ESPN men’s college basketball schedule delivers six days of conference showdowns and ranked matchups, Jan. 27–Feb. 1

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ESPN men’s college basketball schedule delivers six days of conference showdowns and ranked matchups, Jan. 27–Feb. 1

  • College GameDay Covered by State Farm® heads to Lawrence ahead of No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas
  • No. 23 Alabama at No. 19 Florida headlines ESPN on ABC Sunday (1 p.m. ET)
  • Undefeated No. 24 Miami (OH) hosts UMass Tuesday night on ESPNU

ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage continues with six consecutive days of conference action from Tuesday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Feb. 1, featuring ranked matchups, rivalry games and marquee showdowns across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network, with additional games streaming on ESPN+, SECN+ and ACCNX. All games are available on the ESPN App.

The schedule spotlights conference play from the ACC, SEC, Big 12, American, Atlantic 10, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, NEC, Ohio Valley, WCC and more, as the race toward March continues to intensify.

ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Jan. 27-Feb. 1):

  • Super Tuesday Presented by Progressive Insurance: Super Tuesday tips off the week with marquee matchups headlined by No. 15 Arkansas at Oklahoma (7 p.m., ESPN), followed by Kentucky at No. 18 Vanderbilt (9 p.m., ESPN). Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw team up to call the action from Norman, while Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Alyssa Lang are on site in Nashville. Additional Super Tuesday matchups include No. 17 Virginia at Notre Dame (7 p.m., ESPN2), Syracuse at NC State (7 p.m., ESPNU), and UMass at No. 24 Miami (OH) (9 p.m., ESPNU) as the RedHawks put their undefeated record on the line.
  • College GameDay: ESPN’s College GameDay returns to Kansas for the 13th time, tied for the second-most visits in show history. The show airs at 11 a.m. ET from Allen Fieldhouse and leads into a ranked Big 12 showdown as No. 13 BYU, led by AJ Dybantsa, visits No. 14 Kansas and Darryn Peterson (4:30 p.m., ESPN). College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis alongside analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman and Bilas will call the game.
  • Saturday Slate: Saturdays on ESPN continue to deliver with over 12 hours of live game action pitting the nation’s top teams. This weekend’s slate includes No. 4 Duke at Virginia Tech (noon, ESPN), SMU at No. 20 Louisville (2 p.m., ESPN), No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas (4:30 p.m., ESPN) Kentucky at No. 15 Arkansas (6:30 p.m., ESPN), Auburn at Tennessee (8:30 p.m., ESPN) and Saint Mary’s at No. 6 Gonzaga (10:30 p.m., ESPN). ESPN icon Dick Vitale makes his 2026 announcing debut for Duke at Virginia Tech alongside Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander.

UPDATE (January 28): Due to impending inclement weather, Vitale will not call Saturday’s Duke-Virginia Tech game. He will instead call Sunday’s Alabama-Florida game.

  • ESPN on ABC Presented by Principal: The first of five men’s college basketball games this season on ABC tips Sunday, Feb. 1, with a marquee SEC matchup as No. 23 Alabama travels to No. 19 Florida (1 p.m., ABC). Alabama is led by sophomore guard Labaron Philon Jr., while Florida counters with one of the nation’s top frontcourts. Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes are on the call from Gainesville.

Through Saturday, Jan. 24, men’s college basketball viewership on ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU) is pacing up 18% year-over-year. Games on ESPN are averaging 830K viewers, up 7% year-over-year, and ESPN has aired five of the top 15 games of the season across all networks.

ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Jan. 27-Feb. 1):

*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Tue, Jan 27 6 p.m. Wake Forest at Pittsburgh
Jason Earle, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN
  7 p.m. No. 15 Arkansas at Oklahoma
Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN
  7 p.m. No. 17 Virginia at Notre Dame
Wes Durham, Debbie Antonelli
ESPN2
  7 p.m. Syracuse at NC State
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander
ESPNU
  8 p.m. Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Doug Sherman, Scott Williams
ACCN
  8 p.m. Missouri at No. 23 Alabama
Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix
SECN
  9 p.m. Kentucky at No. 18 Vanderbilt
Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Alyssa Lang
ESPN
  9 p.m. UMass at No. 24 Miami (OH)
Robert Lee, Mark Adams
ESPNU
Wed, Jan 28 7 p.m. Texas at Auburn
Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix
ESPN2
  7 p.m. Rice at East Carolina
Mike Cory, Perry Clark
ESPNU
  7 p.m. Tennessee at Georgia
John Schriffen, Daymeon Fishback
SECN
  7 p.m. California at Florida State
Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim
ACCN
  7 p.m. Mississippi State at LSU
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold
SECN+
  9 p.m. No. 10 Houston at TCU
Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
ESPN2
  9 p.m. South Florida at Tulane
Pete Sousa, Chris Spatola
ESPNU
  9 p.m. No. 19 Florida at South Carolina
Roy Philpott, Rodney Terry
SECN
  9 p.m. Stanford at Miami
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACCN
Thu, Jan 29 8 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Memphis
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin
ESPN2
  9 p.m. Presbyterian at High Point
Shawn Kenney, John Williams
ESPNU
  11 p.m. Hawai’i at UC Irvine
Dave Feldman, Austin Croshere
ESPNU
Fri, Jan 30 8 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s at Saint Peter’s
Derek Jones, Tim Welsh
ESPNU
  9 p.m. Loyola (Chicago) at VCU
Mike Corey, John Giannini
ESPN2
Sat, Jan 31 Noon No. 4 Duke at Virginia Tech
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
  Noon No. 11 Texas Tech at UCF
Rich Hollenberg, King McClure
ESPN2
  Noon Pittsburgh at No. 22 Clemson
Doug Sherman, Scott Williams
ACCN
  1 p.m. Texas A&M at Georgia
Mike Morgan, Mark Wise
SECN
  2 p.m. SMU at No. 20 Louisville
Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli
ESPN
  2 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin
ESPN2
  2 p.m. No. 16 North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Wes Durham, Dennis Scott
ACCN
  2 p.m. Long Island at Central Connecticut State
Robert Lee, Noah Savage
ESPNU
  3:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Missouri
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold
SECN
  4 p.m. Baylor at West Virginia
Eric Frede, Mark Adams
ESPN2
  4 p.m. California at Miami
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACCN
  4 p.m. Norfolk State at Howard
Jason Ross, Brandon Johnson
ESPNU
  4:30 p.m. No. 13 BYU at No. 14 Kansas
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
  6 p.m. Oklahoma State at Utah
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams
ESPN2
  6 p.m. Rice at Charlotte
Shawn Kenney, Paul Biancardi
ESPNU
  6 p.m. LSU at South Carolina
Kevin Fitzgerald, Rodney Terry
SECN
  6 p.m. Stanford at Florida State
Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN
  6:30 p.m. Kentucky at No. 15 Arkansas
Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN
  8 p.m. South Florida at Temple
Eric Rothman, Tim Welsh
ESPN2
  8 p.m. UAB at North Texas
Pete Sousa, Perry Clark
ESPNU
  8:30 p.m. Auburn at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN
  8:30 p.m. No. 18 Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Richard Cross, Pat Bradley
SECN
  10 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston
James Westling, John Williams
ESPN2
  10:30 p.m. Saint Mary’s at No. 6 Gonzaga
Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
ESPN
Sun, Feb 1 1 p.m. No. 23 Alabama at No. 19 Florida
Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale
ABC
  1 p.m. Chattanooga at Furman
Brock Bowling, Dean Keener
ESPN2
  2 p.m. Wichita State at Tulsa
Joe Malfa, Mark Wise
ESPNU
  3 p.m. Tulane at Memphis
Ted Emrich, King McClure
ESPN2
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