The Road to Champ Week Presented by Wendy’s Begins as Regular Season Nears Home Stretch

- College GameDay Covered by State Farm travels to Gonzaga for the first time since 2009 ahead of Saturday’s battle of WCC powers
- Saturday Showcase on ESPN features 12 top-25 teams in action beginning at noon ET – No. 8 Texas at No. 9 Baylor slated for 2 p.m., No. 15 Saint Mary’s at No. 12 Gonzaga at 10 p.m.
The Road to Champ Week Presented by Wendy’s begins as ESPN’s industry-leading men’s college basketball coverage continues this week. More than 200 matchups featuring 15 ranked teams in action will be available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), ACC Network (ACCN) and Longhorn Network (LHN), as well as Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN3, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX on the ESPN App.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm travels to Spokane, Wash., this weekend for its third all-time trip to McCarthey Athletic Center and first since 2009. Host Rece Davis will be joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and LaPhonso Ellis for an expanded two-hour live show on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. ET, ahead of the West Coast Conference showdown between No. 15 Saint Mary’s and No. 12 Gonzaga.
Schedule Highlights
- Tonight’s Super Tuesday presented by Progressive lineup features an ESPN doubleheader – 11 Tennessee at No. 25 Texas A&M (7 p.m.), followed by No.17 Indiana at Michigan State (9 p.m.). ESPN2 has No. 23 Iowa State at No. 14 Kansas State (7 p.m.) and Texas Tech at Oklahoma (9 p.m.). Additionally, No. 8 Texas hosts No. 23 Iowa State at 8 p.m., on Longhorn Network.
- The nation’s top-two ranked teams are in action on Wednesday, Feb. 22, as No. 1 Houston hosts Tulane (9 p.m., ESPNU) and No. 2 Alabama travels to South Carolina (9 p.m., ESPN2).
- Saturday Showcase provides all-day hoops action beginning at noon following GameDay with 12 ranked teams across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including a pair of top-15 matchups in No. 8 Texas at No. 9 Baylor (2 p.m., ESPN) and No. 15 Saint Mary’s at No. 12 Gonzaga (10 p.m., ESPN), and a Sonic Blockbuster featuring No. 6 Virginia at North Carolina (6 p.m., ESPN).
- Saturday Primetime presented by John Deere features a WCC rivalry clash between No. 15 Saint Mary’s and No. 12 Gonzaga. The 10 p.m. matchup on ESPN will mark the second of two regular-season meetings between the Gaels and Bulldogs this season. Saint Mary’s won the first meeting on Feb. 4 in overtime, 78-70. Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Sean Farnham will have the call from “The Kennel” as the game will be delivered live in 4K resolution on DIRECTV, Comcast, YouTube TV, Altice and Verizon FiOS.
Ranked teams appearing on ESPN platforms this week: No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Kansas, No. 6 Virginia, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Baylor, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 12 Gonzaga, No. 13 Miami, No. 14 Kansas State, No. 15 Saint Mary’s, No. 17 Indiana, No. 23 Iowa State, No. 24 TCU and No. 25 Texas A&M.
The schedule grid with commentator game assignments can be found here. The schedule, including all events on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN3, ESPN+, SECN+ and ACCNX, can be found here.
Additional men’s college basketball updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please continue to check @ESPNPR and ESPN Press Room for more information.
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
Tue, Feb 21 | 7 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee at No. 25 Texas A&M Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, |
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7 p.m. | No. 9 Baylor at No. 14 Kansas State Richard Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla |
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7 p.m. | No. 13 Miami at Virginia Tech Rece Davis, Debbie Antonelli |
ESPNU | |
7 p.m. | Mississippi State at Missouri Richard Cross, Joe Kleine |
SEC Network | |
7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Pitt Anish Shroff, Jordan Cornette |
ACC Network | |
9 p.m. | No. 17 Indiana at Michigan State Brian Custer, Jay Bilas, Myron Medcalf |
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9 p.m. | Texas Tech at Oklahoma Mark Neely, Jess Settles |
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9 p.m. | Georgia at Arkansas Kevin Fitzgerald, Robert Slay |
SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | No. 23 Iowa State at No. 8 Texas Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks |
Longhorn Network | |
Wed, Feb 22 | 5 p.m. | Bellarmine at Jacksonville Jay Alter, King McClure |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. | Kentucky at Florida Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes |
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7 p.m. | Temple at Cincinnati Derek Jones, Perry Clark |
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7 p.m. | South Florida at UCF Mike Corey, Mike O’Donnell |
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7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at LSU Paul Sunderland, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | |
7 p.m. | Syracuse at Clemson Wes Durham, Dan Bonner |
ACC Network | |
9 p.m. | North Carolina at Notre Dame Dave O’Brien, Jordan Cornette, Angel Gray |
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9 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama at South Carolina Mike Morgan, Seth Greenberg |
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9 p.m. | Tulane at No. 1 Houston John Schriffen, Mark Adams |
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9 p.m. | Ole Miss at Auburn Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
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Thu, Feb 23 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at Wichita State Kevin Brown, Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 |
7 p.m. | Longwood at Gardner-Webb Matt Schick, Paul Biancardi |
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9 p.m. | USC at Colorado Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
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9 p.m. | Tennessee State at UT Martin Robert Ford, Richie Schueler |
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11 p.m. | San Diego at No. 12 Gonzaga Dave Flemming, Dan Dickau |
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Fri, Feb 24 | 7 p.m. | Richmond at VCU Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 |
7 p.m. | Siena at Rider Robert Lee, Noah Savage |
ESPNU | |
9 p.m. | South Alabama at Louisiana Connor Onion, David Padgett |
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Sat, Feb 25 | Noon | Michigan State at Iowa Kevin Brown, Robbie Hummel |
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Noon | No. 24 TCU at Texas Tech Roy Philpott, King McClure |
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Noon | Oklahoma at No. 23 Iowa State Pete Sousa, Lance Blanks |
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1 p.m. | Missouri at Georgia Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
2 p.m. | No. 8 Texas at No. 9 Baylor Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Kris Budden |
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2 p.m. | ESPN Radio: No. 8 Texas at No. 9 Baylor Pat O’Keefe, Bob Valvano |
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2 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 2 Alabama Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes |
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2 p.m. | No. 14 Kansas State at Oklahoma State Drew Carter, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPNU | |
3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Richard Cross, Richard Hendrix |
SEC Network | |
4 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 3 Kansas Mark Neely, Chris Spatola |
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4 p.m. | Florida State at No. 13 Miami Anish Shroff, Jordan Cornette |
ESPN2 | |
5 p.m. | Syracuse at Pitt Joel Godett, Malcolm Huckaby |
ACC Network | |
6 p.m. | No. 6 Virginia at North Carolina Doug Sherman, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray |
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6 p.m. | Florida at Vanderbilt Mike Morgan, Mark Wise |
ESPN2 | |
6 p.m. | George Mason at Dayton Mike Corey, Terrance Oglesby |
ESPNU | |
6 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 11 Tennessee Kevin Fitzgerald, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | |
7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Wake Forest Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ACC Network | |
8 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Duke Wes Durham, Debbie Antonelli |
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8 p.m. | No. 1 Houston at East Carolina James Westling, Perry Clark |
ESPN2 | |
8 p.m. | USC at Utah Dave Feldman, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
8:30 p.m. | LSU at Ole Miss Paul Sunderland, Joe Kleine |
SEC Network | |
10 p.m. | No. 15 Saint Mary’s at No. 12 Gonzaga Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Sean Farnham |
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10 p.m. | UC Irvine at Hawaii Kanoa Leahey, Corey Williams |
ESPN2 | |
10 p.m. | San Francisco at BYU Steve Quis, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
Sun, Feb 26 | 2 p.m. | Cincinnati at Memphis Kevin Brown, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 |
3 p.m. | Wichita State at Tulane Derek Jones, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
4 p.m. | Drake at Bradley Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN2 | |
5 p.m. | UCF at Tulsa Drew Carter, Mike O’Donnell |
ESPNU | |
7 p.m. | California Baptist at Stephen F. Austin David Saltzman, David Padgett |
ESPNU | |
Mon, Feb 27 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Florida State Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray |
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9 p.m. | No. 9 Baylor at Oklahoma State Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Kris Budden |
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9 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 23 Iowa State Rich Hollenberg, Chris Spatola |
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