Looking to catch as many NCAA College Basketball games on TV as possible this season, or make sure you don’t miss any of your favorite team or alma mater’s matchups as they fight for a spot in March Madness? Here’s our daily guide to watching college basketball on TV today and every day.
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College Basketball on TV Today
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Wednesday, Jan. 14
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Virginia Commonwealth at Rhode Island | 6:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| East Tennessee St. at Western Carolina | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Army West Point at Holy Cross | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga at Wofford | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Lehigh at Boston University | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Iowa at Purdue | 6:30 PM | BTN |
| High Point at Winthrop | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Butler at Xavier | 6:30 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Manhattan at Fairfield | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tulsa at UNC Charlotte | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Illinois State at Indiana State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Iona at Rider | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Colgate at Loyola-Maryland | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Davidson at George Washington | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Furman at Samford | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Mississippi at Georgia | 7:00 PM | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Kentucky at Louisiana State | 7:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Florida International at Kennesaw State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| La Salle at Richmond | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| East Carolina at South Florida | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Sam Houston St. at Jacksonville State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Mississippi at Troy State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| South Carolina Upstate at Charleston Southern | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| St. Bonaventure at Saint Joseph’s | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Colorado at Cincinnati | 7:00 PM | Peacock |
| Sacred Heart at Siena | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Coastal Carolina at Marshall | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech | 7:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Radford at Gardner-Webb | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Auburn at Missouri | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Niagara at Canisius | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Lafayette College at Bucknell | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Middle Tennessee State at Louisiana Tech | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UAB at Tulane | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Missouri State at Western Kentucky | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Rice at Texas San Antonio | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Drake at Southern Illinois Carbondale | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Central Florida at Kansas State | 8:00 PM | Peacock |
| Temple at Memphis | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Fordham at St. Louis | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| San Diego State at Wyoming | 8:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| UCLA at Penn State | 8:30 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Illinois at Northwestern | 8:30 PM | BTN |
| North Carolina at Stanford | 9:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Portland at Pepperdine | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Vanderbilt at Texas | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Virginia Tech at Southern Methodist | 9:00 PM | ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Utah at Texas Tech | 9:00 PM | Peacock |
| South Carolina at Arkansas | 9:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Nevada at Utah State | 10:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| University of the Pacific at Santa Clara | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Loyola-Marymount at Oregon State | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Arizona State at Arizona | 10:30 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Michigan at Washington | 10:30 PM | BTN |
| Duke at California | 11:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Texas Christian University at Brigham Young | 11:00 PM | ESPN2 |
WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Holy Cross at Army West Point | 5:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Saint Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Rhode Island at Virginia Commonwealth | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Boston University at Lehigh | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| George Washington at Duquesne | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Canisius at Niagara | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Charleston Southern at UNC-Ashville | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cincinnati at Central Florida | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Purdue Fort Wayne at Wisconsin Green Bay | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Illinois University at Toledo | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Loyola Chicago at George Mason | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Eastern Michigan at Miami Univ. (Ohio) | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Winthrop at Longwood | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Marquette at Seton Hall | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Presbyterian College at South Carolina Upstate | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Richmond at Dayton | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Fordham at Davidson | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Youngstown State at Wright State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Providence at Butler | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas Christian University at West Virginia | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business, ESPN Unlimited, ESPN+ |
| Gardner-Webb at Radford | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Troy State at Louisiana Monroe | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Oklahoma State at Kansas | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UAB at Rice | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Iowa State at Colorado | 9:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business, ESPN Unlimited, ESPN+ |
| Baylor at Utah | 9:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business, ESPN Unlimited, ESPN+ |
| Mt. St. Mary’s at Manhattan | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| St. Louis at La Salle | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Merrimack College at Iona | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Fairfield at Marist | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Loyola-Maryland at Colgate | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Siena at Sacred Heart | 11:30 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Mississippi at Texas State | 12:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
How to Watch NCAA College Basketball on TV
Here’s a list of the different TV networks that will air NCAA basketball games during the 2025-26 season, along with their corresponding DIRECTV channel number.
- ABC: Find your local ABC channel
- ACCN: Channel 612
- BTN: Channel 610
- CBS: Find your local CBS channel
- CBS Sports Network: Channel 221*
- CW: Find your local CW channel
- ESPN: Channel 206
- ESPN2: Channel 209
- ESPNU: Channel 208**
- FOX: Find your local FOX channel
- FS1: Channel 219
- FS2: Channel 618*
- TBS: Channel 247
- TNT: Channel 245
- truTV: Channel 246
- Regional Sports Lineup (only available in some areas)
*Available with ULTIMATE Package and above
**Available with CHOICE™ Package and above
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