Men’s College Basketball: Top-20 Sonic Blockbuster Matchups Highlight Rivalry Week
Two top-20 Sonic Blockbuster games highlight ESPN’s Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’s on Thursday, Feb. 9 – when No. 8 North Carolina plays at No. 18 Duke and No. 5 Oregon travels to No. 10 UCLA – both on ESPN, ESPN3 Surround and ESPN3 in Spanish. College GameDay Covered by State Farm leads into the UNC-Duke game with an hour-long show beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
College GameDay will also make a first-time stop on Saturday, Feb. 11 (ESPN, 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. ET), heading to McKeon Pavilion on the campus of Saint Mary’s in Moraga, Calif., originating from the site of the Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T matchup, No. 18 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 1 Gonzaga (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.).
After the conclusion of Rivalry Week, teams are in the throes of the conference season with just three weeks remaining before Championship Week commences. The week of Monday, Feb. 13, includes early week action during Big Monday presented by EBay and Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink.
- Big Monday showcases a top-15 showdown between No. 13 West Virginia and No. 3 Kansas (ESPN, 9 p.m.)
- The Super Tuesday slate includes No. 15 Kentucky at home against Tennessee (ESPN / ESPN3 Surround, 7 p.m.)
Additional schedule highlights:
- Several top-10 teams are in action Saturday at 2 p.m.: No. 3 Kansas at Texas Tech (ESPN), No. 4 Louisville at home against Miami (ESPN2) and No. 6 Baylor against TCU (ESPNU)
- A top-25 American Athletic matchup featuring No. 11 Cincinnati at No. 25 SMU (ESPN, 4 p.m.) is a designated Journey to the Tourney game
- Also in action across the schedule is No. 9 Arizona, No. 12 Virginia, No. 14 Florida State, No. 16 Purdue, No. 17 Florida, No. 19 South Carolina and No. 21 Maryland
- ESPN Buzzer Beater network will offer live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games on Saturday from 1-9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8-11 p.m.
Weekly Schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday); Full Season Schedule
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup / Commentators | Network |
| Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’s from Feb. 6-12 (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | |||
| Wed, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | NC State at No. 14 Florida State
Karl Ravech, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 |
| No. 6 Baylor at Oklahoma State
Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 West Virginia at Oklahoma
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| UCF at No. 11 Cincinnati
Bernie Guenther, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | ||
| Thu, Feb 9 | 7 p.m. | No. 16 Purdue at Indiana
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround / ESPN3 in Spanish |
|
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 SMU at Temple
Adam Amin, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 5 Oregon at No. 10 UCLA
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton, Molly McGrath |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround / ESPN3 in Spanish |
|
| Sat, Feb 11 | Noon | Kansas State at No. 13 West Virginia
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPN |
| Texas A&M at No. 17 Florida
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| 2 p.m. | No. 3 Kansas at Texas Tech
Rich Hollenberg, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| Miami at No. 4 Louisville
Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | ||
| TCU at No. 6 Baylor
Dave Armstrong, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| 4 p.m. | Ohio State at No. 21 Maryland
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 14 Florida State at Notre Dame
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 19 South Carolina at Mississippi State
Beth Mowins, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T: No. 1 Gonzaga at No. 20 Saint Mary’s
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| 10 p.m. | California at No. 9 Arizona
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 4 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 11 Cincinnati at No. 25 SMU
Jason Benetti, Miles Simon |
ESPN |
| 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: No. 12 Virginia at Virginia Tech
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 13 | Big Monday presented by EBay (ESPN, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 4 Louisville at Syracuse
Sean McDonough, Fran Fraschilla, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 6 Baylor at Texas Tech
Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 West Virginia at No. 3 Kansas
Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| Morgan State at Howard
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Feb 14 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 15 Kentucky
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
Jason Benetti, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | ||
| Notre Dame at Boston College
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Tulsa at UCF
Allen Bestwick, Mark Wise |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 17 Florida at Auburn
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | ||
| 9 p.m. | Ohio State at Michigan State
Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
| Texas at Oklahoma
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Mississippi State at Georgia
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup / Commentators | Network |
| Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’s from Feb. 6-12 (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | |||
| Wed, Feb 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at No. 14 Florida State
Karl Ravech, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 6 Baylor at Oklahoma State
Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | Houston at Tulane
Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNEWS | |
| Western Illinois at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
| Loyola-Chicago at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Missouri at Texas A&M
Dave Neal, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 West Virginia at Oklahoma
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| UCF at No. 11 Cincinnati
Bernie Guenther, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | California at Arizona State
Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 9 | 5 p.m. | Central Connecticut State at Fairleigh Dickinson | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 16 Purdue at Indiana
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | |
| Winthrop at UNC Asheville
Robert Lee, Nate Ross |
ESPNU | ||
| The Citadel at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Chattanooga at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| Mercer at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
| Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| USC Upstate at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| NJIT at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Kennesaw State at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| Maine at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Albany at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Hartford at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround / ESPN3 in Spanish |
|
| Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac
Doug Sherman, Vin Parise |
ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| Northwood at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 SMU at Temple
Adam Amin, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | |
| New Hampshire at Vermont
Ale Faust, Dalen Cuff |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 5 Oregon at No.10 UCLA
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton, Molly McGrath |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround / ESPN3 in Spanish |
|
| New Mexico State at CSU Bakersfield | ESPN3 | ||
| Long Beach State at UC Riverside | ESPN3 | ||
| 11 p.m. | BYU at Pepperdine
Drew Fellios, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Feb 10 | 7 p.m. | Dayton at Rhode Island
Mike Corey, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 |
| Akron at Eastern Michigan
John Brickley, Adam Finkelstein |
ESPNU | ||
| Harvard at Brown | ESPN3 | ||
| Cornell at Princeton | ESPN3 | ||
| Dartmouth at Yale | ESPN3 | ||
| Columbia at Pennsylvania | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Niagara at Canisius
Robert Lee, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Monmouth at Manhattan
Doug Sherman, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 11 | Noon | Kansas State at No. 13 West Virginia
Mark Neely, Mark Plansky |
ESPN |
| Texas A&M at No. 17 Florida
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | ||
| Minnesota at Rutgers
Clay Matvick, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
| 1 p.m. | The Citadel at VMI | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 3 Kansas at Texas Tech
Rich Hollenberg, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| Miami at No. 4 Louisville
Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | ||
| TCU at No. 6 Baylor
Dave Armstrong, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| Drake at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| Charleston Southern at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Lake Superior State at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | |
| St. Francis at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Missouri
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| Central Michigan at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia State at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Ohio State at No. 21 Maryland
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| Texas at Oklahoma State
Jason Benetti, Reid Gettys |
ESPN2 | ||
| Georgia at Tennessee
Kevin Fitzgerlad, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | ||
| Fresno State at Colorado State
Trey Bender, Blaine Fowler |
ESPN3 | ||
| Mercer at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| Lipscomb at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Angelo State at Tarleton State | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 14 Florida State at Notre Dame
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| Oklahoma at Iowa State
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | ||
| Houston at Tulsa
Allen Bestwick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| Auburn at Ole Miss
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | ||
| 6:45 p.m. | New Orleans at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Chattanooga at Wofford | ESPN3 | |
| USC Upstate at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| NJIT at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Kennesaw State at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Illinois at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Harvard at Yale | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 19 South Carolina at Mississippi State
Beth Mowins, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 | |
| Youngstown State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| East Carolina at USF
Alex Faust, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | ||
| 8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T: No. 1 Gonzaga at No. 20 Saint Mary’s
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| Troy at UL Lafayette
Matt Stewart, Bob Donewald |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU
Richard Cross, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | |
| 10 p.m. | California at No. 9 Arizona
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Bradley at Illinois State
Mitch Holthus, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 1 p.m. | Vermont at UMBC | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Maine at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | |
| UMass Lowell at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| New Hampshire at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 11 Cincinnati at No. 25 SMU
Jason Benetti, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| Wichita State at Loyola-Chicago
Mitch Holthus, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | ||
| Northern Iowa at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: No. 12 Virginia at Virginia Tech
Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Washington State at Colorado
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 13 | Big Monday presented by EBay (ESPN, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 4 Louisville at Syracuse
Sean McDonough, Fran Fraschilla, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 6 Baylor at Texas Tech
Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | ||
| Rider at Fairfield | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 West Virginia at No. 3 Kansas
Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| Morgan State at Howard
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Feb 14 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 15 Kentucky
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
Jason Benetti, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | ||
| Notre Dame at Boston College
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Tulsa at UCF
Allen Bestwick, Mark Wise |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 17 Florida at Auburn
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | ||
| Ohio at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Iona at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Bowling Green at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Mt. Vernon Nazarene at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Drake at Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Ohio State at Michigan State
Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | |
| Texas at Oklahoma
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Mississippi State at Georgia
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| LSU at Ole Miss
Mike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | ||
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