Men’s College Basketball: Saturday Schedule Features Eight Top-25 Teams, Two Top-25 Matchups

The Saturday, Jan. 21, men’s college basketball slate features two top-25 matchups plus the Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T tilt between Miami at No. 18 Duke (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). Tabbed a Journey to the Tourney game, No. 12 Louisville will travel to No. 10 Florida State at 2 p.m., plus No. 24 South Carolina at No. 5 Kentucky at 6 p.m., both on ESPN. Also in action on Saturday is No. 6 Baylor, No. 7 West Virginia and No. 15 Notre Dame.
SEC Network presents one of the top games of the week, a top-25 matchup showcasing No. 19 Florida at No. 24 South Carolina on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm
The 13th season of ESPN College GameDay opens from the Miami-Duke game on Saturday with the morning show starting at 11 a.m. on ESPN, followed by an evening edition leading into the game telecast at 8 p.m. College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Bilas will join Dan Shulman and reporter Maria Taylor on the call of the game.
The Big Monday presented by EBay doubleheader showcases the ACC and Big 12 on ESPN through the remainder of the regular season. In addition, ESPNU presents a regular schedule of night games, primarily involving the Big 12, MEAC or SWAC. Highlights:
- The ESPN doubleheader on January 23, showcases No. 18 Duke at home against NC State at 7 p.m., followed by Oklahoma at Texas
- TCU faces Oklahoma State at 7 p.m., followed by Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State, both on ESPNU
The Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink highlights an ESPN Big Ten and SEC doubleheader, as well as a weekly ESPN2 prime-time matchup featuring the Big 12, plus the ACC and SEC on ESPNU with select Mountain West games. highlights:
- A top-25 tilt between No. 2 Kansas at No. 7 West Virginia highlight’s the January 24, schedule starting at 7 p.m., followed by No. 5 Kentucky at Tennessee, both on ESPN
- No. 21 Purdue travels to Michigan State at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
- An ESPNU tripleheader beginning at 7 p.m. includes No. 12 Louisville at Pittsburgh, Kansas State at Iowa State and Utah State at New Mexico State
Additional schedule highlights:
- An ESPN doubleheader on Thursday, Jan. 19, features No. 25 Maryland at Iowa at 7 p.m., followed by No. 12 Louisville hosting Clemson
- ESPN2 and ESPN3 Surround will showcase California at No. 11 Oregon, also on Thursday, at 9 p.m.
- The ESPNU ACC Sunday Night Basketball weekly game pits Virginia Tech at Clemson, at 7 p.m.
- Ranked teams on this week’s schedule: No. 2 Kansas, No. 4 Gonzaga, No. 5 Kentucky, No. 6 Baylor, No. 7 West Virginia, No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 Oregon, No. 12 Louisville, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 18 Duke, No. 19 Florida State, No. 21 Purdue, No. 24 South Carolina and No. 25 Maryland
- ESPN Buzzer Beater network will offer live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games on Saturday from 1-9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8-11 p.m.
Weekly Schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday); Full Season Schedule
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Wed, Jan 18 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 Florida at No. 24 South Carolina
Tom, Hart, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network |
7 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 7 West Virginia
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
Thu, Jan 19 | 7 p.m. | No. 25 Maryland at Iowa
Rece Davis, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN |
9 p.m. | Clemson at No. 12 Louisville
Jason Benetti, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
California at No. 11 Oregon
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 Surround | ||
11 p.m. | No. 4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara
John Brickley, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
Sat, Jan 21 | Noon | Syracuse at No. 15 Notre Dame
Mike Couzens, Doris Burke |
ESPN |
2 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 12 Louisville at No. 10 Florida State
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
6 p.m. | No. 24 South Carolina at No. 5 Kentucky
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
No. 7 West Virginia at Kansas State
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPN2 | ||
8 p.m. | No. 6 Baylor at TCU
Mitch Holthus, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | |
8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T: Miami at No. 18 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN / ESPN3 Surround | |
Sun, Jan 22 | 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Virginia Tech at Clemson
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
Mon, Jan 23 | Big Monday presented by EBay (ESPN & ESPNU) | ||
7 p.m. | NC State at No. 18 Duke
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
TCU at Oklahoma State
Mitch Holthus, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
9 p.m. | Oklahoma at Texas
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State
Dave LaMont, Jerod Ward |
ESPNU | ||
Tue, Jan 24 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU) | ||
6:30 p.m. | Auburn at No. 24 South Carolina
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
7 p.m. | No. 2 Kansas at No. 7 West VirginiaJon Sciambi, Dick Vitale, Andy Katz | ESPN | |
No. 21 Purdue at Michigan State
Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | ||
No. 12 Louisville at Pittsburgh
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
9 p.m. | No. 5 Kentucky at Tennessee
Brent Musburger, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
Kansas State at Iowa State
Mark Neely, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
11 p.m. | Utah State at New Mexico
Steve Quis, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU |
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Weekly Schedule (subject to change)
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Wed, Jan 18 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 Florida at No. 24 South Carolina
Tom, Hart, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network |
7 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 7 West Virginia
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
Missouri at Alabama
Kevin Fitzgerald, Kyle Macy |
ESPNU | ||
7:30 p.m. | Tulane at Tulsa
Alex Faust, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNEWS | |
Chowan at Virginia State | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | South Dakota at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | |
8:30 p.m. | LSU at Auburn
Dave Neal, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | Kansas State at Oklahoma State
Anish Shroff, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
10 p.m. | UC Riverside at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | |
11 p.m. | Colorado at Washington
Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
Thu, Jan 19 | 7 p.m. | No. 25 Maryland at Iowa
Rece Davis, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN |
UConn at SMU
Adam Amin, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | ||
Richmond at Dayton
Mike Corey, Jason Capel |
ESPNU | ||
East Tennessee State at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
Mercer at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
The Citadel at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
VMI at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
Kennesaw State at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
Lipscomb at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
NJIT at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
Binghamton at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
Hartford at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
New Hampshire at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
7:30 p.m. | Lamar at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
8 p.m. | Siena at Saint Peter’s
Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | Clemson at No. 12 Louisville
Jason Benetti, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
California at No. 11 Oregon
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 Surround | ||
UNC Asheville at Winthrop
Robert Lee, Nate Ross |
ESPNU | ||
11 p.m. | No. 4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara
John Brickley, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
Fri, Jan 20 | 7 p.m. | Manhattan at Monmouth
Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 |
Detroit Mercy at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
Fairfield at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Yale at Brown | ESPN3 | |
Cleveland State at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
Youngstown State at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
Sat, Jan 21 | Noon | Syracuse at No. 15 Notre Dame
Mike Couzens, Doris Burke |
ESPN |
Georgia at Texas A&M
Beth Mowins, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 | ||
Nebraska at Rutgers
Clay Matvick, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
1 p.m. | Tulsa at USF
Alex Faust, Mark Wise |
ESPNEWS | |
1:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 12 Louisville at No. 10 Florida State
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
Iowa State at Oklahoma
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | ||
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
Mercer at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
2:15 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
2:30 p.m. | Ball State at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | |
Western Michigan at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
3 p.m. | Indiana State at Wichita State | ESPN3 | |
Bradley at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
Spring Arbor at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
Central Connecticut State at Saint Francis (Pa.) | ESPN3 | ||
3:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Missouri
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
4 p.m. | Michigan State at Indiana
Dave Fleming, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
Alabama at Auburn
Rich Hollenberg, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
Omaha at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
VMI at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
USC Upstate at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
Mars Hill at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
4:30 p.m. | Ohio at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
Campbell at UNC Asheville | ESPN3 | ||
5 p.m. | The Citadel at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | |
Samford at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
Appalachian State at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
5:30 p.m. | UL Monroe at UT Arlington
Matt Stewart, Bob Donewald |
ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | No. 24 South Carolina at No. 5 Kentucky
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
No. 7 West Virginia at Kansas State
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPN2 | ||
Houston at SMU
Dave LaMont, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | ||
7 p.m. | NJIT at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
Kennesaw State at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
Lipscomb at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
UC Santa Barbara at UC Riverside | ESPN3 | ||
7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
8 p.m. | No. 6 Baylor at TCU
Mitch Holthus, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | |
Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
Cornell at Columbia | ESPN3 | ||
Troy at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T: Miami at No. 18 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN / ESPN3 Surround | |
8:30 p.m. | LSU at Arkansas
Richard Cross, Jarvis Hayes |
SEC Network | |
Stephen F. Austin at Incarnate Word | ESPN3 | ||
10 p.m. | Long Beach State at Cal Poly
Sam Farber, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
Sun, Jan 22 | Noon | UMBC at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 |
2 p.m. | Wofford at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | |
Oakland at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
Stony Brook at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
Maine at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
Fairfield at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
3 p.m. | Youngstown State at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | |
6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Virginia Tech at Clemson
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
8:30 p.m. | Arizona State at USC
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
Big Monday presented by EBay (ESPN & ESPNU) | |||
Mon, Jan 23 | 7 p.m. | NC State at No. 18 Duke
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
TCU at Oklahoma State
Mitch Holthus, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
Quinnipiac at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | ||
Appalachian State at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | South Alabama at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | Oklahoma at Texas
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State
Dave LaMont, Jerod Ward |
ESPNU | ||
Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU) | |||
Tue, Jan 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Auburn at No. 24 South Carolina
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network |
7 p.m. | No. 2 Kansas at No. 7 West Virginia
Jon Sciambi, Dick Vitale, Andy Katz
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ESPN | |
No. 21 Purdue at Michigan State Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | ||
No. 12 Louisville at Pittsburgh
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
Buffalo at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 | ||
Bowling Green at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
Akron at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
Goshen at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Kent State at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
8:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Mike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | No. 5 Kentucky at Tennessee
Brent Musburger, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
Kansas State at Iowa State
Mark Neely, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
San Diego State at Air Force
Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler |
ESPN3 | ||
11 p.m. | Utah State at New Mexico
Steve Quis, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU |
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