- 16 games between top-25 teams will air across ESPN – eight to be featured on Saturday
- College GameDay Covered by State Farm hits the road for its 20th season and first-ever visit to Arkansas
ESPN’s industry leading men’s college basketball coverage showcases 13 top-25 ranked teams this week with 16 games between ranked teams. The return of Super Tuesday Presented by Progressive on Jan. 23 will have three ranked matchups while Saturday features eight games. Games are available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), ACC Network (ACCN) and Longhorn Network (LHN), as well as Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX on the ESPN App.
Wednesday’s primetime game features No. 8 Auburn’s road game at Alabama (7:30 p.m., ESPN) with Karl Ravech and Jay Williams on the call before the packed weekend lineup culminates with Saturday Prime at Arkansas as the Razorbacks host No. 6 Kentucky with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Sims live from Bud Walton Arena.
GameDay Hits the Road for 20th Season
ESPN’sCollege GameDay Covered by State Farm®hits the road for the first-ever stop in Fayetteville, Ark., ahead of the Saturday Prime game between Arkansas and No. 6 Kentucky. The show begins its 20th season of men’s college basketball pregame shows on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN. HostRece Davisand analystJay Bilas, who have both been on GameDay since its inception, are joined by analystsSeth Greenberg, Andraya Carterand Jay Williamsand reporter Christine Williamson. Williams is making a return to the program while Carter and Williamson will make their debuts, as announced earlier this season.
The first on-campus show of the season will feature exclusive access to both teams including a sit-down with Williamson and the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky., earlier in the week. The senior leaders and freshmen sensations share how the top-10 team has been able to develop their chemistry this season.
Expanded Digital Coverage
Returning for its fourth season, ESPN’s social and digital pre-pregame showCountdown to GameDay Covered by State Farmbegins on Saturday. For 30 minutes each week beforeCollege GameDay, co-hostsHarry Lyles Jr.,andSam Ravechwill be live from Bristol and joined by Williamson ushering fans into the show and the Saturday men’s college basketball lineup at 10:30 a.m. across ESPN YouTube, ESPN Facebook and the ESPN App. This season will feature two new segments – “Magic Moments,” from State Farm and “On the Road” presented by Best Western, giving fans a glimpse of the atmosphere from onsite each week.
Schedule Highlights
Ranked teams appearing on ESPN platforms this week: No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Houston, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Kansas, No. 8 Auburn, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 12 Duke, No. 15 Baylor, No. 19 Memphis, No. 21 BYU, No. 22 Florida Atlantic and No. 23 Iowa State.
The full weekly schedule grid with commentator game assignments can be found below andhere.
On the Bubble
One team in ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s ‘Last Four In’ has an opportunity to significantly improve its resume on ESPN platforms this week.Kansas Statetravels to Iowa State (Wed., 9 p.m., ESPN2) and to current one-seed Houston (Sat., Noon, ESPN).
Coloradoand Gonzaga, both among the First Four Out, have crucial matchups this week. The Buffs travel to Washington (Wed., 11 p.m., ESPNU) andGonzaga hosts San Francisco (Thu., 9 p.m., ESPN2).SouthCarolina, holders of one of the Last Four Byes, hosts three-seed Kentucky (Tue., 7 p.m., SECN) and Missouri (Sat., 1 p.m., SECN).
2023-24 ESPN Men’s College Basketball Schedule: Week of Jan. 22-28
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Platform |
| Mon, Jan 22 | 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 3 North Carolina Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | McNeese at Texas A&M Corpus Christi David Saltzman, Ben Braun | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas Southern at Jackson State Robert Ford, John Williams | ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas Southern at Jackson State Robert Ford, John Williams | ESPNU | |
| Tue, Jan 23 | 7 p.m. | Texas at No. 11 Oklahoma Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Florida State at Syracuse Mike Monaco, Randolph Childress | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 6 Kentucky at South Carolina Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw, Alyssa Lang | SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 12 Duke at Louisville Rece Davis, Jon Crispin | ACC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech Anish Shroff, David Padgett | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | TCU at Oklahoma State Mark Neely, Tim Welsh | ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Missouri at Texas A&M Dave Neal, Jimmy Dykes | SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | Boston College at Virginia Tech Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, Jim Boeheim | ACC Network | |
| Wed, Jan 24 | 6:30 p.m. | LSU at Georgia Tom Hart, Carolyn Peck | SEC Network |
| 7 p.m. | Miami at Notre Dame Doug Sherman, Cory Alexander | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at Virginia Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby | ACC Network | |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 Auburn at Alabama Karl Ravech, Jay Williams | ESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Florida Mike Morgan, Mark Wise | SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 23 Iowa State Chuckie Kempf, King McClure | ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | Colorado at Washington Dave Feldman, Corey Williams | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 25 | 5 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Fairleigh Dickinson Derek Jones, Noah Savage | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | SMU at North Texas Ted Emrich, Mark Adams | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne at Northern Kentucky Jordan Bernfield, David Padgett | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | San Francisco at Gonzaga Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham | ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Jan 26 | 7 p.m. | Marist at Niagara Robert Lee, Tim Welsh | ESPNU |
| 8:30 p.m. | Saint Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure Mike Corey, Noah Savage | ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Utah Valley at Seattle Steve Quis, Corey Williams | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 27 | Noon | Kansas State at No. 4 Houston Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN |
| Noon | Georgia at Florida Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod | ESPN2 | |
| Noon | Boston College at Notre Dame Mike Monaco, Randolph Childress | ACC Network | |
| 1 p.m. | Missouri at South Carolina Mike Morgan, Mark Wise | SEC Network | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 3 North Carolina at Florida State Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli | ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Texas at No. 21 BYU John Schriffen, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Auburn at Mississippi State Richard Cross, Pat Bradley | SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Clemson at No. 12 Duke Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander | ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | TCU at No. 15 Baylor Rich Hollenberg, Sean Farnham | ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Charlotte at Tulane Derek Jones, John Williams | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby | ACC Network | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 6 Kentucky at Arkansas Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jess Sims | ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 5 Tennessee at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold | SEC Network | |
| 6 p.m. | James Madison at Appalachian State Connor Onion, David Padgett | ESPN2/ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Bradley at Indiana State Clay Matvick, Kevin Lehman | ESPN2/ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at Syracuse Wes Durham, Dan Bonner | ACC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | LSU at Alabama Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes | ESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | UCLA at USC Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton | ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | Tulsa at Rice Ted Emrich, Sean Harrington | ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Ole Miss at Texas A&M Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback | SEC Network | |
| 10 p.m. | Utah at Washington Dave Feldman, Corey Williams | ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Loyola Marymount at Saint Mary’s Dave Flemming, Ben Braun | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Jan 28 | 1 p.m. | North Texas at No. 22 Florida Atlantic Mike Corey, Perry Clark | ESPN2 |
| 3 p.m. | SMU at Wichita State Jordan Bernfield, Mark Adams | ESPN2 | |
| 5 p.m. | No. 19 Memphis at UAB Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes | ESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Temple at East Carolina Dave Leno, Noah Savage | ESPN2 |
Additional men’s college basketball updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please continue to check@ESPNPRandESPN Press Roomfor more information.
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