ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm will end the 2016 season from Cameron Indoor Stadium, in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV matchup between ACC rivals – No. 8 North Carolina at No. 17 Duke on Saturday, March 5 (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.). The morning show begins at 11 a.m. on ESPN, followed by an evening edition leading into the game telecast.
The game is a rematch of then-No. 20 Duke’s come-from-behind victory at then-No. 5 North Carolina in February, stunning the Tar Heels 74-73.
ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm is hosted by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman, Bilas and reporter Shannon Spake will have the call of the game.
GameDay ends at Duke (all against UNC) for the sixth time. North Carolina will be the road team for a record 11th time overall, and appears for the third time this season (February 6 at Notre Dame & February 20 at Virginia) – marking the first time a team has done this in a single season. Duke-UNC (either in Durham or Chapel Hill) will host GameDay for the eighth time, the most common matchup in the show’s history.
Additional Schedule Highlights
- Tagged as part of ESPN’s Journey to the Tourney, Ohio State plays at No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday (ESPN, Noon)
- ESPN’s Saturday’s schedule also includes top-25 matchups between: No. 10 West Virginia at No. 19 Baylor (2 p.m.); No. 21 Iowa State at No. 1 Kansas (4 p.m.) and No. 11 Louisville at No. Virginia (8:30 p.m.)
- Additional ranked teams in action include No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Miami (Fla.), No. 9 Oregon, No. 13 Utah, No. 14 Maryland, No. 18 Arizona, No. 20 Texas A&M, No. 23 Texas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 California
In addition to the end of the regular-season schedule, ESPN networks will air a record number of men’s Championship Week presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods games. Full schedule
Full weekly schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday)
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchups (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Games / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Mar 2 | Wednesday Night Hoops (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 7 Miami at Notre Dame Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas Tech at No. 10 West Virginia Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon at UCLA Dave Pasch, Corey Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Mar 3 | Thursday Night Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Illinois at No. 14 Maryland Rece Davis, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 California at No. 18 Arizona Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| UConn at No. 24 SMU Mike Patrick, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | ||
| Fri, Mar 4 | 9 p.m. | No. 23 Texas at Oklahoma State Dave Flemming, Mikes Simon |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Mar 5 | Noon | Ohio State at No. 2 Michigan State Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich |
ESPN |
| Vanderbilt at No. 20 Texas A&M Mark Jones, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| 1 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma at TCU Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPNEWS | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 10 West Virginia at No. 19 Baylor Dave Flemming, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 21 Iowa State at No. 1 Kansas Jon Scimabi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 17 Duke Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 25 California at Arizona State Dave Pasch, Adrian Branch |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 11 Louisville at No. 4 Virginia Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Colorado at No. 13 Utah Eric Rothman, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Games / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Mar 2 | Wednesday Night Hoops (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 7 Miami at Notre Dame
Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Tulane at UCF
Allen Bestwick, Mark Wise |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Texas Tech at No. 10 West Virginia
Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | ||
| Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon at UCLA
Dave Pasch, Corey Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| East Carolina at USF
Alex Faust, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Arkansas at Alabama
Mike Morgan, Joe Dean |
SEC Network | ||
| 11 p.m. | Washington State at Washington
Roy Philpott, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Mar 3 | Thursday Night Showcase (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Illinois at No. 14 Maryland
Rece Davis, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN | |
| Georgia at South Carolina
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| Memphis at Temple
Alex Faust, Malcolm Huckaby, Joe Lunardi |
ESPNU | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas-Little Rock at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 California at No. 18 Arizona
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| UConn at No. 24 SMU
Mike Patrick, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | ||
| Northwestern at Penn State
Adam Amin, Craig Robinson |
ESPNU | ||
| 11:30 p.m. | Cal Poly at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Mar 4 | 7 p.m. | Kent State at Akron
Mike Morgan, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 |
| Western Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Princeton at Harvard | ESPN3 | ||
| Ohio at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| Ball State at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 23 Texas at Oklahoma State
Dave Flemming, Mikes Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Mar 5 | Noon | Ohio State at Michigan State
Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich |
ESPN |
| Vanderbilt at No. 20 Texas A&M
Mark Jones, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| Ole Miss at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Joe Dean |
SEC Network | ||
| 1 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma at TCU
Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPNEWS | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 10 West Virginia at No. 19 Baylor
Dave Flemming, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| Syracuse at Florida State
Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Auburn at Mississippi State
Richard Cross, Andew DeClercq |
SEC Network | |
| 3 p.m. | Kansas State at Texas Tech
Mark Neely, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNEWS | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia State at Louisiana-Monroe
Drew Fellios, Bob Donewald, Kati Morse |
ESPN3 | |
| Arkansas State at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | No. 21 Iowa State at No. 1 Kansas
Jon Scimabi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Alabama at Georgia
Brad Nessler, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| 5 p.m. | South Carolina at Arkansas
Matt Stewart, John Pelphrey |
SEC Network | |
| USF at Tulsa
Allen Bestwick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNEWS | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 17 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida at Missouri
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 25 California at Arizona State
Dave Pasch, Adrian Branch |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 11 Louisville at No. 4 Virginia
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Fresno State at Utah State
Trey Bender, Bill Herenda |
ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Colorado at No. 13 Utah
Eric Rothman, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Mar 6 | 2 p.m. | UCF at UConn
Jason Benetti, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU |
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