Men’s college basketball action on ESPN networks kicks into high gear after a shakeup in the top 10 of the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll, with its regular daily lineup beginning Wednesday, Jan. 11, including Wednesday Night Hoops Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price and the return of Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV.
Highlights include:
- The remaining undefeated teams in the nation are in action– No. 1 Syracuse (17-0) at Villanova on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3 as part of the Wednesday Night Hoops Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups; Oklahoma State at No. 4 Baylor (15-0) at 3 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3 as part of Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy and No. 14 Murray State (16-0) hosting Tennessee Tech on Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU
- No. 2 Kentucky travels to SEC rival Tennessee on Saturday at noon in a Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy
- Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV returns for the eight-week series as part of College GameDay Covered State Farm by visiting the Florida State campus for a matchup between the Seminoles and No. 3 North Carolina at 2 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 11 | 7 p.m. | Wednesday Night Hoops Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: No. 1 Syracuse at Villanova Bob Wischusen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | St. John’s at No. 24 Marquette Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Wednesday Night Hoops Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: Texas A&M at Texas Jon Sciambi & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 10 Kansas at Texas TechMitch Holthus & Miles Simon | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 12 | 6 p.m. | James Madison at Virginia Commonwealth
Anish Shroff & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price: Wisconsin at Purdue
Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price: Clemson at Boston College
Bob Wischusen & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Furman at Appalachian State | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Rider at Siena | ESPN3 * | |
| 8 p.m. | George Mason at Drexel
Rich Hollenberg & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 17 Virginia at No. 6 Duke
Mike Patrick & Dick Vitale |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Tennessee at No. 20 Mississippi State
Rece Davis & Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine
Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T. Rowe Price: No. 23 Gonzaga at St. Mary’s (Calif.)
Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Jan 13 | 7 p.m. | ESPNU College Basketball Built by The Home Depot: Cleveland State at Butler
Jim Barbar & Mark Adams |
ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at South Florida
JB Long & Mark Wise |
ESPN3 * | |
| 9 p.m. | ESPNU College Basketball Built by The Home Depot: Loyola (Maryland) at Fairfield
Doug Sherman & Tim O’Toole |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 21 Creighton at Illinois State | ESPN3 * | |
| Sat, Jan 14 | 11 a.m. | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: No. 16 Connecticut at Notre Dame
Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Noon | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: No. 2 Kentucky at Tennessee
Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Noon | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: St. Bonaventure at Xavier
Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | Stony Brook at Boston University | ESPN3 * | |
| 1 p.m. | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: Texas at No. 9 Missouri
Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV: No. 3 North Carolina at Florida State
Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: Pittsburgh at No. 24 Marquette
Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | Towson at Georgia State | ESPN3 * | |
| 3 p.m. | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: Oklahoma State at No. 4 Baylor
Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-hour Energy: Ohio at Akron
Justin Kutcher & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at No. 14 Murray State
Dan Gutowsky & Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Siena at Manhattan | ESPN3 * | |
| 8 p.m. | Santa Clara at BYU
Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU |
* Exclusive