The march to the Final Four is back on: the 2024-25 season of NCAA men’s and women’s college basketball is in full swing!
Looking to catch as many games as possible, or make sure you don’t miss any of your favorite team or alma mater’s matchups? Here’s our daily guide to watching college basketball on TV today and every day throughout the season.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 7
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON TODAY:
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Ball State at Miami Univ. (Ohio) | 6:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Dayton at Virginia Commonwealth | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Purdue at Illinois | 8:00 PM | FOX |
| Arkansas-Little Rock at Southeast Missouri State | 8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| South Florida at Memphis | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Pepperdine at Portland | 9:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| UNLV at New Mexico | 10:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Colorado State at Boise State | 10:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON TODAY:
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Georgia Tech at North Carolina State | 1:30 PM | ACC Network |
| Oklahoma at Kentucky | 2:30 PM | ESPN |
| Michigan at Maryland | 2:30 PM | BTN |
| Colorado at Texas Christian University | 2:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Santa Clara at Loyola-Marymount | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| California at Notre Dame | 5:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Mississippi at Texas | 6:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Nebraska Omaha at UCLA | 6:30 PM | BTN |
| North Carolina at Florida State | 11:00 AM | ESPN2 |
| Vanderbilt at South Carolina | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Indiana at USC | 12:00 PM | BTN |
| Kansas State at West Virginia | 12:00 PM | ESPNU |
SATURDAY, MAR 08
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON TODAY:
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Iowa State at Kansas State | 1:30 PM | CBS |
| South Carolina at Tennessee | 2:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Stanford at Louisville | 2:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Georgetown at DePaul | 2:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson at Central Connecticut St. | 2:00 PM | NESN |
| Georgia Tech at Wake Forest | 2:15 PM | CW |
| Alabama at Auburn | 2:30 PM | ESPN, ESPN |
| Saint Joseph’s at La Salle | 2:30 PM | USA Network |
| Seton Hall at Connecticut | 2:30 PM | FOX |
| Cincinnati at Oklahoma State | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ for Business |
| Jackson State at Mississippi Valley St. | 3:30 PM | MNT |
| Ohio State at Indiana | 3:45 PM | CBS |
| Texas A&M at Louisiana State | 4:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Southern Methodist at Florida State | 4:00 PM | ESPNU |
| California at Notre Dame | 4:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Providence at Xavier | 4:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Arizona at Kansas | 4:30 PM | ESPN, ESPN |
| Mississippi at Florida | 6:00 PM | SEC Network |
| Virginia Tech at Clemson | 6:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Boston College at Pittsburgh | 6:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Butler at Creighton | 6:00 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| Duke at North Carolina | 6:30 PM | ESPN |
| Binghamton at Albany | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Oklahoma at Texas | 8:00 PM | SEC Network |
| USC at UCLA | 8:00 PM | FOX |
| Virginia at Syracuse | 8:00 PM | ACC Network |
| Texas Tech at Arizona State | 8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Houston at Baylor | 10:00 PM | ESPN |
| Utah at Brigham Young | 10:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Nevada at San Diego State | 10:30 PM | FOX Sports 1 |
| California-San Diego at UC Davis | 11:00 PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
| Vanderbilt at Georgia | 12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Kentucky at Missouri | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| North Carolina State at Miami (FL) | 12:00 PM | CW |
| Mississippi State at Arkansas | 12:00 PM | SEC Network |
| St. John’s at Marquette | 12:00 PM | FOX |
| Saint Francis (PA) at LIU-Brooklyn | 12:00 PM | NESN |
| Loyola Chicago at Massachusetts | 12:30 PM | USA Network |
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON TODAY:
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Villanova at Marquette | 2:30 PM | FOX Sports 2 |
SUNDAY, MAR 09
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON TODAY:
| Game | Time | Channels |
| Minnesota at Rutgers | 1:00 PM | BTN |
| Colgate at American University | 2:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Oregon at Washington | 3:00 PM | BTN |
| Michigan at Michigan State | 12:00 PM | CBS |
| Navy at Bucknell | 12:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Iowa at Nebraska | 12:30 PM | FOX |
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 2024-25 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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