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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MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Maine at Maryland-BC | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Massachusetts Lowell at Bryant | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northwestern at Michigan State | 6:30 PM | BTN |
| Liberty at Louisiana Tech | 7:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Lipscomb at Stetson | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UNC Wilmington at Northeastern | 7:00 PM | NESN+ Alt., NESN |
| Austin Peay State at Florida Gulf Coast | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Binghamton at Vermont | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Central Arkansas at Bellarmine | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| West Georgia at North Florida | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| New Hampshire at NJ Institute of Technology | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Appalachian State at Georgia State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Queens University at Jacksonville | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| North Alabama at Eastern Kentucky | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee Martin at Morehead State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Delaware at Sam Houston St. | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Abilene Christian University at Tarleton State | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Weber State at Northern Arizona | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southern Utah at Utah Valley | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Idaho State at Northern Colorado | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas State at Southern Mississippi | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southeast Missouri State at Southern Indiana | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Rutgers at Illinois | 8:30 PM | BTN |
| Tennessee State at Western Illinois | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Arkansas-Little Rock at Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Montana at Idaho | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Montana State at Eastern Washington | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Western Kentucky at New Mexico State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Middle Tennessee State at Texas El Paso | 9:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Pepperdine at San Diego | 9:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal Riverside at Cal State Bakersfield | 9:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Long Beach at UC Irvine | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Dixie State at California Baptist | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo at Cal State Northridge | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Fullerton at California-San Diego | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Seattle at Oregon State | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| University of the Pacific at Portland | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Ohio State at Oregon | 10:30 PM | BTN |
| University of San Francisco at Loyola-Marymount | 11:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Santa Clara at Gonzaga | 11:30 PM | ESPN2 |
WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL GAMES ON TODAY
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Texas A&M Corpus Cristi at Texas A&M-Commerce | 3:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Sam Houston St. at Liberty | 5:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee Martin at Morehead State | 5:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Delaware State at Howard | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| NJ Institute of Technology at New Hampshire | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Purdue Fort Wayne at Robert Morris | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Fairfield at Saint Peter’s | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Maryland Eastern Shore at Norfolk State | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Bryant at Massachusetts Lowell | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Arkansas-Little Rock at Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Southeast Missouri State at Southern Indiana | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tennessee State at Western Illinois | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Jacksonville at Queens University | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Mercer at Western Carolina | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Wofford at Tennessee-Chattanooga | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Maryland-BC at Maine | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette | 6:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Vermont at Binghamton | 6:07 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Wisconsin Green Bay at Oakland | 6:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Eastern Kentucky at North Alabama | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Stetson at Lipscomb | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Samford at UNC Greensboro | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Bradley at Valparaiso | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Jacksonville State at Florida International | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| North Florida at West Georgia | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Furman at East Tennessee St. | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Tarleton State at Abilene Christian University | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| South Carolina State at Coppin State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Milwaukee at Detroit Mercy | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Evansville at Southern Illinois Carbondale | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Florida Gulf Coast at Austin Peay State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Louisiana Tech at Delaware | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Marist at Merrimack College | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| New Orleans at Southeastern Louisiana | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Seton Hall at Providence | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| The Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin State | 7:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State | 7:17 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| New Mexico State at Western Kentucky | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Houston Christian at Lamar | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Kennesaw State at Missouri State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Bellarmine at Central Arkansas | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Illinois-Chicago at Illinois State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Nicholls State at McNeese State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas El Paso at Middle Tennessee State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Texas Rio Grande Valley at Northwestern State | 7:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Arizona at Weber State | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Colorado at Baylor | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Arkansas State at South Alabama | 8:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Utah Valley at Southern Utah | 8:30 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Saint Mary’s at University of the Pacific | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Loyola-Marymount at Pepperdine | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Northridge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Cal State Bakersfield at Cal Riverside | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Idaho at Montana | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Oregon State at Washington State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| California Baptist at Dixie State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Santa Clara at University of San Francisco | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Northern Colorado at Idaho State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UC Santa Barbara at UC Davis | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| San Diego at Seattle | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| UC Irvine at Cal State Long Beach | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Eastern Washington at Montana State | 9:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| California-San Diego at Cal State Fullerton | 10:00 PM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Quinnipiac at Mt. St. Mary’s | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Iona at Niagara | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Rider at Siena | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Manhattan at Canisius | 11:00 AM | ESPN Unlimited |
| Xavier at Villanova | 11:30 AM | 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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