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, Feb. 4
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Albany at Bryant | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Vermont at Maine | 6:00 PM | NESN+, ESPN Unlimited |
| Binghamton at Maryland-BC | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Penn State at Michigan | 6:30 PM | FOX Sports 1, , CINE4K |
| Saint Francis (PA) at Mercyhurst | 7:00 PM | SportsNet Pittsburgh Alt., ESPN Unlimited |
| Stetson at Bellarmine | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Saint Peter’s at Manhattan | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Massachusetts Lowell at NJ Institute of Technology | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Iona at Siena | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited, ESPNU |
| Florida Gulf Coast at Eastern Kentucky | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| William & Mary at UNC Wilmington | 7:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Fairfield at Sacred Heart | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| North Florida at West Georgia | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Mercer at Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Jacksonville at Queens University | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Merrimack College at Mt. St. Mary’s | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Rider at Marist | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| West Virginia at Cincinnati | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Canisius at Quinnipiac | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Lindenwood at Arkansas-Little Rock | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| The Citadel at Samford | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Abilene Christian University at Utah Valley | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Western Illinois at Tennessee Tech | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Indiana at Tennessee Martin | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Morehead State at Southeast Missouri State | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Ohio State at Maryland | 8:30 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Memphis at UAB | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Texas Arlington at Dixie State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Colorado at Weber State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UC Santa Barbara at UC Davis | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky | 9:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Eastern Washington at Montana | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Arizona at Idaho State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Idaho at Montana State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Long Beach at California-San Diego | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tarleton State at California Baptist | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal Riverside at Cal State Fullerton | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Bakersfield at UC Irvine | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Northridge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Western Carolina at Samford | 5:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Clemson at North Carolina | 6:00 PM | ACC Network |
| NJ Institute of Technology at Massachusetts Lowell | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| LIU-Brooklyn at New Haven | 6:00 PM | NESN+, NESN+ |
| Mt. St. Mary’s at Iona | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Lindenwood at Arkansas-Little Rock | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Manhattan at Rider | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Indiana at Tennessee Martin | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Fairleigh Dickinson at Stonehill | 6:00 PM | Ryz Sports |
| Maryland-BC at Binghamton | 6:07 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Morehead State at Southeast Missouri State | 6:15 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Mississippi State at South Carolina | 6:30 PM | SEC Network |
| Western Illinois at Tennessee Tech | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Quinnipiac at Canisius | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Milwaukee at Youngstown State | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| West Georgia at Jacksonville | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Purdue Fort Wayne at Wright State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Belmont at Drake | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| The Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga at Furman | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| East Tennessee St. at Wofford | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Western Kentucky at Florida International | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Sacred Heart at Merrimack College | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Murray State at Indiana State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Stetson at North Florida | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Duke at Louisville | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| Bellarmine at Florida Gulf Coast | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Utah Valley at Abilene Christian University | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Iowa at Bradley | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Minnesota at Iowa | 7:00 PM | BTN |
| Marist at Fairfield | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Siena at Saint Peter’s | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Evansville at Valparaiso | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Delaware at Kennesaw State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UNC Greensboro at Mercer | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas Rio Grande Valley at Nicholls State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Liberty at Jacksonville State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northwestern State at Lamar | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas A&M Corpus Cristi at New Orleans | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Dixie State at Texas Arlington | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Middle Tennessee State at Missouri State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Houston Christian at McNeese State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Florida State at North Carolina State | 8:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Weber State at Northern Colorado | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Illinois Carbondale at Illinois-Chicago | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Idaho State at Northern Arizona | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Sam Houston St. at New Mexico State | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| California Baptist at Tarleton State | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Santa Clara at University of the Pacific | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana Tech at Texas El Paso | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Montana at Eastern Washington | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| University of San Francisco at Seattle | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Montana State at Idaho | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Oregon State at Gonzaga | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| California-San Diego at Cal State Long Beach | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Fullerton at Cal Riverside | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Ohio State at Washington | 9:00 PM | Peacock |
| Washington State at San Diego | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo at Cal State Northridge | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana State at Texas | 9:00 PM | ESPN |
| Mississippi at Alabama | 9:00 PM | SEC Network |
| USC at Northwestern | 9:00 PM | BTN |
| UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UC Irvine at Cal State Bakersfield | 9:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Loyola-Marymount at Saint Mary’s | 9:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Wisconsin Green Bay at Robert Morris | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Bryant at Albany | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Maine at Vermont | 11:00 AM | NESN+, 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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