Looking for college basketball on TV today? This page tracks the day’s televised men’s games with tip times (Eastern) and the national and conference channels carrying them, and it refreshes every morning through the season. Below is today’s national spotlight, the full slate for the next few days, and a guide to every network.
College Basketball on TV Today: Quick Facts
Opening night is here. The 2026-27 season tips off Monday, Nov. 2 with five ranked teams in action, headlined by No. 1 Florida against No. 14 Miami. The night is spread across ESPN2, the TNT family (TNT, truTV and HBO Max) and CBS Sports Network. ESPN networks carry the bulk of the season, with TNT, CBS, FOX, Peacock and the conference channels filling out the schedule.
National TV Spotlight
| Time (ET) | Matchup | National TV |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Marquette at No. 20 Michigan | FS1 |
| 7:00 PM | Colgate at No. 13 St John’s | Peacock |
| 8:00 PM | Jax State at No. 8 Houston | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 PM | AR-Pine Bluff at No. 9 UCLA | Peacock |
| 9:00 PM | Lindenwood at No. 25 Nebraska | FS1 |
| 11:00 PM | No. 21 USC at California | ESPN2 |
College Basketball on TV: Today and the Next Two Days
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Saint Joseph’s at South Florida | CBSSN |
| 5:30 PM | Penn at Navy | CBSSN |
| 6:30 PM | Charleston at Temple | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Colgate at No. 13 St John’s | Peacock |
| 7:00 PM | Marquette at No. 20 Michigan | FS1 |
| 7:00 PM | Stony Brook at Princeton | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | James Madison at Delaware | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Cornell at St Bonaventure | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | NJIT at VCU | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | William & Mary at FAU | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | UMass Lowell at UMass | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 PM | Pepperdine at Sam Houston | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Jax State at No. 8 Houston | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Oral Roberts at Tulsa | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Santa Clara at North Texas | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 PM | AR-Pine Bluff at No. 9 UCLA | Peacock |
| 9:00 PM | Lindenwood at No. 25 Nebraska | FS1 |
| 9:00 PM | Nevada at Santa Barbara | ESPN+ |
| 10:00 PM | Pacific at Long Beach St | ESPN+ |
| 11:00 PM | No. 21 USC at California | ESPN2 |
Plus more across ESPN+ and conference networks.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | Morgan St at UMBC | ESPN+ |
| 6:30 PM | Tennessee Tech at Indiana | BTN |
| 7:00 PM | W Michigan at Purdue FW | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | C Connecticut at Sacred Heart | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Monmouth at Quinnipiac | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Mercer at West Virginia | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Loyola MD at Towson | FloSports |
| 7:00 PM | Southern Utah at High Point | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Bakersfield at W Illinois | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | MD Eastern at Rhode Island | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Canisius at Brown | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Niagara at Bowling Green | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Richmond at S Illinois | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 PM | Montana St at No. 23 BYU | ESPN+ |
Plus more across ESPN+ and conference networks.
Friday, November 13, 2026
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | North Alabama at No. 17 Miami | ACC Network |
| 6:00 PM | Georgetown at Clemson | ESPNU |
| 6:30 PM | Pitt at Butler | Peacock |
| 7:00 PM | Merrimack at No. 1 Florida | SEC Network |
| 7:00 PM | Northern Iowa at No. 5 Michigan St | FS1 |
| 7:00 PM | Troy at NC State | ACC Network |
| 7:00 PM | Georgia at North Carolina | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | Iona at Hofstra | FloSports |
| 7:00 PM | Columbia at Bucknell | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 PM | Ohio State at No. 4 UConn | TNT |
| 8:00 PM | No. 6 Virginia at Maryland | Peacock |
| 8:00 PM | GA Southern at UCF | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Milwaukee at TCU | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 PM | No. 12 Arizona at Auburn | ESPN2 |
| 9:00 PM | Seton Hall at No. 18 Alabama | SEC Network |
| 9:00 PM | Stanford at UNLV | CBSSN |
| 9:00 PM | Ball State at SMU | ACC Network |
| 9:00 PM | DePaul at Northwestern | BTN |
| 9:00 PM | Xavier at Mississippi St | FS1 |
| 9:30 PM | Chicago St at San Diego | ESPN+ |
| 10:00 PM | UIC at Saint Mary’s | ESPN+ |
| 10:00 PM | East Texas A&M at Portland | ESPN+ |
Plus more across ESPN+ and conference networks.
How to Watch College Basketball
Most of the season lives on the ESPN networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ABC for marquee games, with a huge slate on ESPN+. TNT Sports carries a national package on TNT and truTV that also streams on HBO Max. CBS and CBS Sports Network (streaming on Paramount+) have a weekly presence, FOX and FS1 carry Big East and Big Ten games, and Peacock streams a Big Ten package. The conference networks fill the rest: Big Ten Network, SEC Network, ACC Network and the Big 12’s games on ESPN+. A bundle with the ESPN networks, TNT and your conference’s channel covers almost everything.
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See the full opening night TV guide, where every team starts in the preseason AP Top 25, and every team’s schedule in the Men’s College Basketball Schedule Hub.
