- Saturday slate headlined by No. 6 Tennessee at No. 7 Texas A&M (noon ET, ESPN) and No. 8 Iowa State at No. 5 Houston (2 p.m., ESPN)
- ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm travels to Houston for the 150th men’s college basketball road show
This week’s coverage of men’s college basketball on ESPN platforms is highlighted by four ranked matchups, including two Top 10 showdowns on Sat, Feb. 22. The complete schedule features more than 250 games and 17 of the nation’s Top 25 teams in action, Feb. 18-23. Games are available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN) and ACC Network (ACCN), as well as on ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX on the ESPN App.
The weekly slate features multiple games every day of the week with marquee conference matchups across the ACC, Big 12, SEC, American, Atlantic 10, Big South, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, SoCon, Southland, WAC, West Coast and more.
ESPN men’s basketball schedule highlights (Feb. 18-23):
- Top 10 Showdowns: Saturday’s ESPN slate features three ranked matchups, including two Top 10 games in the SEC and Big 12. Dave Pasch and Fran Fraschilla get the day started from College Station, Texas as No. 7 Texas A&M hosts No. 6 Tennessee in a matchup between current two-seeds in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology (noon, ESPN). The game marks the first time the two teams are meeting as Top 10 teams in the country. Immediately following, No. 5 Houston hosts No. 8 Iowa State in a Sonic Blockbuster featuring the other No. 2 seeds in Lunardi’s latest bracket projection (2 p.m., ESPN). ESPN’s Saturday Prime announce team of Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Sims will be live from Houston. Saturday’s two Top 10 matchups will bring the season total to 18 such matchups, with ESPN airing 17 of them.
In the second Sonic Blockbuster of the day, No. 4 Alabama hosts No. 17 Kentucky in a pivotal SEC matchup (6 p.m., ESPN). Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Dick Vitale will be on the call from Tuscaloosa.
- CourtCast: ESPN will offer an alternate viewing option for the Top 10 showdown in Houston. CourtCast will stream live on ESPN+ and features unprecedented access and intimate views of the gameplay through MindFly BodyCam technology placed on each of the three officials. The alternate presentation will feature the same audio and graphics as the main telecast, with the wearable-camera technology replacing the game camera. The main telecast on ESPN will also integrate select MindFly BodyCam footage, highlighting decisive shots of close plays. ESPN has utilized MindFly BodyCams in its UFL, NHL, CFP, MLB and college baseball coverage. Saturday marks the first use of the technology in college basketball coverage on ESPN.
- Milestone College GameDay: The 150th road show for the men’s version of College GameDay Covered by State Farm® will originate from Houston ahead of Saturday’s Top 10 matchup (10 a.m., ESPN). Rece Davis leads the pregame show along with analysts Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams, with college insider Pete Thamel. This is the second time the Cougars will be hosting College GameDay, the first coming on March 2, 2019, in which No. 8 Houston lost to UCF.
- Lunardi’s Bubble Watch: Among Lunardi’s last four teams in the projected field, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wake Forest are all in action across ESPN platforms this week. The Sooners play at No. 2 Florida (Tue, 7 p.m., ESPN2) and host No. 21 Mississippi State (Sat, 1 p.m., SECN). John Calipari’s Razorbacks play at No. 1 Auburn (Wed, 9 p.m., ESPN) and host Missouri (Sat, 8 p.m., ESPN), while the Demon Deacons travel to NC State (Sat, 2 p.m., ESPN2).
ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (Feb. 18-23):
*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule
| Date | Time | Matchup | Platform |
| Tue, Feb. 18 | 7 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 2 Florida Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 7 Texas A&M at No. 21 Mississippi State Dave Neal, Dane Bradshaw |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | Syracuse at Pittsburgh Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
| 8 p.m. | Colorado at No. 8 Iowa State Shawn Kenney, Jess Settles |
ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 9 Texas Tech at TCU Lowell Galindo, Tom Crean |
ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 23 Kansas at BYU Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 Houston at Arizona State John Schriffen, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | South Carolina at LSU Mike Morgan, Perry Clark |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Boston College Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby |
ACCN | |
| Wed, Feb. 19 | 7 p.m. | NC State at North Carolina Rece Davis, Jay Bilas |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at West Virginia Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | UNC Greensboro at East Tennessee State Brock Bowling, Dean Keener |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 17 Kentucky Roy Philpott, Daymeon Fishback |
SECN | |
| 7 p.m. | SMU at Notre Dame Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, Jim Boeheim |
ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 1 Auburn Dave Pasch, Jay Williams, Alyssa Lang |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Gonzaga at Washington State Dave Flemming, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | UCF at Oklahoma State Chuckie Kempf, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama at Missouri Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Miami at Florida State Ariya Massoudi, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
| Thu, Feb. 20 | 7 p.m. | UNC Asheville at Radford Matt Schick, Mark Wise |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Wichita State at Florida Atlantic Matt Schumacker, Tom Crean |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Western Kentucky Jordan Kent, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Loyola Marymount at Santa Clara Dave Feldman, Richie Schueler |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m. | Dayton at Loyola (Chicago) Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Manhattan at Iona Patrick O’Keefe, Noah Savage |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Milwaukee at Youngstown State Jordan Bernfield, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb. 22 | Noon | No. 6 Tennessee at No. 7 Texas A&M Dave Pasch, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
| Noon | TCU at Cincinnati Brian Custer, King McClure |
ESPN2 | |
| 1 p.m. | No. 21 Mississippi State at Oklahoma Richard Cross, Joe Kleine |
SECN | |
| 1 p.m. | West Virginia at No. 9 Texas Tech James Westling, Sean Harrington |
ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 8 Iowa State at No. 5 Houston Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jess Sims |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Wake Forest at NC State Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Boston College Jon Meterparel, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
| 2 p.m. | Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Matt Martucci, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
| 4 p.m. | Georgia at No. 1 Auburn Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Virginia at North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 18 Clemson at SMU Wes Durham, Dan Bonner |
ACCN | |
| 4 p.m. | Baylor at Colorado Pete Sousa, Jess Settles |
ESPN+ | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at No. 4 Alabama Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Akron at Ohio Eric Rothman, Mark Wise |
ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 2 Florida at LSU Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
| 6 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Miami Jay Alter, Michael Carter-Williams |
ACCN | |
| 6 p.m. | Murray State at Bradley Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 15 Missouri at Arkansas John Schriffen, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | Tarleton State at UT Arlington David Saltzman, Brandon Johnson |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Texas at South Carolina Roy Philpott, Perry Clark |
SECN | |
| 10 p.m. | BYU at No. 19 Arizona Rich Hollenberg, Chris Spatola |
ESPN | |
| 10 p.m. | California at Stanford Roxy Bernstein, Scott Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Feb. 23 | Noon | North Texas at South Florida Patrick O’Keefe, Mark Adams |
ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at No. 22 Memphis Matt Schumacker, Randolph Childress |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Temple at UAB Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Drake at Northern Iowa Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Arizona State at Kansas State Mark Neely, Tim Welsh |
ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Utah at UCF Drew Fellios, BJ Taylor |
ESPN+ |
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