ESPN men’s college basketball schedule features 17 Top 25 teams and four ranked matchups, Jan. 13–18

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ESPN men’s college basketball schedule features 17 Top 25 teams and four ranked matchups, Jan. 13–18

  • 235+ games across ESPN networks
  • Six of the nation’s top-10 teams in action
  • Four ranked-vs.-ranked matchups across ACC, SEC and Big 12

ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage continues at full throttle this week, featuring more than 235 games and 17 AP Top 25 teams in action from January 13–18. Games will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN) and ACC Network (ACCN), with additional matchups streaming on ESPN+, SECN+ and ACCNX. All games are available on the ESPN App.

The schedule includes six consecutive days of live action across ESPN’s linear networks, spotlighting conference play from the ACC, SEC, Big 12, American, Atlantic 10, Horizon, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, West Coast Conference, and more. Across the week, fans can catch four ranked matchups and multiple national title contenders.

ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Jan. 13-18):

  • Super Tuesday Presented by Progressive Insurance: Super Tuesday tips off the week with marquee matchups headlined by No. 16 Virginia at No. 20 Louisville (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2), followed by a Big 12 showdown as unbeaten No. 2 Iowa State visits Kansas at historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse (9 p.m., ESPN). Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander call the action from Louisville, with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas courtside at Kansas. Additional Super Tuesday action includes No. 19 Florida at Oklahoma (9 p.m., ESPN2) and a West Coast Conference clash between Saint Mary’s and San Francisco (11 p.m., ESPN2).
  • Ranked vs. ranked showdowns: Top 25 showdowns will take place across the ACC, SEC and Big 12 this week. In addition to No. 16 Virginia at No. 20 Louisville, Saturday will see three ranked matchups including No. 19 Florida at undefeated No. 10 Vanderbilt (2 p.m., ESPN) and No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Georgia (4 p.m., ESPN2) in the SEC. Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes call the action from Nashville, with Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw calling the Razorbacks-Bulldogs showdown. In the Big 12, No. 11 BYU and star freshman AJ Dybantsa take on No. 15 Texas Tech (8 p.m., ESPN). Dave Flemming and Fran Fraschilla are on the call from Lubbock.
  • Undefeated records on the line: In addition to both Iowa State and Vanderbilt putting their undefeated records on the line on ESPN networks this week, No. 1 Arizona, 16-0, takes on UCF in Orlando on Saturday. Led by Wooden Award midseason watchlist members Jaden Bradley and Koa Peat, the Wildcats own wins over ranked programs UConn (No. 3), Alabama (No. 18) and Florida (No. 19). Rich Hollenberg and King McClure will call Saturday’s game (4 p.m., ESPN). Plus, undefeated Miami (OH) takes on Central Michigan on Tuesday and Buffalo on Saturday, both streaming on ESPN+.
  • ESPN+: ESPN+ will exclusively stream 175 games this week, offering wall-to-wall coverage of conference play across the Big Sky, Big South, Conference USA, MAC, Patriot League, Southern Conference, and more. Among the highlights: No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Seattle U on Saturday (10 p.m.), a rematch of the January 2 overtime thriller narrowly won by the Zags.

Bracketology Update

Last week, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi unveiled a brand new Bracketology design, complete with new graphics and important new features including breakout charts showcasing how teams’ projections change week-over-week. Updated projections will be released every Tuesday and Friday throughout the season.

ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Jan. 13-18):

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

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Tue, Jan 13 7 p.m. No. 16 Virginia at No. 20 Louisville
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN2
7 p.m. Miami at Notre Dame
Doug Sherman, Scott Williams
ESPNU
7 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 24 Tennessee
Richard Cross, Daymeon Fishback
SECN
7 p.m. Boston College at No. 22 Clemson
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACCN
9 p.m. No. 2 Iowa State at Kansas
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
9 p.m. No. 19 Florida at Oklahoma
Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN2
9 p.m. Florida State at Syracuse
Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN
9 p.m. No. 18 Alabama at Mississippi State
Kevin Fitzgerald, Pat Bradley
SECN
11 p.m. Saint Mary’s at San Francisco
Dave Feldman, Corey Williams
ESPN2
Wed, Jan 14 7 p.m. Auburn at Missouri
Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix
ESPN2
7 p.m. Ole Miss at No. 21 Georgia
Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw
ESPNU
7 p.m. Kentucky at LSU
Dave Neal, Rodney Terry
SECN
7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim
ACCN
9 p.m. No. 10 Vanderbilt at Texas
Lowell Galindo, King McClure
ESPN2
9 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina at Stanford
Roxy Bernstein, Miles Simon
ACCN
9 p.m. South Carolina at No. 17 Arkansas
Mike Morgan, Jon Sundvold
SECN
9 p.m. Virginia Tech at SMU
Ted Emrich, Debbie Antonelli
ESPNU
11 p.m. TCU at No. 11 BYU
Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
ESPN2
11 p.m. No. 6 Duke at California
Wes Durham, Dennis Scott
ACCN
Thu, Jan 15 7 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee
Jordan Bernfield, Tim McCormick
ESPNU
9 p.m. Wichita State at Florida Atlantic
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin
ESPN2
9 p.m. Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri
Robert Lee, Richie Schueler
ESPNU
Fri, Jan 16 8:30 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Dayton
Mike Corey, John Giannini
ESPN2
Sat, Jan 17 Noon Kentucky at No. 24 Tennessee
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
Noon No. 16 Virginia at SMU
Jay Alter, Jim Boeheim
ESPN2
Noon Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
Anish Shroff, Scott Williams
ACCN
1 p.m. No. 18 Alabama at Oklahoma
Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise
SECN
2 p.m. No. 19 Florida at No. 10 Vanderbilt
Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN
2 p.m. Bradley at Illinois State
Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman
ESPN2
2 p.m. Syracuse at Boston College
Doug Sherman, Dan Bonner
ACCN
3:30 p.m. Missouri at LSU
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold
SECN
4 p.m. No. 1 Arizona at UCF
Rich Hollenberg, King McClure
ESPN
4 p.m. No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Georgia
Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN2
4 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina at California
Wes Durham, Dennis Scott
ACCN
6 p.m. Texas A&M at Texas
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin
ESPN
6 p.m. Wake Forest at Florida State
Kevin Brown, Randolph Childress
ESPN2
6 p.m. South Carolina at Auburn
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley
SECN
6 p.m. No. 6 Duke at Stanford
Roxy Bernstein, Austin Croshere
ACCN
8 p.m. No. 11 BYU at No. 15 Texas Tech
Dave Flemming, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN
8 p.m. No. 20 Louisville at Pittsburgh
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN2
8:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Matt Schumacker, Rodney Terry
SECN
Sun, Jan 18 Noon Florida Atlantic at Temple
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
ESPNU
2 p.m. Wichita State at South Florida
John Schriffen, Chris Spatola
ESPNU
5 p.m. North Texas at Tulane
Ted Emrich, Perry Clark
ESPN2
6 p.m. UTSA at Memphis
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
ESPNU
6:15 p.m. Arizona State at No. 7 Houston
Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham
ESPN
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