As part of ESPN and the NCAA’s expanded rights agreement, ESPN platforms will present more than 700 hours of live programming surrounding 14 NCAA Fall Championships this November, December and January, including Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles Tennis, FCS, DII and DIII Football, Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s Water Polo, and DI, DII and DIII Women’s Volleyball. Various rounds of these championships are set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+.

Action begins with the opening rounds of the NCAA Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the first time the event has been carried in full on ESPN platforms. Trophy-lifting season continues through Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, with the FCS Football Championship in primetime on ESPN. All championship brackets and full details are available on NCAA.com, and all Fall championship action will be available to stream on ESPN+.

ABC will play host to an expanded portfolio of NCAA Fall Championship action, including the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, both semifinals and a quarterfinal of the FCS Playoffs, and a regional final match of DI Women’s Volleyball. Additionally, ESPNU will televise the FCS Playoffs Selection Show (Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m.) and the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Selection Show will air live on ESPN at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1. Both the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship and the FCS Football Championship will have pre-championship studio shows on ABC and ESPN, respectively, leading directly into championship competition.

Beyond presenting the live events and studio programming, ESPN is introducing an original content series surrounding various NCAA Championships. In early December, ESPN reporter/analyst Katie George will host a one-hour women’s volleyball special that focuses on the sport’s best storylines and headlines surrounding this year’s championship, while also highlighting volleyball’s growth over the past several years. In all, ESPN will produce one-hour original content shows for eight NCAA sports during the 2024-25 season, including women’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics, men’s ice hockey, women’s basketball, wrestling, men’s lacrosse, softball and baseball.

ESPN is now home to more than 40 NCAA Championships, with more than 2,300 hours of championship programming presented on ESPN’s linear and digital platforms annually. More details.

2024-25 NCAA Fall Championships on ESPN Platforms

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