- Saturday slate highlighted by marquee rivalry games including Vanderbilt-Tennessee & Duke-UNC rematches
- College GameDay live from Cameron Indoor Stadium
- 19 Miami (OH) eyes undefeated regular season on ESPN networks
- OVC, Big South and ASUN champions crowned this weekend
ESPN’s industry-leading men’s college basketball coverage caps the regular season with one of the sport’s premier rivalries – No. 17 North Carolina at No. 1 Duke – as College GameDay Covered by State Farm travels to Durham to preview the Tobacco Road rematch.
The week also spotlights No. 19 Miami (OH) pursuing a historic undefeated regular season and marks the start of Champ Week Presented by Principal, with three automatic NCAA Tournament bids secured across ESPN networks.
Coverage airs across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network, with additional games streaming on ESPN+, SECN+ and ACCNX. All games are available on the ESPN App.
Regular season conference action spans the ACC, SEC, Big 12, American, Atlantic 10, Big West, MAC, MEAC and more. Conference tournament play begins Sunday in the SoCon and West Coast Conference.
ESPN men’s basketball highlights (March 3-8):
- Super Tuesday Presented by Progressive Insurance: Super Tuesday tips off the week with marquee matchups across the SEC, ACC and Big 12.
- Clemson at No. 17 North Carolina (7 p.m., ESPN) – The Tar Heels look to build momentum entering Saturday’s rivalry showdown. Kevin Brown and Jay Williams.
- Kentucky at Texas A&M (7 p.m., ESPN2) – With postseason positioning at stake, the Aggies aim to strengthen their NCAA Tournament résumé. Tom Hart and Jimmy Dykes.
- BYU at Cincinnati (9 p.m., ESPN2) – Freshman standout AJ Dybantsa enters averaging nearly 30 points per game over his last eight contests. Eric Rothman and Miles Simon.
- All eyes on the RedHawks: 19 Miami (OH) looks to close out a historic regular season on ESPN networks this week. The RedHawks host Toledo Tuesday (7 p.m., ESPN+) before taking on Ohio in the Battle of the Bricks rivalry on Friday (9 p.m., ESPN2). The RedHawks are looking to become the first team since Gonzaga in 2021 to finish the regular season undefeated, while also seeking their first tournament bid since 2007.
- Saturday showdowns: ESPN’s final regular season Saturday of the season delivers rivalry matchups across the country including:
- 24 Vanderbilt at No. 23 Tennessee (2 p.m., ESPN) – A rematch after the Volunteers’ narrow Feb. 21 victory. Matt Schumacker and Richard Hendrix.
- 5 Florida at Kentucky (4 p.m., ESPN) – The SEC regular-season champion Gators carry a lengthy winning streak into Rupp Arena. Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale.
- 17 North Carolina at No. 1 Duke – The top-ranked Blue Devils look to respond after a last-second Feb. 17 loss in Chapel Hill. Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden.
- College GameDay: College GameDay Covered by State Farm originates from Cameron Indoor Stadium (10 a.m., ESPN) – the show’s 15th visit to Durham, its most at any campus. Rece Davis hosts alongside former Blue Devils Jay Bilas and Jay Williams, plus analyst Seth Greenberg, with reporting from Pete Thamel.
- Champ Week: Three automatic NCAA Tournament bids will be secured this weekend:
- Ohio Valley Conference (Sat., 9 p.m., ESPN2) – Tennessee State and Morehead State are the league’s top two seeds. Robert Lee and Richie Schueler.
- Big South Conference (Sun., noon, ESPN2) – Top-seeded High Point is the reigning Big South tournament champion. Matt Schick, Paul Biancardi.
- ASUN (Sun., 2 p.m., ESPN2) – Central Arkansas and Austin Peay headline the field. Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby.
ESPN men’s basketball TV schedule (March 3-8):
*Additional games streaming on ESPN+ – Click HERE for full schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Program | Network |
| Tue, Mar 3 | 6 p.m. | No. 23 Tennessee at South Carolina Kevin Fitzgerald, Perry Clark |
SECN |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 16 Alabama at Georgia Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
ESPNEWS | |
| 7 p.m. | Clemson at No. 17 North Carolina Kevin Brown, Jay Williams |
ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Kentucky at Texas A&M Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 13 Virginia Jay Alter, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Missouri at Oklahoma John Schriffen, Rodney Terry |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 5 Florida Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | BYU at Cincinnati Eric Rothman, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Syracuse at Louisville Wes Durham, Dennis Scott |
ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | Boston College at Virginia Tech Mike Monaco, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | LSU at Auburn Mike Morgan, King McClure |
SECN | |
| Wed, Mar 4 | 7 p.m. | Texas at No. 20 Arkansas Roy Philpott, Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | California at Georgia Tech Doug Sherman, Scott Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 22 Miami at SMU Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim |
ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | Baylor at No. 7 Houston Dave Flemming, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Stanford at Notre Dame Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Florida State at Pittsburgh Kevin Fitzgerald, Eric Devendorf |
ACCN | |
| Thu, Mar 5 | 5 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central Brian Custer, Brandon Johnson |
ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Tulane at Temple Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Tulsa at East Carolina Ted Emrich, Perry Clark |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | South Florida at Memphis John Schriffen, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Mar 6 | 7 p.m. | VCU at Dayton Mike Corey, John Giannini |
ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference – Semifinal Robert Lee, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 19 Miami (OH) at Ohio Eric Rothman, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference – Semifinal Robert Lee, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Mar 7 | Noon | No. 20 Arkansas at Missouri Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin |
ESPN |
| Noon | Notre Dame at Boston College Doug Sherman, Scott Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | Georgia Tech at Clemson Kevin Brown, Randolph Childress |
ACCN | |
| 1 p.m. | South Carolina at Ole Miss Mike Morgan, Rodney Terry |
SECN | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 23 Tennessee Matt Schumacker, Richard Hendrix |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Louisville at No. 22 Miami Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | SMU at Florida State Wes Durham, Dennis Scott |
ACCN | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia at Mississippi State Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SECN | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 5 Florida at Kentucky Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Vitale |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Wichita State Joe Malfa, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | California at Wake Forest Chuckie Kempf, Dan Bonner |
ACCN | |
| 6 p.m. | Texas A&M at LSU Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise |
SECN | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina at No. 1 Duke Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden |
ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | UC Davis at UC Irvine James Westling, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Auburn at No. 16 Alabama Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw |
ESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Oklahoma at Texas Lowell Galindo, Pat Bradley |
SECN | |
| 9 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference – Championship Robert Lee, Richie Schueler |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | No. 10 Texas Tech at BYU Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 2 Arizona at Colorado Rich Hollenberg, Ben Braun |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Mar 8 | Noon | Big South Conference – Championship Matt Schick, Paul Biancardi |
ESPN2 |
| 2 p.m. | ASUN – Championship Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | SoCon – Semifinal John Schriffen, King McClure |
ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | SoCon – Semifinal John Schriffen, King McClure |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | West Coast Conference – Quarterfinals Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | West Coast Conference – Quarterfinals Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 |
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