Miami (OH) hosts UMass Tuesday night on ESPNU
ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage continues with six consecutive days of conference action from Tuesday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Feb. 1, featuring ranked matchups, rivalry games and marquee showdowns across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network, with additional games streaming on ESPN+, SECN+ and ACCNX. All games are available on the ESPN App.
The schedule spotlights conference play from the ACC, SEC, Big 12, American, Atlantic 10, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, NEC, Ohio Valley, WCC and more, as the race toward March continues to intensify.
ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Jan. 27-Feb. 1):
- Super Tuesday Presented by Progressive Insurance: Super Tuesday tips off the week with marquee matchups headlined by No. 15 Arkansas at Oklahoma (7 p.m., ESPN), followed by Kentucky at No. 18 Vanderbilt (9 p.m., ESPN). Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw team up to call the action from Norman, while Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Alyssa Lang are on site in Nashville. Additional Super Tuesday matchups include No. 17 Virginia at Notre Dame (7 p.m., ESPN2), Syracuse at NC State (7 p.m., ESPNU), and UMass at No. 24 Miami (OH) (9 p.m., ESPNU) as the RedHawks put their undefeated record on the line.
- College GameDay: ESPN’s College GameDay returns to Kansas for the 13th time, tied for the second-most visits in show history. The show airs at 11 a.m. ET from Allen Fieldhouse and leads into a ranked Big 12 showdown as No. 13 BYU, led by AJ Dybantsa, visits No. 14 Kansas and Darryn Peterson (4:30 p.m., ESPN). College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis alongside analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman and Bilas will call the game.
- Saturday Slate: Saturdays on ESPN continue to deliver with over 12 hours of live game action pitting the nation’s top teams. This weekend’s slate includes No. 4 Duke at Virginia Tech (noon, ESPN), SMU at No. 20 Louisville (2 p.m., ESPN), No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas (4:30 p.m., ESPN) Kentucky at No. 15 Arkansas (6:30 p.m., ESPN), Auburn at Tennessee (8:30 p.m., ESPN) and Saint Mary’s at No. 6 Gonzaga (10:30 p.m., ESPN). ESPN icon Dick Vitale makes his 2026 announcing debut for Duke at Virginia Tech alongside Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander.
UPDATE (January 28): Due to impending inclement weather, Vitale will not call Saturday’s Duke-Virginia Tech game. He will instead call Sunday’s Alabama-Florida game.
- ESPN on ABC Presented by Principal: The first of five men’s college basketball games this season on ABC tips Sunday, Feb. 1, with a marquee SEC matchup as No. 23 Alabama travels to No. 19 Florida (1 p.m., ABC). Alabama is led by sophomore guard Labaron Philon Jr., while Florida counters with one of the nation’s top frontcourts. Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes are on the call from Gainesville.
Through Saturday, Jan. 24, men’s college basketball viewership on ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU) is pacing up 18% year-over-year. Games on ESPN are averaging 830K viewers, up 7% year-over-year, and ESPN has aired five of the top 15 games of the season across all networks.
ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Jan. 27-Feb. 1):
*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Tue, Jan 27 | 6 p.m. | Wake Forest at Pittsburgh Jason Earle, Terrence Oglesby |
ACCN |
| 7 p.m. | No. 15 Arkansas at Oklahoma Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 17 Virginia at Notre Dame Wes Durham, Debbie Antonelli |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Syracuse at NC State Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Doug Sherman, Scott Williams |
ACCN | |
| 8 p.m. | Missouri at No. 23 Alabama Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 18 Vanderbilt Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Alyssa Lang |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | UMass at No. 24 Miami (OH) Robert Lee, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Jan 28 | 7 p.m. | Texas at Auburn Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Rice at East Carolina Mike Cory, Perry Clark |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee at Georgia John Schriffen, Daymeon Fishback |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | California at Florida State Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim |
ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at LSU Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SECN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 10 Houston at TCU Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | South Florida at Tulane Pete Sousa, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 19 Florida at South Carolina Roy Philpott, Rodney Terry |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Stanford at Miami Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
| Thu, Jan 29 | 8 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Memphis Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin |
ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | Presbyterian at High Point Shawn Kenney, John Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Hawai’i at UC Irvine Dave Feldman, Austin Croshere |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 8 p.m. | Mount St. Mary’s at Saint Peter’s Derek Jones, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Loyola (Chicago) at VCU Mike Corey, John Giannini |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Jan 31 | Noon | No. 4 Duke at Virginia Tech Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander |
ESPN |
| Noon | No. 11 Texas Tech at UCF Rich Hollenberg, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
| Noon | Pittsburgh at No. 22 Clemson Doug Sherman, Scott Williams |
ACCN | |
| 1 p.m. | Texas A&M at Georgia Mike Morgan, Mark Wise |
SECN | |
| 2 p.m. | SMU at No. 20 Louisville Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Texas at Oklahoma Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 16 North Carolina at Georgia Tech Wes Durham, Dennis Scott |
ACCN | |
| 2 p.m. | Long Island at Central Connecticut State Robert Lee, Noah Savage |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Missouri Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
| 4 p.m. | Baylor at West Virginia Eric Frede, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | California at Miami Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
| 4 p.m. | Norfolk State at Howard Jason Ross, Brandon Johnson |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Utah Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | Rice at Charlotte Shawn Kenney, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | LSU at South Carolina Kevin Fitzgerald, Rodney Terry |
SECN | |
| 6 p.m. | Stanford at Florida State Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby |
ACCN | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 15 Arkansas Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | South Florida at Temple Eric Rothman, Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | UAB at North Texas Pete Sousa, Perry Clark |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Auburn at Tennessee Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 18 Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Richard Cross, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
| 10 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston James Westling, John Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at No. 6 Gonzaga Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| Sun, Feb 1 | 1 p.m. | No. 23 Alabama at No. 19 Florida Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale |
ABC |
| 1 p.m. | Chattanooga at Furman Brock Bowling, Dean Keener |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Wichita State at Tulsa Joe Malfa, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | Tulane at Memphis Ted Emrich, King McClure |
ESPN2 |
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