ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule for early next week will be highlighted by an ESPN and ESPN3 doubleheader featuring two unbeaten teams on Monday, Jan. 16: undefeated No. 1 Syracuse against Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. followed by unbeaten No. 4 Baylor at No. 10 Kansas at 9:30 p.m.
ESPN and ESPN3 will cover two other matchups between ranked teams: No. 15 Louisville at No. 24 Marquette on Monday, Jan. 16, at 3:30 p.m. and No. 7 Michigan State – which hasn’t lost since opening the season against then-No. 1 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke – at No. 13 Michigan on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m.
In addition, ESPN and ESPN3 will offer one-loss No. 2 Kentucky against 12-3 SEC foe Arkansas on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Mon, Jan 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Louisville at No. 24 Marquette Bob Wischusen & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. 9 Missouri Brent Musburger & Bob Knight |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Hampton at Morgan State Rich Hollenberg & Dereck Whittenberg |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at No. 1 Syracuse Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Bill Raftery |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Notre Dame at Rutgers Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | No. 4 Baylor at No. 10 Kansas Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Holly Rowe |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Jan 17 | 7 p.m. | No. 7 Michigan State at No. 13 Michigan Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Samantha Steele |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 11 Georgetown at DePaul John Saunders & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Auburn at LSU Dari Nowkhah & Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 2 Kentucky Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Maryland at Florida State Carter Blackburn & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Jan 18 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at No. 16 Connecticut Bob Wischusen & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at Villanova Adam Amin & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware at George Mason | ESPN3 * | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas at No. 18 Kansas State Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Iowa State Mitch Holthus & Miles Simon |
ESPNU |
* Exclusive
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