Men’s College Basketball: Ranked Teams Appear across ESPN Networks
Several ranked teams are in action as ESPN’s coverage of men’s college basketball continues across ESPN networks, including No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Kansas, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 8 Gonzaga, No. 16 Butler, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 18 Purdue, No. 22 Cincinnati, No. 20 Arizona, No. 24 Oregon and No. 25 Iowa State.
Schedule highlights:
- No. 6 Kentucky appears twice – at home against Valparaiso on Wednesday, Dec. 7, on SEC Network and again on Sunday as part of the Winter Festival at Barclay’s Center against Hofstra on ESPN
- No. 25 Iowa State travels to intrastate rival Iowa on Thursday, Dec. 8, on ESPN2
- An ESPN hoops doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 10, showcasing Nebraska at No. 3 Kansas at 3:15 p.m., followed by No. 5 Duke against UNLV in the #NeonHoops Showcase from Las Vegas
Weekly Schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday); Full Season Schedule
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Dec 7 | 7 p.m. | No. 16 Butler at Indiana State | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Valparaiso at No. 6 Kentucky Tom Hart, Tony Delk, Tara Petrolino |
SEC Network | |
| Idaho State at No. 17 Wisconsin Jordan Bernfield, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Davidson at No. 7 North Carolina Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | Washington at No. 8 Gonzaga Beth Mowins, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Dec 8 | 8 p.m. | No. 25 Iowa State at Iowa Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Dec 10 | Noon | No. 20 Arizona at Missouri Mark Neely, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 |
| Cleveland State at No. 18 Purdue Zach Zaidman, Drew Homer |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Nebraska at No. 3 Kansas Adam Amin, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| 5:15 p.m. | #NeonHoops Showcase: No. 5 Duke vs. UNLV (Las Vegas) Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Michigan at No. 2 UCLA Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 11 | 3 p.m. | Winter Festival: Hofstra vs. No. 6 Kentucky (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Tom Hart, Kara Lawson, Joe Lunardi |
ESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 7 North Carolina Roxy Bernstein, Jay Bilas |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Alabama at No. 24 Oregon Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Dec 13 | 7 p.m. | Texas Southern at No. 22 Cincinnati Tom Gelehrter, Mark Adams |
ESPN3 |
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Dec 7 | 5:30 p.m. | Holy Cross at Maine | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at VCU
Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff |
ESPNU | |
| Buffalo at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Harvard at Boston College
Alex Faust, Malcolm Huckaby |
ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 16 Butler at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| Toccoa Falls at The Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
| Oglethorpe at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| Detroit at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Michigan at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Illinois at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| Marist at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | TCU at SMU
Alex Faust, Tim Welsh |
ESPNEWS | |
| Valparaiso at No. 6 Kentucky Tom Hart, Tony Delk, Tara Petrolino |
SEC Network | ||
| Denver at Texas A&M
Will Johnson, Acie law |
SEC Network + | ||
| Idaho State at No. 17 Wisconsin
Jordan Bernfield, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | ||
| Wright State at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama-Birmingham at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
| Southern at Tulane
Sam Gore, Mike O’Donnell |
ESPN3 | ||
| Illinois State at Tulsa
David Saltzman, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Maryland-Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 9 p.m. | Davidson at No. 7 North Carolina
Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| Howard at Maryland
Kevin Brown, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | ||
| 11 p.m. | Washington at No. 8 Gonzaga
Beth Mowins, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Dec 8 | 8 p.m. | No. 25 Iowa State at Iowa
Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun |
ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | Nicholls at Florida State
Rich Hollenberg, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Dec 9 | 7 p.m. | Hartford at Boston College
Alex Faust, Malcolm Huckaby |
ACC Network Extra |
| Wake Forest at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| Ohio Christian at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Siena at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Dec 10 | 11:30 a.m. | HoopHall Miami Invitational: Temple vs. DePaul (Miami)
Allen Bestwick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
| Noon | No. 20 Arizona at Missouri
Mark Neely, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| Cleveland State at No. 18 Purdue
Zach Zaidman, Drew Homer |
ESPN3 | ||
| Detroit Mercy at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | James Madison at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Rhode Island at Houston
Brock Bowling, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | Hoophall Miami Invitational: La Salle vs. Georgetown (Miami)
Allen Bestwick, Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 | |
| Sam Houston State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Coppin State at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Virginia-Wise at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Loyola (MD) at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| St. Francis (BKN) at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Ohio at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
| George Mason at Pennsylvania | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southwestern at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Austin College at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Nebraska at No. 3 Kansas
Adam Amin, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | IUPUI at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Wichita State at Oklahoma
Rich Hollenberg, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| Mercer at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Murray State at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Morehead State at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore at Central Florida
Ari Shinok, Mike O’Donnell |
ESPN3 | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | #NeonHoops Showcase: No. 5 Duke vs. UNLV (Las Vegas)
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 5:30 p.m. | North Florida at Arkansas
Kevin Fitzgerald, Barry Booker |
SEC Network | |
| 6 p.m. | Long Beach State at Texas
Mike Couzens, Seth Greenberg |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Miles at Samford | ESPN3 | |
| South Alabama at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| Rutgers at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| Army at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Michigan at No. 2 UCLA
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| South Carolina State at Texas A&M
Dave Baker, Will Perdue |
SEC Network | ||
| Valparaiso at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Chicago State at Bradley | ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | Colorado at Brigham Young
Beth Mowins, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 11 | Noon | Ole Miss at Virginia Tech
Tom Werme, Jason Capel |
ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Siena Heights at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Winter Festival: Hofstra vs. No. 6 Kentucky (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson, Joe Lunardi |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Florida at Florida State
Mike Morgan, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Indiana State | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 7 North Carolina
Roxy Bernstein, Jay Bilas |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Alabama at No. 24 Oregon
Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| 8:15 p.m. | Florida International at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Dec 12 | 7 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Maryland
Clay Matvick, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU |
| Bethune-Cookman at USF Drew Fellios, Mark Wise |
ESPN3 | ||
| Albany at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Pennsylvania at Central Florida
Ari Shinok, Mike O’Donnell |
ESPN3 | ||
| Tue, Dec 13 | 7 p.m. | South Carolina State at Clemson
Tom Werme, Jason Capel |
ESPNU |
| Tennessee Tech at Tennessee
Dave Neal, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | ||
| Charleston Southern at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Presbyterian at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Urbana at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
| Texas Southern at No. 22 Cincinnati
Tom Gelehrter, Mark Adams |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | North Carolina Central at LSU
Matt Stewart, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network |
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