College Football Playoff Committee’s Top 3 Teams on ESPN’s Networks in Week 11: Alabama and Clemson at Home, Michigan on Road for ABC’s Saturday Night Football
- Ohio State, Louisville and Wisconsin Among Top Teams in CFP Rankings to be Aired
ESPN/ABC’s college football week 11 schedule, which occurs during ESPN’s America’s Heroes: A Salute to Our Veterans initiative, is highlighted by undefeated Alabama, Clemson and Michigan, the top 3 teams in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings.
No. 3 Michigan travels to Iowa for ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Walmart (8 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Nov. 12. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Samantha Ponder will be in in Iowa City, Iowa for the call of the game from Kinnick Stadium.
No. 1 Alabama hosts Mississippi State (noon on ESPN) and No. 2 Clemson is home vs. Pittsburgh (3:30 p.m. on ABC). Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be in Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the Bulldogs-Crimson Tide game and Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay will be in Clemson, S.C. for the Panthers-Tigers game.
Additional College Football Playoff Ranked Teams on ESPN’s Networks
Numerous other teams in the College Football Playoff hunt will also play on an ESPN networks this week, including No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Louisville, and No. 8 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are at Maryland (3:30 p.m. on ESPN), the Cardinals host Wake Forest (7 p.m. on ESPN2) and the Badgers are home vs. Illinois (3:30 p.m. on ESPN2). Western Michigan, the only undefeated team from the Group of 5, will play at Kent State on Tuesday, Nov. 8 (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2). Seven additional teams ranked in the current College Football Playoff rankings will also be on an ESPN Network:
- No. 21 North Carolina is at Duke on Thursday, Nov. 10 (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
- No. 22 Florida State hosts Boston College on Friday, Nov. 11 (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2)
- No. 14 Oklahoma welcomes in No. 17 Baylor (Noon on ABC or ESPN2**)
- No. 12 Penn State travels to Indiana (Noon on ABC or ESPN2**)
- No. 19 Virginia Tech is home vs. Georgia Tech (3:30 p.m. on ESPNU)
- No. 13 LSU at Arkansas (7 p.m. on ESPN)
- No. 25 Washington State hosts Cal (10:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Please note: College Football Playoff rankings from Nov. 1 were used in this release. The committee will update their rankings on Nov. 8 (7 p.m. on ESPN).
All games are Saturday, Nov. 12 unless noted
**Game is regionalized
Week 11
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Tue, Nov. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Western Michigan at Kent State Chris Cotter, Desmond Howard, Teddy Atlas, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 |
| Wed, Nov. 9 | 8 p.m. | Bowling Green at Akron Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPN2 |
| Toledo vs. Northern Illinois from Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer |
ESPNU | ||
| Thu, Nov. 10 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 21 North Carolina at Duke TV: Dave Flemming, Jesse Palmer, Laura RutledgeRadio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrite, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ESPN and ESPN Radio |
| Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern Alex Faust, Jay Walker |
ESPNU | ||
| Fri, Nov. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College at No. 22 Florida State Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Olivia Harlan |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov. 12 | Noon | No. 17 Baylor at No. 14 Oklahoma Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch |
ABC or ESPN2** |
| No. 12 Penn State at Indiana Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC or ESPN2** | ||
| Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | ||
| Cincinnati at UCF Dave Lamont, Ahmad Brooks |
ESPNU | ||
| Kentucky at Tennessee Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| SMU at East Carolina Mike Couzens, Dan Hawkins |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Southern Illinois at Youngstown State | ESPN3* | ||
| Evangel at Baker | ESPN3* | ||
| Sacred Heart at Duquesne | ESPN3* | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | NC State at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra* | |
| 1 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox |
ESPN3* | |
| Missouri State at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia State Shawn Kenney, Forest Conoly |
ESPN3* | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | The Citadel at VMI | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Miami at Virginia | ACC Network Extra* | |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Iowa at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Delta State at Florida Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | South Dakota at South Dakota State | ESPN3* | |
| Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist | ESPN3 | ||
| New Mexico State at Arkansas State Dave Weekley |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at No. 2 Clemson Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ABC | |
| No. 6 Ohio State at Maryland Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN | ||
| Illinois at No. 8 Wisconsin Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 | ||
| Vanderbilt at Missouri Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Georgia Tech at No. 19 Virginia Tech Clay Matvick, Dusty Dvoracek |
ESPNU | ||
| Appalachian State at Troy Matt Stewart, Al Groh |
ESPN3 | ||
| North Texas at Western Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| Indiana State at North Dakota State | ESPN3* | ||
| Charleston Southern at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| Mercer at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Idaho at Texas State | ESPN3* | |
| Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Carolina at Furman | ESPN3* | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 13 LSU at Arkansas Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ESPN | |
| Wake Forest at No. 7 Louisville Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2 | ||
| South Florida at Memphis Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Sam Houston State at Northwestern State | ESPN3* | ||
| Incarnate Word at Lamar | ESPN3* | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 4 Texas A&M TV: Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Kaylee HartungRadio:Dave Flemming, Tom Ramsey |
SEC Network and ESPN Radio | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 3 Michigan at Iowa Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder |
ABC | |
| 10:15 p.m. | New Mexico at Utah State Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | |
| Colorado State at Air Force Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
ESPNU | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | California at No. 25 Washington State Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN |
*Non-exclusive game
**Game is regionalized
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