The conference schedules heat up on ESPN networks this week with an ACC battle between No. 7 North Carolina and Syracuse on Saturday, Jan. 9 (ESPN, 8 p.m.), which also includes the return of head coach Jim Boeheim after a nine-game NCAA suspension. The game is tagged as part of ESPN’s Journey to the Tourney featured games.
Also in action is No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 Michigan State, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Arizona, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 12 Miami (Fla.), No. 13 Iowa State, No. 14 Duke, No. 15 SMU, No. 16 Louisville, No. 17 West Virginia, No. 20 Purdue, No. 21 Texas A&M, No. 22 South Carolina and No. 23 UConn.
Additional highlights:
- 1 Kansas faces Texas Tech in a Big 12 Saturday Showcase tilt on Saturday (ESPNU, 9 p.m.)
- Two top-25 Super Tuesday matchups January 12 featuring top-ranked Kansas against No. 17 West Virginia (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and No. 12 Miami vs. No. 4 Virginia (ESPNU, 7 p.m.)
- A marquee America games will showcase Cincinnati at No. 15 SMU on Thursday, Dec. 7 (ESPN, 7 p.m.)
Full weekly schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday)
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchups (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 6 | Wednesday Night Hoops (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Florida at Tennessee Dave Lamont, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 14 Duke at Wake Forest Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | California at Oregon Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas Tech at No. 13 Iowa State Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 11 p.m. | Stanford at Oregon State Roy Philpott, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 7 | Thursday Night Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 16 Louisville at NC State Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Cincinnati at No. 15 SMU Mike Patrick, Len Elmore |
ESPN | ||
| Michigan at No. 20 Purdue Adam Amin, Craig Robinson |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | Illinois at No. 5 Michigan State Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN | |
| No. 7 Arizona at UCLA Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| Alabama at Ole Miss Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback, Laura Rutledge |
ESPNU | ||
| 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at BYU Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Saturday Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 1 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Wisconsin Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| Oklahoma State at No. 17 West Virginia Dave Armstrong, Kevin Lehman |
ESPNU | ||
| No. 21 Texas A&M at Tennessee Richard Cross, Dane Bradshaw, Tony Delk |
SEC Network | ||
| 3 p.m. | Baylor at No. 13 Iowa State Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Vanderbilt at No. 22 South Carolina Mike Morgan, Chris Spatola, Kayce Smith |
ESPNU | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 2 Oklahoma Mark Neely, Jerod Ward |
ESPNEWS | |
| 5 p.m. | Florida State at No. 12 Miami (Fla.) Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | |
| Nebraska at Rutgers Clay Matvick, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 9 Kentucky at Alabama Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at No. 23 UConn Mike Patrick, TBD |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas at TCU Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina at Syracuse Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Auburn at Missouri Mark Jones, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| East Carolina at Temple TBD, Tim Welsh |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 1 Kansas at Texas Tech Dave Armstrong, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| 11p.m. | UC Riverside at UC Irvine Kanoa Leahey, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Jan 10 | 4 p.m. | UCF at No. 15 SMU Ted Emrich, Mark Wise |
ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: NC State at Wake Forest Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Jan 12 | Super Tuesday Presented by Hotels.com (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 9 Kentucky Brad Nessler, Sean Farnham, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M Matt Stewart, Jon Sundvold, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | ||
| No. 1 Kansas at No. 17 West Virginia Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 12 Miami (Fla.) at No. 4 Virginia Mike Couzens, Len Elmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Michigan Mike Tirico, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 13 Iowa State at Texas Dave Flemming, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Auburn at Vanderbilt Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 6 | Wednesday Night Hoops (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Missouri at Georgia Mike Morgan, Joe Dean |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida at Tennessee Dave Lamont, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| USF at UCF TBD, TBD |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 14 Duke at Wake Forest Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | ||
| Stony Brook at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Loyola at Illinois State | ESPN3 | |
| Southern Illinois at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Iowa at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| Ohio at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 21 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | California at Oregon Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas Tech at No. 13 Iowa State Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | San Jose State at San Diego State Trey Bender, Blaine Fowler |
ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | Stanford at Oregon State Roy Philpott, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 7 | Thursday Night Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 16 Louisville at NC State Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Cincinnati at No. 15 SMU Mike Patrick, Len Elmore |
ESPN | ||
| Michigan at No. 20 Purdue Adam Amin, Craig Robinson |
ESPNU | ||
| Manhattan at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Troy at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Rider at Iona Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Illinois at No. 5 Michigan State Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN | |
| No. 7 Arizona at UCLA Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| Alabama at Ole Miss Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback, Laura Rutledge |
ESPNU | ||
| 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at BYU Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside | ESPN3 | ||
| Fri, Jan 8 | 7 p.m. | Valparaiso at Oakland TBD, TBD |
ESPN2 |
| Western Michigan at Akron Bob Picozzi, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | UIC at Detroit Jordan Bernfield, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Saturday Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| Noon | Albany at Vermont | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Wisconsin Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| Oklahoma State at No. 17 West Virginia Dave Armstrong, Kevin Lehman |
ESPNU | ||
| No. 21 Texas A&M at Tennessee Richard Cross, Dane Bradshaw, Tony Delk |
SEC Network | ||
| Wright State at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Campbell at Liberty | ESPN3 | |
| Quinnipiac at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| Saint Peter’s at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Baylor at No. 13 Iowa State Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Vanderbilt at No. 22 South Carolina Mike Morgan, Chris Spatola, Kayce Smith |
ESPNU | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Arkansas Matt Stewart, John Pelphrey |
SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Bradley at Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| Missouri State at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Greensboro at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| USC Upstate at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 2 Oklahoma Mark Neely, Jerod Ward |
ESPNEWS | |
| Lipscomb at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Florida State at No. 12 Miami (Fla.) Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | |
| Nebraska at Rutgers Clay Matvick, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 9 Kentucky at Alabama Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | |
| Utah State at New Mexico | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | Memphis at No. 23 UConn Mike Patrick, TBD |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas at TCU Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| UC Davis at Long Beach State | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina at Syracuse Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Georgia at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Andrew DeClercq |
SEC Network | |
| Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Auburn at Missouri Mark Jones, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| East Carolina at Temple TBD, Tim Welsh |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 1 Kansas at Texas Tech Dave Armstrong, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Fresno Pacific at California Baptist | ESPN3 | |
| 11p.m. | UC Riverside at UC Irvine Kanoa Leahey, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Jan 10 | Noon | Cincinnati at USF Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Tulsa at Tulane Tim Grubbs, Geno Ford |
ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | UCF at No. 15 SMU Ted Emrich, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: NC State at Wake Forest Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Stanford at Oregon Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Jan 11 | 7 p.m. | Chattanooga at Wofford | ESPN3 |
| Samford at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| VMI at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Tusculum at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
| Tue, Jan 12 | Super Tuesday Presented by Hotels.com (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 9 Kentucky Brad Nessler, Sean Farnham, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M Matt Stewart, Jon Sundvold, Laura Rutledge |
SEC Network | ||
| No. 1 Kansas at No. 17 West Virginia Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | ||
| Tulane at USF Ted Emrich, TBD |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 12 Miami (Fla.) at No. 4 Virginia Mike Couzens, Len Elmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPNU | ||
| Buffalo at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Ball State at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Illinois at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | |
| Drake at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Illinois State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Michigan Mike Tirico, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 13 Iowa State at Texas Dave Flemming, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Auburn at Vanderbilt Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Arkansas at Missouri Tom Hart, John Pelphrey |
SEC Network | ||
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