The 2025-26 college men’s basketball season gets underway on November 3, 2025, and concludes in April with postseason action.
All the major networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, The CW – will provide games, as well as cable channels such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, TBS, TNT, TruTV, USA Network, CBS Sports Network, ACC Network, SEC Network and Big Ten Network. Subscription services ESPN Plus and FloHoops will be airing regular games. Locally, SportsNet New York (SNY) and YES Network will provide limited schedules. Satellite radio service SiriusXM will air significant schedules.
The schedules will be updated throughout the season.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Clemson at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Kentucky at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.; Brigham Young at Cincinnati, 9 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Missouri at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.; Boston College at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.
ESPNews (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Alabama at Georgia, 6:30 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Texas Christian at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.; Kansas at Arizona State, 9 p.m.; Nebraska at UCLA, 11 p.m.
TruTV (also HBO Max, TruTV.com/WatchTruTV): Seton Hall at Xavier, 7 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): George Mason at Va. Commonwealth, 7 p.m.; San Diego State at Boise State, 9 p.m.; Utah State at UNLV, 11 p.m.
SEC Network (also WatchESPN.com): Tennessee at South Carolina, 6 p.m.; Mississippi State at Florida, 8 p.m.; LSU at Auburn, 10 p.m.
ACC Network (also WatchESPN.com): Wake Forest at Virginia, 7 p.m.; Syracuse at Louisville, 9 p.m.
TheMW.com/watch: Nevada at Wyoming, 10 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Georgetown vs. St. John’s, 6:30 p.m.; Oregon at Illinois, 9 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): UMass Lowell at Maine, 6 p.m.; Md. Baltimore County at N.J. Tech, 6 p.m.; Bryant at New Hampshire, 6 p.m.; E. Michigan at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.; Dayton at Richmond, 7 p.m.; Ohio at UMass, 7 p.m.; Akron at Central Michigan, 7 p.m.; Oklahoma State at Central Florida, 7 p.m.; Toledo at Miami Ohio, 7 p.m.; Ball State at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.; Albany at Vermont, 7 p.m.; Kent State at No. Illinois, 8 p.m.; West Virginia at Kansas State, 8 p.m.; Colorado at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sun Belt first round – Georgia State vs. Louisiana, 6 p.m.; La. Monroe vs. Old Dominion, 8:30 p.m.; Patriot first round – Army at Bucknell, 7 p.m.; Holy Cross at Lafayette, 7 p.m.
FloCollege.com (Subscription): Towson at Stony Brook, 6:30 p.m.; Drexel at Hofstra, 7 p.m.; North Carolina A&T at Campbell, 7 p.m.; Hampton at William & Mary, 7 p.m.; Monmouth at Northeastern, 7 p.m.; N.C. Wilmington at Elon, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Texas at Arkansas, 7 p.m.; Baylor at Houston, 9 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): California at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.; Stanford at Notre Dame, 9 p.m.
ESPNews (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Mississippi at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Creighton at Butler, 6 p.m.; Maryland at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Loyola Chicago at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.; Colorado State at New Mexico, 10 p.m.
ACC Network (also WatchESPN.com): Miami at Southern Methodist, 7 p.m.; Florida State at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Minnesota at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.; Purdue at Northwestern, 8:30 p.m.; USC at Washington, 10:30 p.m.
NECfront row: NEC quarterfinals – Fairleigh Dickinson at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m.; Stonehill at Le Moyne, 7 p.m.; Chicago State at Long Island, 7 p.m.; Wagner at Central Connecticut, 7 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Marquette at Providence, 7 p.m.; Ohio State at Penn State, 7:30 p.m.; Villanova at DePaul, 9 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): Fordham at La Salle, 6:30 p.m.; St. Bonaventure at George Washington, 7 p.m.; Saint Joseph’s at Davidson, 7 p.m.; Duquesne at Rhode Island, 7 p.m.; Rice at North Texas, 8 p.m.
Atlantic Sun first round – Jacksonville vs. Bellarmine, noon; North Alabama vs. Fla. Gulf Coast, 2:30 p.m.; Stetson vs. Eastern Kentucky, 5 p.m.; North Florida vs. West Georgia 7:30 p.m.; Sun Belt second round – Georgia State or Louisiana vs. James Madison, 6 p.m.; La, Monroe or Old Dominion vs. Georgia Southern, 8:30 p.m.; Horizon first round – Ind. Indianapolis or Cleveland State at Wright State, 7 p.m.; Northern Kentucky at Oakland, 7 p.m.; Milwaukee at Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m.; Youngstown State at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.; Purdue Fort Wayne at Green Bay, 8 p.m.; Ohio Valley first round – Eastern Illinois vs. SIUE 7 p.m.; Big South first round – Gardner Webb vs. S.C. Upstate, 7:30 p.m.; Little Rock vs. Lindenwood, 9:30 p.m.; Summit first round – Kansas City vs. Oral Roberts, 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Tulane at Temple, 7 p.m.; South Florida at Memphis, 9 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): South Carolina State at North Carolina Central, 5 p.m.; Tulsa at East Carolina, 7 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Rutgers at Michigan State, 8 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Sam Houston at Delaware, 7 p.m.; Kennesaw State at Texas El Paso, 9 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Michigan at Iowa, 8 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): Howard at Norfolk State, 7 p.m.; Middle Tennessee at Fla. International, 7 p.m.; La. Tech at Liberty, 7 p.m.; Texas Arlington at Tarleton, 8 p.m.; Coppin State at Morgan State, 8 p.m.; Western Kentucky at Missouri State, 8 p.m.; Utah Valley at So. Utah, 8:30 p.m.; Jacksonville State at New Mexico State, 9 p.m.; Cal Northridge at Cal Bakersfield, 9:30 p.m.; Cal Poly at Cal Irvine, 10 p.m.; Cal Davis at Long Beach State, 10 p.m.; Cal San Diego at Cal Fullerton, 10 p.m.; Abilene Christian at Cal Baptist, 10 p.m.; Cal Riverside at Hawaii, 11:59 p.m.
Missouri Valley first round – Drake vs. So. Illinois, 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m.; Evansville vs. Northern Iowa, 9:30 p.m.; Metro Atlantic first round – Sacred Heart vs. Iona, 6 p.m.; Manhattan vs. Fairfield, 8:30 p.m.; Sun Belt third round – Southern Miss vs. TBD, 6 p.m.; Ark. State vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m.; Ohio Valley quarterfinal – Tenn. Martin vs. E. Illinois or SIUE, 7 p.m.; S.E. Missouri vs. Little Rock or Lindenwood, 9:30 p.m.; Patriot quarterfinal – Loyola at Colgate, 7 p.m.; American at Boston Univ., 7 p.m.; Army or Bucknell at Navy, 7 p.m.; Holy Cross or Lafayette at Lehigh, 7 p.m.; Summit quarterfinal – North Dakota State vs. Kansas City or Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.; South Dakota State vs. St. Thomas, 9:30 p.m.; West Coast first round – San Diego vs. Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m.; Pepperdine vs. Portland, 11:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6, 2026
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Va. Commonwealth at Dayton, 7 p.m.; Miami Ohio at Ohio, 9 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Ohio Valley semifinal, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): St. John’s at Seton Hall, 9 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Mid-American TBD, 6 p.m.; Central Florida at West Virginia, 8 p.m.; UNLV at San Diego State, 10 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m.; Buffalo at Toledo, 7 p.m.; Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.; Central Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m.; Western Michigan at Kent State, 7 p.m.; Penn at Brown, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Sun quarterfinals – Central Ark. vs. Jacksonville or Bellarmine, noon; Lipscomb vs. No. Alabama or Fla. Gulf Coast, 2:30 p.m.; Austin Peay vs. Stetson or Eastern Kentucky, 5 p.m.; Queens vs. North Florida or West Georgia, 7:30 p.m. Big South quarterfinals – High Point vs. Gardner Webb or S.C. Upstate, noon; Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern, 2:30 p.m.; Longwood vs. N.C. Asheville, 6 p.m.; Presbyterian vs. Radford, 8:30 p.m.; Missouri Valley quarterfinals – Belmont vs. Drake or So. Illinois, 1 p.m.; Ill. Chicago vs. Murray State, 3:30 p.m.; Bradley vs. Indiana State or Valpo7 p.m.; Southern first round – Citadel vs. Chattanooga, 5 p.m.; Va. Military vs. N.C. Greensboro, 7:30 p.m.; Sun Belt fourth round – Texas State vs. TBD, 6 p.m.; So. Alabama vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m.; Metro Atlantic quarterfinals – Merrimack vs. Sacred Heart or Iona, 6 p.m.; Marist vs. Quinnipiac, 8:30 p.m.; West Coast second round – Washington State vs. San Diego or Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m.; Seattle vs. Pepperdine or Portland, 11:30 p.m.
FloCollege.com (subscription): Colonial first round, 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): Houston at Oklahoma State, noon; Kansas State at Kansas, 2 p.m.; Wisconsin at Purdue, 4 p.m.
Fox, WNYW-5 in New York (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Connecticut at Marquette, 12:30 p.m.; Indiana at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m.
The CW, WPIX-11 in New York: Virginia Tech at Virginia, 12:30 p.m.; Stanford at North Carolina State, 2:15 p.m.; Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Arkansas at Missouri, noon; Louisville at Miami, 2 p.m.; Florida at Kentucky, 4 p.m.; North Carolina at Duke, 6:30 p.m.; Auburn at Alabama, 8:30 p.m.; Texas Tech at Brigham Young, 10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Arizona at Colorado, 11 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Notre Dame at Boston College, noon; Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 2 p.m.; Fla. Atlantic at Wichita State, 4 p.m.; Cal Davis at Cal Irvine, 8 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Butler at DePaul, noon; Arizona State at Iowa State, 2 p.m.; UCLA at USC, 9 p.m.; Washington at Oregon, 11 p.m.
USA Network (also USAnetwork.com/live): Davidson at Saint Bonaventure, noon; George Washington at Loyola Chicago, 2 p.m.; Saint Louis at George Mason, 4 p.m.
TNT (also TruTV, HBO Max, TNTdrama.com/watchTNT): Xavier at Villanova, noon; Cincinnati at Texas Christian, 2 p.m.
TruTV (also HBO Max, TruTV.com/watchTruTV): Providence at Georgetown, 8 p.m.
YES Network: Northeast semifinal, noon, 2 p.m. (also ESPN+)
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Missouri Valley semifinals, 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m.; Summit semifinals, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
SEC Network (also WatchESPN.com): South Carolina at Mississippi, 1 p.m.; Georgia at Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m.; Texas A&M at LSU, 6 p.m.; Oklahoma at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
ACC Network (also WatchESPN.com): Georgia Tech at Clemson, noon; Southern Methodist at Florida State, 2 p.m.; California at Wake Forest, 4 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Northwestern at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Utah at Baylor, 5 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): La. Tech at Delaware, noon; La Salle at Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m.; Richmond at Duquesne, 2 p.m.; Princeton at Yale, 2 p.m.; Western Kentucky at Fla. International, 2 p.m.; Sam Houston at Liberty, 2 p.m.; Rhode Island at Fordham, 2 p.m.; Cornell at Dartmouth, 2 p.m.; Middle Tennessee at Missouri State, 3 p.m.; Jacksonville State at Texas El Paso, 4 p.m.; Kennesaw State at New Mexico State, 4 p.m.; Cal Bakersfield at Cal Poly, 7 p.m.; Texas Arlington at Abilene Christian, 7 p.m.; Cal Fullerton at Cal Northridge, 8 p.m.; Cal Baptist at Southern Utah, 8:30 p.m.; Cal San Diego at Cal Santa Barbara, 9 p.m.; Utah Valley at Utah Tech, 9 p.m.
FloCollege.com (subscription):
Sunday, March 8, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): Missouri Valley final, noon; Michigan State at Michigan, 4:30 p.m.
Fox, WNYW-5 in New York (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Illinois at Maryland, 3 p.m.; Iowa at Nebraska, 5 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Atlantic Sun final, 2 p.m.; West Coast quarterfinals, 8:30 p.m., 11 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN Plus): Southern semifinal, 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Patriot semifinal, noon; Patriot semifinal, 2 p.m.; Summit final, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Penn State at Rutgers, noon
ESPN Plus (subscription): Memphis at Tulane, 2 p.m.; Charlotte at South Florida, 2 p.m.; East Carolina at Ala. Birmingham, 3 p.m.; Texas San Antonio at Rice, 3 p.m.; Temple at Tulsa, 3 p.m.
Monday, March 9, 2026
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Southern finals, 7 p.m.; West Coast finals, 9 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Sun Belt finals, 7 p.m.; Horizon semifinal, 9:30 p.m.; West Coast semifinal, 11:30 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Horizon semifinals, 7 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Coastal semifinals, 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): Southwest Athletic first round, 2 p.m., 8:30 p.m.; Southland quarterfinal, 6 p.m.; 8:30 p.m.; Big Sky quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m.; 10 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Horizon final, 7 p.m.; West Coast final, 9 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Northeast final, 7 p.m.; Metro Atlantic final, 9 p.m.; Big Sky semifinal, 11:30 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Southland semifinal, 7 p.m.; Big Sky semifinal, 9 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Coastal final, 7 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Big 10 first round, 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Atlantic Coast second round, noon, 2:30 p.m.
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Big 12 second round, 12:30 p.m.; Atlantic Coast second round, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.; Big Sky final, 11:30 p.m.
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Big 12 second round, 9:30 p.m.
USA Network (also USAnetwork.com/live): Atlantic 10 first round, 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Patriot final, 7 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Big Ten second round, 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
TheMW.com/watch: Mountain West first round, 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Big 10 second round, noon, 2:30 p.m.; Big East first round, 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
ESPN Plus (subscription): Southwest quarterfinal, 2 p.m.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
ESPN (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): Atlantic Coast quarterfinal, noon, 2:30 p.m. (or ESPN2), 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (or ESPN2); Big 12 quarterfinal, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (or ESPN2)
ESPN2 (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): TBD
ESPNU (also WatchESPN.com, ESPN+): American second round, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
USA Network (also USAnetwork.com/live): Atlantic 10 second round, 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Fox Sports 1 (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Big East quarterfinals, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Mountain West quarterfinals, 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.; 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Big Ten third round, noon, 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
PeacockTV.com (subscription): Big East quarterfinals, noon, 2:30 p.m.
Friday, March 13, 2026
USA Network (also USAnetwork.com/live): Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
CNBC (also CNBC.com/live-tv): Atlantic 10 quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Conference USA semifinals, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.; Mid-American semifinals, 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Mountain West semifinals, 9:30 p.m., 11:59 p.m.
Big Ten Network (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Big Ten quarterfinal, noon, 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): Big Ten semifinals, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m.; Mountain West final, 6 p.m.
Fox, WNYW-5 in New York (also FoxSports.com/live, FoxOne.com): Big East final, TBD
USA Network: Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (also CBSsports.com/cbs-sports-network): Atlantic 10 semifinals, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m.; Conference USA final, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): Atlantic 10 final, 1 p.m.; Big Ten final, 3:30 p.m.; NCAA Tournament Selection Show, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TruTV: NCAA Div. I First Four, TBD, TBD
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
TruTV: NCAA Div. I First Four, TBD, TBD
Thursday, March 17, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): NCAA Div. I first round, Noon, 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
TBS: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
TNT: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
TruTV: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
Friday, March 18, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): NCAA Div. I first round, Noon, 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
TBS: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
TNT: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
TruTV: NCAA Div. I first round, two afternoon, two evening
Saturday, March 19, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): NCAA Div. I second round, typically four games
TBS: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
TNT: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
TruTV: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
Sunday, March 20, 2026
CBS, WCBS-2 in New York (also CBSsports.com/watch/college-basketball; ParamountPlus.com): NCAA Div. I second round, typically three afternoon games
TBS: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
TNT: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
TruTV: NCAA Div. I second round, typically night game
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Fox Sports 1: College Crown quarterfinals, TBD, TBD
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Fox Sports 1: College Crown quarterfinals, TBD, TBD
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fox: College Crown semifinals, TBD, TBD
TBS: NCAA Div. I semifinals, TBD, TBD
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Fox: College Crown final, TBD
Monday, April 6, 2026
TBS: NCAA Div. I final, 9 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: College men’s basketball: TV, radio, web schedules for 2025-26 season
Reporting by Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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