ESPN and the Big 12 Announce Men's Basketball TV Schedule for 2025-26 Season, Tipping off November 9

100+ games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN App

Six Big 12 teams ranked in Preseason Top 25

ESPN and the Big 12 announced its network designations and game times for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, with 100+ games set for ESPN networks beginning Sunday, Nov. 9. Games will be presented across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU an stream on the all new ESPN App.

ESPN's coverage of Big 12 men's college basketball tips off on Sunday, Nov. 9 with a pair of Big 12 teams hosting power conference opponents as Oklahoma State takes on Texas A&M in Stillwater (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2) and Baylor hosts Washington (8:30 p.m., ESPN). The Big 12 enters the season with six teams ranked in the AP Preseason Top 25 - 2024 national semifinalists No. 2 Houston, No. 8 BYU, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 13 Arizona, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 19 Kansas.

2025-26 Big 12 on ESPN Men's College Basketball Schedule Highlights:

Non-Conference Showdowns: The season starts with Big 12 teams in action in several signature events and Top 25 showdowns in the national spotlight. Highlights include No. 2 Houston facing off with No. 20 Auburn in The Battleground 2k25 in Birmingham on Nov. 16 (3 p.m., ESPN) and No. 19 Kansas clashing with No. 6 Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic from Madison Square Garden on Nov. 18 (9 p.m., ESPN). The high-profile matchups continue with No. 8 BYU and top-ranked recruit AJ Dybansta meeting Miami in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27, 5 p.m., ESPN) and No. 19 Kansas hosting No. 4 UConn at Phog Allen on Dec. 2 (9 p.m., ESPN2). Prior to the start of conference play, No. 13 Arizona will host No. 20 Auburn on Dec. 6 (10 p.m., ESPN) and No. 8 BYU takes on Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic Presented by Modelo on Dec. 9 (6:30 p.m., ESPN). Saturday, Dec. 13 will see No. 10 Texas Tech hosting No. 14 Arkansas (Noon, ESPN2) and No. 13 Arizona taking on No. 15 Alabama in the C.M. Newton Classic (9:30 p.m., ESPN) in Birmingham, Ala. Plus, No. 10 Texas Tech meets No. 6 Duke in a marquee non-conference contest on Dec. 20 (8 p.m., ESPN) from MSG in New York City.

Big 12 on Big Monday: Beginning Monday, Jan. 26, ESPN will showcase six straight weeks of marquee matchups in the Big 12 through the final Monday of the college basketball regular season (March 2). The lineup includes No. 13 Arizona at No. 8 BYU, No. 19 Kansas at No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 13 Arizona at No. 19 Kansas, No. 2 Houston at No. 16 Iowa State, No. 2 Houston at No. 19 Kansas and No. 16 Iowa State at No. 13 Arizona.

Big 12 MBB on ABC: Two Big 12 conference showdowns will take place on ABC this season as four of the conference's top programs are in action. No. 19 Kansas travels to Ames to take on No. 16 Iowa State at 1 p.m. on Feb. 14 and No. 13 Arizona meets the second-ranked Cougars in Houston at 3 p.m. on Feb. 21.

Conference Rivalries: Conference play begins in January with some of the top rivalries in the sport set to take center stage. In all, the conference slate features 18 matchups between schools ranked in ESPN.com's Top 25 with highlights including No. 2 Houston at No. 10 Texas Tech on Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m., ESPN), No. 2 Houston at No. 8 BYU on Feb. 7 (10:30 p.m., ESPN), No. 19 Kansas at No. 13 Arizona on Feb. 28 (4 or 4:30 p.m., ESPN) and No. 10 Texas Tech at No. 8 BYU on March 7 (10:30 p.m., ESPN).

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Big 12 on ESPN Networks 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game Network

Sun, Nov. 9 2 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Washington at Baylor ESPN

Mon, Nov. 10 8 p.m. Mississippi State at No. 16 Iowa State ESPNU

Fri, Nov. 14 9 p.m. No. 7 Michigan at TCU ESPN2 11 p.m. No. 21 Gonzaga at Arizona State ESPN2

Sun, Nov. 16 3 p.m. The Battleground 2k25 No. 2 Houston vs. No. 20 Auburn ESPN

Tue, Nov. 18 9 p.m. State Farm Champions Classic No. 19 Kansas vs. No. 6 Duke ESPN

Thu, Nov. 20 7 p.m. Legends Classic Pittsburgh vs. UCF ESPN2

Fri, Nov. 21 6:30 p.m. Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Clemson vs. West Virginia ESPN2/ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Hoops Classic No. 11 Louisville vs. Cincinnati ESPN2/ESPNU

Mon, Nov. 24 11:30 p.m. The Southwest Maui Invitational Arizona State vs. Texas ESPN2

Thu, Nov. 27 5 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational No. 8 BYU vs. Miami ESPN

Tue, Dec. 2 9 p.m. No. 4 UConn at No. 19 Kansas ESPN2

Sat, Dec. 6 4 p.m. Seton Hall at Kansas State ESPNU 6 p.m. Holiday Hoopfest Wake Forest vs. West Virginia ESPN2 10 p.m. No. 20 Auburn at No. 13 Arizona ESPN

Sun, Dec. 7 1 p.m. Missouri at No. 19 Kansas ESPN2 3 p.m. Coast to Coast Challenge No. 10 Texas Tech vs. LSU ESPN2

Tue, Dec. 9 6:30 p.m. Jimmy V Classic Presented by Modelo Clemson vs. No. 8 BYU ESPN

Sat, Dec. 13 Noon No. 14 Arkansas at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN2 2 p.m. Holiday Hoopsgiving Cincinnati vs. Georgia ESPNU 8 p.m. Cleveland Hoops Showdown Ohio State vs. West Virginia ESPNU 9:30 p.m. C.M. Newton Classic No. 13 Arizona vs. No. 15 Alabama ESPN 10 p.m. Mississippi State at Utah ESPNU

Tue, Dec. 16 9 p.m. Towson at No. 19 Kansas ESPN

Sat, Dec. 20 8 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Duke ESPN 8 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Series (Phoenix) Stanford vs. Colorado ESPNU 10:30 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Series (Phoenix) San Diego State vs. No. 13 Arizona ESPN2

Sun, Dec. 21 3 p.m. Oregon State at Arizona State ESPN2

Fri, Jan. 2 9 p.m. West Virginia at No. 16 Iowa State ESPN2

Sat, Jan. 3 1 p.m. Oklahoma State at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN2 5 p.m. Baylor at VCU ESPN2

Tue, Jan. 6 7 p.m. Cincinnati at West Virginia ESPN2 9 p.m. TCU at No. 19 Kansas ESPN/ESPN2

Sat, Jan. 10 4 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at TCU ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at No. 16 Iowa State ESPN/ESPN2 10 p.m. No. 8 BYU at Utah ESPN

Sun, Jan. 11 5 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF ESPN2

Tue, Jan. 13 9 p.m. No. 16 Iowa State at No. 19 Kansas ESPN/ESPN2

Wed, Jan. 14 11 p.m. TCU at No. 8 BYU ESPN2

Sat, Jan. 17 4 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at UCF ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 p.m. No. 8 BYU at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN/ESPN2

Sun, Jan. 18 5 or 6:15 p.m. Arizona State at No. 2 Houston ESPN/ESPN2

Tue, Jan. 20 11 p.m. No. 19 Kansas at Colorado ESPN

Sat, Jan. 24 6 p.m. TCU at Baylor ESPN2 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Houston at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN

Mon, Jan. 26 9 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at No. 8 BYU ESPN

Wed, Jan. 28 9 p.m. No. 2 Houston at TCU ESPN2

Sat, Jan. 31 Noon No. 10 Texas Tech at UCF ESPN2 4 p.m. Baylor at West Virginia ESPN2 4 or 4:30 p.m. No. 8 BYU at No. 19 Kansas ESPN 6 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at Arizona State ESPN2

Mon, Feb. 2 9 p.m. No. 19 Kansas at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN

Thu, Feb. 5 7 p.m. West Virginia at Cincinnati ESPN2

Sat, Feb. 7 2 p.m. Baylor at No. 16 Iowa State ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at No. 13 Arizona ESPN/ESPN2 9:30 p.m. Kansas State at TCU ESPN2 10:30 p.m. No. 2 Houston at No. 8 BYU ESPN

Mon, Feb. 9 9 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at No. 19 Kansas ESPN

Tue, Feb. 10 7 p.m. No. 8 BYU at Baylor ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. No. 2 Houston at Utah ESPN/ESPN2

Sat, Feb. 14 Noon TCU at Oklahoma State ESPN2 1 p.m. No. 19 Kansas at No. 16 Iowa State ABC 4 p.m. No. 11 Louisville vs. Baylor ESPN 6 or 6:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech at No. 13 Arizona ESPN/ESPN2

Sun, Feb. 15 Noon. Utah at Cincinnati ESPN/ESPN2

Mon, Feb. 16 9 p.m. No. 2 Houston at No. 16 Iowa State ESPN

Tue, Feb. 17 9 p.m. Baylor at Kansas State ESPN/ESPN2 11 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech at Arizona State ESPN/ESPN2

Wed, Feb. 18 9 p.m. No. 8 BYU at No. 13 Arizona ESPN

Sat, Feb. 21 3 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at No. 2 Houston ABC 4 p.m. Arizona State at Baylor ESPN/ESPN2 10:30 p.m. No. 16 Iowa State at No. BYU ESPN

Mon, Feb. 23 9 p.m. No. 2 Houston at No. 19 Kansas ESPN

Tue, Feb. 24 7 p.m. Cincinnati at No. 10 Texas Tech ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at Baylor ESPN2 11 p.m. UCF at No. 8 BYU ESPN/ESPN2

Sat, Feb. 28 Noon Colorado at No. 2 Houston ESPN/ESPN2 4 or 4:30 p.m. No. 19 Kansas at No. 13 Arizona ESPN 6:30 p.m. TCU at Kansas State ESPN2

Mon, March 2 9 p.m. No. 16 Iowa State at No. 13 Arizona ESPN

Tue, March 3 7 p.m. No. 8 BYU at Cincinnati ESPN/ESPN2

Wed, March 4 9 p.m. Baylor at No. 2 Houston ESPN2

Sat, March 7 10:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech at No. 8 BYU ESPN 11 p.m. No. 13 Arizona at Colorado ESPN2