Sports
ESPN's Men's College Hoops Schedule Highlighted by 13 Top-25 Teams in Action Across Platforms, Jan. 22-28 – ESPN Press Room
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’s College 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. Host Rece Davis and analyst Jay Bilas, who have both been on GameDay since its inception, are joined by analysts Seth Greenberg, Andraya Carter and Jay Williams and 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 show Countdown to GameDay Covered by State Farm begins on Saturday. For 30 minutes each week before College GameDay, co-hosts Harry Lyles Jr., and Sam Ravech will 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 and here.
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 State travels to Iowa State (Wed., 9 p.m., ESPN2) and to current one-seed Houston (Sat., Noon, ESPN).
Colorado and Gonzaga, both among the First Four Out, have crucial matchups this week. The Buffs travel to Washington (Wed., 11 p.m., ESPNU) and Gonzaga hosts San Francisco (Thu., 9 p.m., ESPN2). South Carolina, 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
Additional men’s college basketball updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please continue to check @ESPNPR and ESPN Press Room for more information.
-30-
Need Photos? Click the logo and sign up for access to the ESPN Images Library.
