ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule will be highlighted by telecasts of the top two teams in the ESPN/USA Today poll Saturday, Dec. 17: No. 1 Syracuse at South Carolina on ESPN2 and ESPN3 at noon and No. 2 Ohio State at NC State on ESPN2 and ESPN3 at 6:30 p.m. Additional highlights for Saturday, Dec. 17:
- ESPN2 and ESPN3 will cover undefeated No. 20 Indiana, coming off an upset victory over then-No. 1 Kentucky, against Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale, who worked the Hoosiers win over the Wildcats, will work the game.
- ESPNU will televise No. 6 North Carolina against Appalachian State at 6 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Dec 14 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Wright State Jim Barbar & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida International at Maryland Rob Stone & Jay Williams |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Tennessee at College of Charleston Jon Sciambi & Adrian Branch |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Dec 17 | Noon | No. 2 Ohio State at South Carolina Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Radford at Cincinnati Tom Gelehrter & Austin Croshere |
ESPN3 * | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Temple at Texas Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Notre Dame at No. 20 Indiana Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Appalachian State at No. 6 North Carolina Rob Stone & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 1 Syracuse at NC State Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | UNC Wilmington at Virginia Commonwealth | ESPN3 * | |
| 8 p.m. | All-College Basketball Classic: Houston vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Marc Kestecher & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | No. 21 Alabama at Kansas State Mitch Holthus & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 10:30 p.m. | All-College Basketball Classic: New Mexico vs. Oklahoma State (Oklahoma City) Marc Kestecher & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
* Exclusive
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