College GameDay Returns to Memphis
ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm’s next stop is the University of Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 8, for its third stop at Memphis (2005 and 2008), which plays Gonzaga that night. The show – previewing all the day’s action and discuss the biggest storylines in college basketball — begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN with a one-hour evening edition leading into the Saturday Primetime game of Gonzaga at No. 24 Memphis (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
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.
Ten of Top 11 Teams in Action including Undefeated No. 1 Syracuse & No. 4 Wichita State
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule of 46 games from Thursday, Feb. 6, to Sunday, Feb. 9, will include 10 of the top 11 teams in the Associated Press poll and 17 of the top 25 overall. Highlights:
- ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise the two remaining undefeated men’s programs over the weekend: No. 4 Wichita State will visit Northern Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and No. 1 Syracuse will host Clemson on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
- All five of ESPN’s games on Saturday, Feb. 8, will involve at least one ranked team highlighted by two games between ranked squads: No. 10 Michigan at Big Ten foe No. 17 Iowa at 2 p.m. (also available on ESPN Radio) and No. 23 Gonzaga of the West Coast Conference at No. 24 Memphis of the American in the 9 p.m. ESPN Saturday Primetime Driven by State Farm telecast.
- The additional three ESPN games will include a team in the top 11: No. 3 Florida against Alabama at noon, No. 8 Kansas against West Virginia at 4 p.m. and No. 11 Duke at Boston College at 6 p.m.
- The Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups doubleheader on February 6 will include three of the top nine squads. ESPN will televise No. 7 Cincinnati against Connecticut at 7 p.m. and No. 2 Arizona against Oregon at 9 p.m. while ESPN2 will carry No. 9 Michigan State against Penn State at 9 p.m.
- ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will combine to cover five games with a ranked team on Saturday, Feb. 8:
- No. 13 Saint Louis at La Salle at 5 p.m. and No. 21 Oklahoma against Baylor at 7 p.m. on ESPN2
- No. 7 Cincinnati at SMU at 7:30 p.m. and No. 19 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech at 9:30 p.m. on ESPNU
- No. 5 San Diego State against Nevada at 10 p.m. on ESPN3.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Feb 6 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 Connecticut at No. 7 Cincinnati |Mike Patrick & Seth Greenberg |
ESPN |
| LSU at Georgia Rece Davis & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 | ||
| Robert Morris at LIU Brooklyn Kevin Connors & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | ||
| USC Upstate at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Temple at SMU Dave Lamont & Stephen Howard |
ESPNEWS | |
| Bradley at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Marist at Rider Ed Cohen & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| McNeese State at Northwestern State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Oregon at No. 2 Arizona Dave Pasch, Bill Walton & Jeff Goodman |
ESPN | |
| Penn State at No. 9 Michigan State Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | ||
| Murray State at Belmont Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside | ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at BYU Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Feb 7 | 7 p.m. | Manhattan at Canisius Doug Sherman & Mo Cassera |
ESPNU |
| Monmouth at Fairfield Bob Picozzi & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Detroit at Valparaiso Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 8 | 11 a.m. | Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky Roy Philpott & Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU |
| Noon | Alabama at No. 3 Florida Mark Jones & Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Cleveland State at Wright State Bob Picozzi & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Nebraska at Northwestern Mike Couzens & Darrin Horn |
ESPNU | ||
| 2 p.m. | No. 10 Michigan at No. 17 Iowa ESPN: Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich Radio: Bill Rosinski / Bob Valvano |
ESPN & ESPN Radio | |
| New Hampshire at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Florida State at Maryland Carter Blackburn & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| South Carolina at Tennessee Tom Hart & Jon Sundvold |
ESPNU | ||
| 4 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 8 Kansas Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Campbell at Winthrop | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | No. 13 Saint Louis at La Salle John Saunders & Tim Legler |
ESPN2 | |
| New Orleans at Central Arkansas | ESPN3 | ||
| East Tennessee State at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 11 Duke at Boston College Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Baylor at No. 21 Oklahoma Dave Flemming & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 | |
| Georgia Southern at Elon | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Cincinnati at SMU Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Rutgers at USF Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPNEWS | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 23 Gonzaga at No. 24 Memphis Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Shannon Spake |
ESPN | |
| No. 4 Wichita State at Northern Iowa Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | No. 19 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Anish Shroff & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Wyoming at UNLV Ari Wolfe & Bill Herenda |
ESPN3 | |
| Nevada at No. 5 San Diego State Trey Bender & Kevin Lehman |
ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Feb 9 | 2 p.m. | Temple at Houston TBD & TBD |
ESPNEWS |
| 4 p.m. | Illinois State at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 22 Connecticut at UCF Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | |
| Clemson at No. 1 Syracuse Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | Washington at Colorado Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
ESPNU |
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