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ESPN’s Inaugural Conference Tip-Off Begins Jan. 11; Action Includes 42 Games of Inter-Conference Play Through Jan. 17
The inaugural Conference Tip-Off, which takes place Jan. 11-17 on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com, highlights the first week of ESPN’s regular weekday and Saturday conference action, including Big Monday Presented by Bud Light, Super Tuesday Presented by KFC, Wednesday Night Hoops, Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price and Saturday Primetime Presented by DirecTV. The newly created franchise will showcase 42 games, including No. 6 Villanova at Louisville (Jan. 11, ESPN), No. 3 Kentucky at Florida (Jan. 12, ESPN), No. 9 North Carolina at No. 21 Clemson (Jan. 13, ESPN) and No. 7 Syracuse at No. 8 West Virginia (Jan 16, ESPN). Seventeen conferences will be represented through seven days, including more than 10 teams ranked in the Top 25.
Conference Tip-Off Schedule:
| Date | Time | Matchup | Network |
| Mon, Jan 11 | 7 p.m. | No. 6 Villanova at Louisville Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 7 p.m. | Morgan State at HamptonCharlie Neal and Dwight Freeman | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at OklahomaBrent Musburger, Bob Knight and Holly Rowe | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama StateDoug Bell and Daymeon Fishback | ESPNU | |
| Tue, Jan 12 | 7 p.m. | Ohio State at No. 4 PurdueDave O’Brien, Steve Lavin and Erin Andrews | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. 10 Kansas StateJohn Sciambi and Doug Gottlieb | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 7 p.m. | Virginia Commonwealth at HofstraDave Popkin and Tim O’Toole | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 Kentucky at FloridaBrad Nessler, Dick Vitale and Jeannine Edwards | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Bradley at Northern IowaDan McLaughlin and Mac McCausland | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Jan 13 | 7 p.m. | Boston College at No. 5 DukeRece Davis, Bob Knight and Holly Rowe | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at No. 13 ConnecticutJohn Saunders and Fran Fraschilla | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at St. John’sMcLaughlin and Tim Welsh | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 9 North Carolina at No. 21 ClemsonDan Shulman, Bilas and Andrews | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 Kansas at NebraskaRon Franklin and Raftery | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Missouri at Texas TechCarter Blackburn and LaPhonso Ellis | ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Utah State at NevadaTodd Harris and Adrian Branch | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| Thu, Jan. 14 | 7 p.m. | Auburn at No. 15 TennesseeR. Davis and Hubert Davis | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
| 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at No. 12 GeorgetownMike Patrick and Len Elmore | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 7 p.m. | Arkansas at Mississippi StateEric Collins and Jay Williams | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Indiana at MichiganMusburger and Lavin | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Providence at DePaulDave Pasch and Doris Burke | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Tennessee-MartinDave Weekley and Mark Adams | ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 18 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Calif.)Terry Gannon and Stephen Bardo | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at PepperdineTodd Harris and Miles Simon | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Jan 15 | 7 p.m. | Marist at Loyola (Md.)Doug Sherman and Rob Kennedy | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Loyola (Ill.) at Illinois-ChicagoAnthony Calhoun and Jim Chones | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 16 | 11 a.m. | Dayton at XavierBob Wischusen and Tim Welsh | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
| Noon | No. 7 Syracuse at No. 8 West VirginiaPasch and Raftery | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| Noon | Ohio at Miami (Ohio)Michael Regni and Anthony Butard | ESPNU | |
| 1 p.m. | Missouri at OklahomaFranklin and Fraschilla | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 17 Georgia Tech at No. 9 North CarolinaPatrick and Elmore | ESPN / ESPN360.com | |
| 2 p.m. | Tennessee State at Austin PeayWeekley and Barry Booker | ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | Georgia at Mississippi StateNessler and Jimmy Dykes | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 4 p.m. | Notre Dame at CincinnatiJim Barbar and Dickey Simpkins | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Wichita State at CreightonGannon and Bardo | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 6 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. 2 TexasClay Matvick and Stephen Howard | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Morgan State at South Carolina State Sciambi and Ellis | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| 7 p.m. | Rutgers at South FloridaRich Hollenberg and Dennis Felton | ESPN360.com | |
| 8 p.m. | Miami at VirginiaLou Canellis and Tim McCormick | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Jackson StateHopkins and Adams | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com | |
| Sun, Jan 17 | 2 p.m. | Boston University at VermontEric Frede and O’Toole | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Illinois State at DrakeMcLaughlin and MacCausland | ESPNU |
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