ESPN Platforms Present 17 Top 25 Teams in Conference Play this Week, Highlighted by More than 15 Hours of Nonstop Hoops Action on Saturday, February 1

- Sonic Blockbuster Doubleheader features a Tobacco Road showdown and Coach Calipari’s return to Kentucky as Arkansas’ head coach
- 260+ games across platforms featuring six ranked matchups
Men’s college basketball coverage on ESPN platforms features more than 260 games and 17 of the nation’s Top 25 teams in action this week, Jan. 28-Feb. 2. Games are available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN) and ACC Network (ACCN), as well as on ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX on the ESPN App.
The schedule features multiple games every day of the week with marquee conference matchups across more than 15 leagues including the ACC, Big 12, SEC, American, America East, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, WAC, West Coast and more.
In all, seven of the Top 10 teams in the country, including all top six, will be featured on ESPN platforms. The SEC will be responsible for five ranked matchups on ESPN platforms, while Texas Tech and Houston clash in a sixth matchup pitting Top 25 teams.
ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Jan. 28-Feb. 2):
- Sensational Saturday: On one of the most anticipated days of the entire season, fans can tune into ESPN for more than 15 straight hours of men’s college basketball programming. Coverage begins at 10 a.m. with College GameDay Covered by State Farm previewing the day’s packed slate live from Durham, N.C., leading into the noon tip between No. 5 Florida and No. 8 Tennessee. Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Molly McGrath call the Top 10 clash from Knoxville. Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander announce the 2 p.m. showdown between No. 1 Auburn and No. 23 Ole Miss and Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla and Kris Budden are on the call for No. 11 Kansas at Baylor (4 p.m., ESPN).
Action heats up with a Sonic Blockbuster Doubleheader featuring the season’s first edition of the Tobacco Road rivalry between North Carolina and No. 2 Duke (6:30 p.m., ESPN) and Coach John Calipari makes his return to Rupp Arena as Arkansas takes on No. 12 Kentucky (9 p.m., ESPN). Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Sims are on the mic at Cameron Indoor Stadium and Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Alyssa Lang will be courtside in Lexington.
Finally, Saint Mary’s hosts Gonzaga as the top two teams in the West Coast Conference close out the night (11 p.m., ESPN). Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham call the rivalry showdown from Moraga, Calif.
- Lunardi’s Bubble Watch: Several teams on the bubble, per Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology, will hit the hardwood on ESPN platforms this week. Among the current ‘Last Four In’, UCF, Texas and North Carolina all play ranked teams on the road. The Knights play at No. 11 Kansas (Tue., 8 p.m., ESPN+), the Longhorns play at No. 23 Ole Miss (Wed., 9 p.m., ESPN2) and the Tar Heels play at No. 2 Duke (Sat., 6:30 p.m., ESPN). North Carolina also plays at Pittsburgh (Tue., 9 p.m., ESPN), who currently holds one of the last four byes, in a pivotal ACC game. Kevin Brown and Jay Williams will be on the call from Pittsburgh.
- Mid-Major Madness: Mid-Major conferences take center stage on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, ESPNU is the home to a tripleheader as UMBC hosts Bryant, currently undefeated in America East play (7 p.m.), Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Cleveland State in a matchup between the top two teams in the Horizon League (9 p.m.) and Grand Canyon hosts Seattle in a WAC showdown (11 p.m.). On Friday, two of the Ivy League’s top teams clash as Princeton hosts Yale (5 p.m., ESPN2) and MAAC rivals Siena and Marist go head-to-head in Poughkeepsie, N.Y (9 p.m., ESPNU).
ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Jan. 28-Feb. 2):
*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Platform |
Tue, Jan. 28 | 7 p.m. | No. 12 Kentucky at No. 8 Tennessee Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Molly McGrath |
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7 p.m. | Toledo at Ohio Eric Rothman, Tim McCormick |
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7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 21 Louisville Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, Jim Boeheim |
ACCN | |
7 p.m. | South Carolina at Georgia Rich Hollenberg, Daymeon Fishback |
SECN | |
7 p.m. | Rice at South Florida Patrick O’Keefe, BJ Taylor |
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8 p.m. | UCF at No. 11 Kansas Mark Neely, Jerod Haase |
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9 p.m. | North Carolina at Pittsburgh Kevin Brown, Jay Williams |
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9 p.m. | Baylor at BYU Mike Monaco, King McClure |
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9 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Doug Sherman, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
9 p.m. | Arizona State at Colorado Chuckie Kempf, Bryndon Manzer |
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9 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 13 Texas A&M Richard Cross, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
11 p.m. | Oregon State at Gonzaga Roxy Bernstein, Dan Dickau |
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Wed, Jan. 29 | 7 p.m. | TCU at No. 22 Texas Tech Lowell Galindo, Jess Settles |
ESPN2 |
7 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Florida State Ariya Massoudi, Dan Bonner |
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7 p.m. | No. 1 Auburn at LSU Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise |
SECN | |
7 p.m. | Virginia at Miami Matt Schumacker, Randolph Childress |
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7 p.m. | No. 6 Houston at West Virginia Eric Rothman, Tim Welsh |
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9 p.m. | Texas at No. 23 Ole Miss Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | California at SMU Jay Alter, Debbie Antonelli |
ACCN | |
9 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at Santa Clara Dave Feldman, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
9 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at No. 14 Mississippi State John Schriffen, Richard Hendrix |
SECN | |
11 p.m. | Syracuse at Stanford Chris Sylvester, Corey Williams |
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Thu, Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. | Bryant at UMBC Chris Carlin, Terrence Oglesby |
ESPNU |
9 p.m. | No. 19 Memphis at Tulane Mike Monaco, Jon Crispin |
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9 p.m. | Cleveland State at Purdue Fort Wayne Jordan Bernfield, David Padgett |
ESPNU | |
11 p.m. | Seattle at Grand Canyon | ESPNU | |
Fri, Jan. 31 | 5 p.m. | Yale at Princeton Robert Lee, Noah Savage |
ESPN2 |
7 p.m. | Dayton at Saint Louis Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | Siena at Marist Patrick O’Keefe, Tom Crean |
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Sat, Feb. 1 | Noon | No. 5 Florida at No. 8 Tennessee Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
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Noon | Pittsburgh at Wake Forest Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli |
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1 p.m. | No. 20 Missouri at No. 14 Mississippi State Kevin Fitzgerald, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
2 p.m. | No. 1 Auburn at No. 23 Ole Miss Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander |
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2 p.m. | Florida State at Boston College Jon Meterparel, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
2 p.m. | Drake at Southern Illinois Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman |
ESPNU | |
2 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 3 Iowa State Roxy Bernstein, Jess Settles |
ESPN2 | |
3 p.m. | Utah at Oklahoma State James Westling, Bryndon Manzer |
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3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Vanderbilt at Oklahoma Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
4 p.m. | No. 11 Kansas at Baylor Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla, Kris Budden |
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4 p.m. | Georgia at No. 4 Alabama Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN2 | |
4 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Virginia Wes Durham, Dan Bonner |
ACCN | |
4 p.m. | BYU at UCF Drew Fellios, Sean Harrington |
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4 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Louisiana Tech David Saltzman, John Williams |
ESPNU | |
6 p.m. | No. 22 Texas Tech at No. 6 Houston Rich Hollenberg, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
6 p.m. | Stanford at SMU Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
6 p.m. | Texas at LSU Mike Morgan, Mark Wise |
SECN | |
6:30 p.m. | North Carolina at No. 2 Duke Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jess Sims |
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8 p.m. | Notre Dame at Miami John Schriffen, Jon Crispin |
ESPN2 | |
8:30 p.m. | No. 13 Texas A&M at South Carolina Roy Philpott, Terrence Oglesby |
SECN | |
9 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 12 Kentucky Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Alyssa Lang |
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10 p.m. | Syracuse at California Dave Pasch, Theo Pinson |
ESPN2 | |
11 p.m. | Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
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Sun, Feb. 2 | 2 p.m. | West Virginia at Cincinnati Eric Rothman, Tim McCormick |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. | South Florida at Florida Atlantic John Schriffen, Jon Crispin |
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2 p.m. | Tulsa at Tulane Jack Benjamin, Perry Clark |
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4 p.m. | Colorado at TCU Ted Emrich, Scott Williams |
ESPN+ |