See how to watch the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season with this TV schedule on the ESPN networks, Fox, CBS, BTN, FloSports and more.
For more college basketball on TV, see these pages: Women’s games | Men’s March Madness.
Men’s College Basketball TV Schedule 2026
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Past Games
Postseason
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 8:50 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UConn vs Michigan National Championship - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, truTV, HBO Max | TSN1/3/4/5, TSN+ |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | NCAA Division II Tournament Lander vs Gannon National Championship - Indianapolis, IN CBS, Paramount+ |
| 4:30 pm | NCAA Division III Tournament Emory vs Mary Washington National Championship - Indianapolis, IN ESPN+, ESPN Select/Unlimited | TSN+ |
| 5:30 pm | College Basketball Crown Oklahoma vs West Virginia Championship - Las Vegas, NV FOX, FOX One |
| 8:00 pm | NIT Tulsa vs Auburn Championship - Indianapolis, IN ESPN2, ESPN Unlimited | TSN+ |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 1:30 pm | College Basketball Crown Oklahoma vs Baylor Semifinal - Las Vegas, NV FOX, FOX One |
| 4:00 pm | College Basketball Crown West Virginia vs Creighton Semifinal - Las Vegas, NV FOX, FOX One |
| 6:09 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Illinois vs UConn Final Four - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, truTV, HBO Max | TSN3, TSN+, TSN4 |
| 8:49 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Michigan vs Arizona Final Four - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, HBO Max | TSN3, TSN+, TSN4 |
| 8:49 pm | Fab Five AltCast Michigan vs Arizona Featuring the Michigan "Fab Five" of Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson truTV, HBO Max |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm | NIT Tulsa vs New Mexico Semifinal #1 - Indianapolis, IN ESPN, ESPN Unlimited | TSN+ |
| 8:00 pm | College Basketball Crown Stanford vs West Virginia Quarterfinal - Las Vegas, NV FS1, FOX One |
| 9:30 pm | NIT Auburn vs Illinois State Semifinal #2 - Indianapolis, IN ESPN, ESPN Unlimited | TSN+ |
| 10:30 pm | College Basketball Crown Rutgers vs Creighton Quarterfinal - Las Vegas, NV FS1, FOX One |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 8:00 pm | College Basketball Crown Oklahoma vs Colorado Quarterfinal - Las Vegas, NV FS1, FOX One |
| 10:30 pm | College Basketball Crown Baylor vs Minnesota Quarterfinal - Las Vegas, NV FS1, FOX One |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 2:20 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Tennessee vs Michigan Midwest Regional Final - Chicago, IL CBS, Paramount+ | TSN3, TSN+ |
| 5:05 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UConn vs Duke East Regional Final - Washington, DC CBS, Paramount+ | TSN3, TSN+ |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 6:09 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Iowa vs Illinois South Regional Final - Houston, TX TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN4, TSN+, JIP on TSN5 (7/et) and TSN3 (8:30/et) |
| 8:49 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Purdue vs Arizona West Regional Final - San Jose, CA TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN4/5, TSN+ |
How to Watch College Basketball in the 2025-26 Season
How to stream college basketball games without cable
College basketball games can be watched on multiple direct-to-subscriber platforms that are individually cheaper than the cable bundle (though they do add up).
- The NBC streaming service Peacock ($5.99/mo) adds Big East coverage to its existing slate of Big Ten games.
- FloSports ($30/mo) streams several games throughout the season.
- ESPN+ ($10.99/mo) streams scores of exclusive games from multiple conferences and also simulcasts many more from the linear ESPN networks.
- Paramount+ ($5.99/mo) simulcasts all games on CBS.
- Max ($9.99/mo) simulcasts any games that air on TNT, TBS or truTV.
- Additional direct-to-subscriber options include Big Ten Plus ($14.99/mo). Many schools will also stream games for free on their athletics websites.
($10.99/mo) streams scores of exclusive games from multiple conferences and also simulcasts many more from the linear ESPN networks.How to watch games on the major networks
Games on linear cable (ESPN, FS1) and broadcast television (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW) can be streamed via the cable bundle through the following streaming services:
- Fubo
- DIRECTV STREAM
- YouTube TV
- Hulu + Live TV
- Traditional cable options like Xfinity
You can also stream games on cable with Sling. The ESPN networks are on Sling Orange and FS1 is on Sling Blue. You can purchase those separately for $40/mo or get both for $55/mo. Subscribe.
How to watch the conference networks
The availability of the conference-specific networks is more limited than the major networks. YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV include BTN, SEC Network and ACC Network as part of their base packages. Fubo has BTN as part of its base package, plus SEC Network and ACC Network on its Elite tier ($85/mo) or as part of an $8/mo add-on. Sling includes all three channels as part of an $11/mo add-on, but you must have Sling Orange (with Sling Blue you can only get BTN).
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