Men’s College Hoops: College GameDay at Syracuse & Seven of Top 10 Teams on ESPN Networks
College GameDay Covered by State Farm Travels to Syracuse
ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm will air live from Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 1. The first hour begins at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN, with a one-hour evening edition at 5:30 p.m. leading into the Saturday Primetime game of No. 18 Duke at No. 2 Syracuse (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.).
College GameDay’s visit to Syracuse is in conjunction with NBA games in the state of N.Y. during Super Bowl week and will lead into the Miami Heat at the New York Knicks NBA game at 8:30 p.m. Super Bowl XLVIII is scheduled to be held Sunday, Feb. 2, at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J.
Rece Davis serves as host for College GameDay, and is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose.
The eight-week Saturday morning and evening college basketball program visits some of the top college basketball venues and programs this season.
Seven of Top 10 Teams & Four Matchups between Ranked Squads
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule from Thursday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 2 will be highlighted by seven of the top 10 ranked teams and 14 of the top 25 overall. Four telecasts, all on ESPN, will see a matchup of teams in the Associated Press poll. Highlights:
- The Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups doubleheader on January 30 will include three ranked teams beginning at 7 p.m. with No. 13 Cincinnati at No. 12 Louisville in an American Athletic Conference showdown. A Big Ten matchup at 9 p.m. will pit No. 10 Michigan against Purdue.
- All four of ESPN’s telecasts on Saturday, Feb. 1, will involve at least one ranked team, with three of the games matching ranked programs against each other. The action will begin at noon with No. 24 Ohio State at No. 14 Wisconsin followed by No. 8 Oklahoma State against Baylor at 2 p.m., No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Texas at 4 p.m. and No. 17 Duke at No. 2 Syracuse in the ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Driven by State Farm spotlight.
- ESPNU will televise four games with at least one ranked team on the weekend highlighted by two of the top five Saturday, Feb. 1: undefeated No. 4 Wichita State against Evansville at 3 p.m. and one-loss No. 5 San Diego State against Colorado State at 7 p.m.
- ESPN2’s schedule will feature No. 3 Florida at Mississippi State on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentator | Networks |
| Thu, Jan 30 | 7 p.m. | No. 13 Cincinnati at No. 12 Louisville Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN |
| No. 3 Florida at Mississippi State Rece Davis & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 | ||
| Kennesaw State at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Bryant at Robert Morris Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Niagara at Siena Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| Oral Roberts at Nicholls State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Purdue at No. 10 Michigan Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| UCLA at Oregon Dave Pasch & Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| 10 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at San Diego Roxy Bernstein & Jarron Collins |
ESPNU | |
| UC Riverside at Cal State Northridge | ESPN3 | ||
| Fri, Jan 31 | 7 p.m. | Cleveland State at Detroit Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU |
| Rider at St. Peter’sBob Huessler & Rob Kennedy | ESPN3 | ||
| Youngstown State at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Manhattan at Iona Doug Sherman & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 1 | 11 a.m. | Richmond at VCU Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 |
| Coastal Carolina at Campbell Roy Philpott & Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | ||
| Noon | No. 24 Ohio State at No. 14 Wisconsin Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Toledo at Ohio Dan Gutowsky & Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| NC State at North Carolina Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN2 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Baylor at No. 8 Oklahoma State Dave Flemming & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN | |
| Hartford at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Evansville at No. 4 Wichita State Mitch Holthus & Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| Clemson at Florida State Mark Jones & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| 4 p.m. | No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Texas Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Mercer at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Norfolk State at Miami | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Houston at Rutgers Jason Benetti & Tim Welsh |
ESPNEWS | |
| 5 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU Tom Hart & Jon Sundvold |
ESPNU | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Liberty at Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 17 Duke at No. 2 Syracuse Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Wright State at Wisconsin-Green Bay TBD & TBD |
ESPN2 | |
| Colorado State at No. 5 San Diego State Steve Quis & Darrin Horn |
ESPNU | ||
| Niagara at Marist Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | ||
| Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State | ESPN3 | ||
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Lamar | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Vermont at Albany Chris Villani & Frank Sullivan |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Indiana State at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Tennessee at Alabama Mike Morgan & Darrin Horn |
ESPN2 | |
| UCF at No. 12 Louisville Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| 11 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at BYU Beth Mowins & Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| UC Irvine at Cal Poly Kanoa Leahey & Bill Herenda |
ESPNU | ||
| Sun, Feb 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia at No. 18 Pittsburgh Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison Williams |
ESPNU |
| 2:30 p.m. | UCLA at Oregon State Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
ESPNU |
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