ESPN Tips Off 2025-26 College Basketball Season with Industry-Leading Commentator Roster; Top Announce Teams Return for Another Season

Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network

Mon, Nov 3
7 p.m.
Southern at No. 14 Arkansas
Roy Philpott, Richard Hendrix
SECN

 
7 p.m.
Central Arkansas at No. 25 North Carolina
Anish Shroff, Chris Spatola
ACCN

 
7 p.m.
Boston College at Florida Atlantic
Rich Hollenberg, Perry Clark
ESPNU

 
9 p.m.
South Carolina State at No. 11 Louisville
Jay Alter, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN

Tue, Nov 4
8:45 p.m.
Dick Vitale Invitational Presented by Belk
ESPN

Texas vs. No. 6 Duke
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden

Wed, Nov 5
9 p.m.
North Alabama at Mississippi State
Dave Neal, Rodney Terry
SECN

Fri, Nov 7
7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Clemson
Doug Sherman, Luke Hancock
ACCN

 
7 p.m.
No. 19 Kansas at No. 25 North Carolina
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN

 
9 p.m.
UAB at NC State
Mike Corey, Debbie Antonelli
ACCN

Sat, Nov 8
10:30 p.m.
The Bad Boy Mowers Series – Spokane
ESPN2

Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Gonzaga
Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham

Sun, Nov 9
1 p.m.
Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational
ESPN

Indiana vs. Marquette
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander

 
2 p.m.
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State
Mark Neely, King McClure
ESPN2

 
4:30 p.m.
VMI at Missouri
Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise
SECN

 
6:30 p.m.
Southern Miss at South Carolina
John Schriffen, Rodney Terry
SECN

 
8:30 p.m.
Washington at Baylor
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN

Mon, Nov 10
7 p.m.
Stetson at Miami
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACCN

 
8 p.m.
Mississippi State at No. 16 Iowa State
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
ESPNU

 
9 p.m.
SE Louisiana at Georgia Tech
Mike Morgan, Luke Hancock
ACCN

Tue, Nov 11
7 p.m.
Radford at No. 25 North Carolina
Wes Durham, Dennis Scott
ACCN

 
7 p.m.
Florida State at No. 3 Florida
Roy Philpott, Richard Hendrix
SECN

 
8 p.m.
No. 9 Kentucky at No. 11 Louisville
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN

 
9 p.m.
Hampton at Virginia
Anish Shroff, Dan Bonner
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
Memphis at Ole Miss
Matt Schumacker, Dane Bradshaw
SECN

 
10 p.m.
No. 23 Creighton at No. 21 Gonzaga
Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
ESPN

Wed, Nov 12
8 p.m.
UNC Greensboro at NC State
Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN

Thu, Nov 13
7 p.m.
No. 1 Purdue at No. 15 Alabama
Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN2

Fri, Nov 14
7 p.m.
Indiana State at No. 6 Duke
Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
NC Central at No. 25 North Carolina
Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
No. 7 Michigan at TCU
Roxy Bernstein, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2

 
9 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Rich Hollenberg, Rodney Terry
SECN

 
11 p.m.
No. 21 Gonzaga at Arizona State
Mark Neely, Corey Williams
ESPN2

Sun, Nov 16
3 p.m.
RXBenefits Battleground 2k25
ESPN

No. 2 Houston vs. No. 20 Auburn
Kevin Brown, Fran Fraschilla

 
5 p.m.
UNLV at Memphis
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
ESPN

 
8:30 p.m.
GEICO Hoops Showdown presented by Jacksonville Sports Foundation
ESPN

Miami vs. No. 3 Florida
Dave O’Brien, Jay Williams

Mon, Nov 17
6:30 p.m.
Florida A&M at Georgia
Rich Hollenberg, Rodney Terry
SECN

 
7 p.m.
North Alabama at Clemson
Matt Schumacker, Debbie Antonelli
ACCN

 
8:30 p.m.
Rice at No. 18 Tennessee
Mike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw
SECN

 
9 p.m.
VCU at NC State
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACCN

Tue, Nov 18
6:30 p.m.
State Farm® Champions Classic
ESPN

No. 22 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Kentucky
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden

 
7 p.m.
Navy at No. 25 North Carolina
Wes Durham, Dennis Scott
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
Monmouth at Syracuse
Robert Lee, Emeka Okafor
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
State Farm® Champions Classic
ESPN

No. 19 Kansas vs. No. 6 Duke
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden

 
9 p.m.
Rider at Texas
Lowell Galindo, Bryndon Manzer
SECN

Wed, Nov 19
9 p.m.
Jackson State at No. 20 Auburn
Mike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw
SECN

Thu, Nov 20
7 p.m.
Skyscanner Legends Classic
ESPN2

Pittsburgh vs. UCF
Rich Hollenberg, Miles Simon

Fri, Nov 21
1 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Lowcountry Bracket)
ESPN2

Utah State vs. Tulane
Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola

 
3:30 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Lowcountry Bracket)
ESPN2

Davidson vs. Boston College
Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola

 
6:30 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Palmetto Bracket)
ESPN2/ESPNU

West Virginia vs. Clemson
John Schriffen, Scott Williams

 
6:30 p.m.
Hoops Classic
ESPN2/ESPNU

No. 11 Louisville vs. Cincinnati
Kevin Brown, Jay Williams

 
7 p.m.
Niagara at No. 6 Duke
Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
Arkansas State at SMU
Ted Emrich, David Padgett
ACCN

 
9 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Palmetto Bracket)
ESPN2

Georgia vs. Xavier
John Schriffen, Scott Williams

Sun, Nov 23
1 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Palmetto Bracket)
ESPN

Championship
Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola

 
3:30 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Palmetto Bracket)
ESPN

3rd Place Game
Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola

 
4 p.m.
Howard at No. 6 Duke
Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim
ACCN

 
6:30 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Lowcountry Bracket)
ESPN2

Championship
John Schriffen, Scott Williams

 
9 p.m.
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Lowcountry Bracket)
ESPN2

3rd Place Game
John Schriffen, Scott Williams

Mon, Nov 24
11 a.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPN2

Rhode Island vs. Towson
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
1:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPNU

Liberty vs. Vermont
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
2:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

Seton Hall vs. NC State
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
4:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPNU

Temple vs. UC San Diego
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
5 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

USC vs. Boise State
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at No. 11 Louisville
Cooper Boardman, Randolph Childress
ACCN

 
7 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPNU

Princeton vs. Bradley
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
9 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPNU

Washington State vs. Chaminade
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

 
11:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

Arizona State vs. Texas
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

Tue, Nov 25
Noon
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPN2

Semifinal #1
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
2:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

Consolation
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
2:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPNU

Consolation
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
5 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN

Semifinal #1
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
5 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPN2

Semifinal #2
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
7:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPNU

Consolation
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
8 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN

Semifinal #2
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

 
10 p.m.
Mizzen+Main Empire Classic
ESPN

No. 12 UCLA vs. California
Chris Sylvester, Ben Braun

 
10:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

Consolation
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

Wed, Nov 26
Noon
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN

Vanderbilt vs. Western Kentucky
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
Noon
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPN2

Championship
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
2:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN

Championship
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
2:30 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
TBD

VCU vs. South Florida
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
2:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
TBD

3rd Place Game
Roy Philpott, Jon Crispin

 
5 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
ESPN+

7th Place Game
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
5 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

3rd Place Game
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas

 
5 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPNU

Virginia Tech vs. Colorado State
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

 
7 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at No. 9 Kentucky
Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw
SECN

 
7:30 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
TBD

Saint Mary’s vs. Wichita State
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

 
7:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Adventure Bracket)
TBD

5th Place Game
Robert Lee, Perry Clark

 
9 p.m.
NJIT at No. 11 Louisville
Cooper Boardman, Randolph Childress
ACCN

 
9:30 p.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
ESPN2

5th Place Game
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

Thu, Nov 27
12 a.m.
The Southwest Maui Invitational
TBD

7th Place Game
Kanoa Leahey, Sean Farnham

 
11 a.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Imagination Bracket)
ESPN2

Richmond vs. Furman
Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback

 
Noon
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN

Semifinal #2
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
1:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Imagination Bracket)
ESPN2

Charlotte vs. Illinois State
Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback

 
2:30 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN

Semifinal #1
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
5 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Magic Bracket)
ESPN

No. 8 BYU vs. Miami
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla

 
5:30 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN2

Consolation
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

 
7:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Magic Bracket)
ESPN2

Georgetown vs. Dayton
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla

 
8 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPNU

Consolation
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

Fri, Nov 28
10:30 a.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN2

3rd Place Game
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
12:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Imagination Bracket)
3rd Place Game
Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback
ESPN+

 
1 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPN2

Championship
Dave O’Brien, Jimmy Dykes

 
3 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Imagination Bracket)
ESPN2

Championship
Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback

 
4:30 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPNU

5th Place Game
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

 
5 p.m.
Battle in the Bay
ESPN2

Texas A&M vs. Florida State
Chuckie Kempf, Debbie Antonelli

 
7 p.m.
Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
ESPNU

7th Place Game
Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander

 
7 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Magic Bracket)
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla
TBD

 
7 p.m.
Ohio State at Pittsburgh
Mike Corey, Terrence Oglesby
TBD

 
9:30 p.m.
Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational (Magic Bracket)
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN

Sun, Nov 30
3:30 p.m.
St. Bonaventure at Florida Atlantic
Rich Hollenberg, Mark Adams
ESPN2