NCAA Championships: Men’s and Women’s College Cup, Division I Women’s Volleyball, & Division I, II, and III Football Throughout December
ESPN’s NCAA Championship coverage continues with the NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup, extensive coverage of the Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, and the Division I, II and III Football Championship throughout December.
ESPNU begins its 2014-15 NCAA Championship telecasts with the Women’s College Cup Semifinals (Dec. 5) and Championship (Dec. 7). The following week, coverage will continue with the Men’s College Cup and Women’s Volleyball Championship regional action, including the Seattle Semifinal Regional #2 and all four Regional Finals (Dec. 12 – Dec. 14). ESPNU will finish its fall NCAA Championship programming with the Division III Football Championship (Dec. 19).
ESPN2 will televise the Women’s Volleyball National Semifinals (Dec. 18) and Championship in addition to the Division II Football Championship (Dec. 20). In January, ESPN2 will televise the Division I Football Championship game. More details on the Division I Football Championship are also available here, including a complete bracket here.
In addition to extensive coverage of the NCAA Division I Football Championship second round (Dec. 6), ESPN3 will carry seven regional semifinals in the Women’s Volleyball Championship (Dec. 12) and both semifinals in the Division II and Division III Football Championships (Dec. 13). Early round coverage (Dec. 4-6) will also be available on ESPN3, and through Longhorn Network and SEC Network+ due to the inclusion of Texas and SEC schools as host sites.
NCAA Women’s College Cup – from Boca Raton, Fla.
Commentators: Glenn Davis and Julie Foudy
Programming: Three No. 1 seeds — Florida State, Stanford, and Texas A&M — have advanced to the Women’s College Cup. Virginia, a No. 2 seed, rounds out the field of four. The winners of Virginia vs. Texas A&M (5 p.m.) and Florida State vs. Stanford (7:30 p.m.) on December 5 will meet in the National Championship (1 p.m.) on December 7, all on ESPNU.
A complete bracket can be found here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Regional: Round | Coverage |
| Fri, Dec. 5 | 5 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 1: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 1 Texas A&M* |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 2: No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 1 Stanford* |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Dec. 7 | 1 p.m. | National Championship* | ESPNU |
*in Boca Raton, Fla.
NCAA Men’s College Cup – from Cary, N.C.
Commentators: Glenn Davis and Taylor Twellman
Programming: ESPNU will televise both semifinals (5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) on December 12 and the National Championship (noon) on December 14. The four quarterfinal matchups will take place this weekend:
- 12 Creighton vs. UMBC
- 3 Michigan State vs. No. 11 Providence,
- 16 Virginia vs. No. 8 Georgetown
- North Carolina vs. No.2 UCLA.
A complete bracket can be found here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Regional: Round | Coverage |
| Fri, Dec. 12 | 5 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 1* | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 2* | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Dec. 14 | Noon | National Championship* | ESPNU |
*in Cary, NC
NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship — National Semifinals and Finals in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Commentators: Beth Mowins & Karch Kiraly (Ames & Oklahoma City), Melissa Lee & Missy Whittemore (Louisville), Paul Sunderland & Maria Taylor (Minneapolis), Sam Gore & Holly McPeak (Seattle). Holly Rowe will report from Oklahoma City
Programming: ESPNU will televise all four Regional Finals in a quadruple-header beginning at 4 p.m. on December 13. ESPN2 will televise the national semifinals (7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.) and Championship (7:30 p.m.) on December 18 and December 20, respectively, from Oklahoma City, Okla. Prior to the television coverage, ESPN3 will carry seven of the eight Regional Semifinals on December 12, with ESPNU televising one Seattle Regional Semifinal (9:30 p.m.) that same night. Early round coverage (Dec. 4-6) will also be available on ESPN3, and through Longhorn Network,and SEC Network+ due to the inclusion of Texas and SEC schools as host sites. A complete bracket can be found here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Site: Round | Coverage |
| Thur, Dec 4 | 4:30 p.m. | Florida State: First Round: Samford vs. Alabama | ESPN3 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Texas: First Round: Arizona State vs. Texas A&M | Longhorn Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida State: First Round: Jacksonville vs. Florida State | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Texas: First Round: Northwestern State vs. Texas | Longhorn Network | |
| Fri, Dec. 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Florida: First Round: UCF vs. Miami (Fla.) | ESPN3 |
| 4:30 p.m. | North Carolina: First Round: Coastal Carolina vs. USC | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Kentucky: Lipscomb vs. Ohio State | ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | North Carolina: First Round: Hampton vs. North Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida: First Round: Alabama State vs. Florida | SEC Network+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida State: Second Round: TBD | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky: First Round: Oakland vs. Kentucky | SEC Network+ | |
| Sat., Dec 6 | 7 p.m. | Florida: Second Round: TBD | ESPN3 or SEC Network+ |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 5 p.m. | Minneapolis: Regional Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 |
| 5 p.m. | Louisville: Regional Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Ames: Regional Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Minneapolis: Regional Semifinal No. 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisville: Regional Semifinal No. 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Seattle: Regional Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Ames: Regional Semifinal No. 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Seattle: Regional Semifinal No. 2 | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Dec. 13 | 4 p.m. | Louisville: Regional Final | ESPNU |
| 6:30 p.m. | Minneapolis: Regional Final | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Ames: Regional Final | ESPNU | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Seattle: Regional Final | ESPNU | |
| Thurs, Dec. 18 | 7 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 1* | ESPN2 |
| 9:30 p.m. | National Semifinal No. 2* | ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Dec. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | National Championship* | ESPN2 |
*in Oklahoma City, Okla.
NCAA Division II Football Championship – Championship Game in Kansas City, Kan.
Commentators: Adam Amin & John Congemi for the National Championship
Programming: ESPN2 will televise the Championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, from Kansas City, Kan. The prior week, ESPN3 will carry the two Semifinals (times TBD) on Saturday, Dec. 13. A complete bracket can be found here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Regional: Round | Coverage |
| Sat, Dec. 13 | TBD | National Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 |
| TBD | National Semifinal No. 2 | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Dec. 20 | 4 p.m. | National Championship* | ESPN2 |
*in Kansas City, Kan.
NCAA Division III Football Championship – Championship Game in Salem, Va.
Commentators: Clay Matvick, Anthony Becht, & Cara Capuano for National Championship
Programming: ESPNU will televise the championship game at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, from Salem. Va. ESPN3 will carry the two semifinals (times TBD) on Saturday, Dec. 13. A complete bracket can be found here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Regional: Round | Coverage |
| Sat, Dec. 13 | TBD | National Semifinal No. 1 | ESPN3 |
| TBD | National Semifinal No. 2 | ESPN3 | |
| Fri., Dec 19 | 7 p.m. | National Championship* | ESPNU |
*in Salem, Va.
**All schedules subject to change
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