The CW Network Sets Broadcast Schedule for 2026-27 Men’s and Women’s College Basketball
Network to Broadcast 130 Men’s and Women’s Games Across the ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12 Conferences
Men’s Basketball Coverage Includes the Inaugural Caesars Lake Tahoe Tipoff Classic on Sunday, November 8, Featuring Houston vs. California and USC vs. Wichita State
“CW Courtside Wednesday” Brings Men’s College Hoops to Midweek Primetime This Winter
Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Semifinals and Championship to Air in March 2027
BURBANK, CA – The CW Network today announced its broadcast schedule for the 2026-27 men’s and women’s college basketball season. Beginning in November, The CW will broadcast 130 men’s and women’s games across the ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences, as well as the inaugural Caesars Lake Tahoe Tipoff Classic. The network will also introduce “CW Courtside Wednesday” this winter, highlighting midweek marquee games across all three conferences in primetime.
Opening weekend of men’s college basketball on The CW includes the Caesars Lake Tahoe Tipoff Classic live from the Tahoe Blue Event Center on Sunday, November 8 featuring top-tier Division 1 matchups, with Houston vs. California at 8:30 p.m. ET, and USC vs. Wichita State following at 11:00 p.m. ET. ACC hoops will commence the following weekend on Friday, November 13, with reigning conference champion Duke hosting SIU-Edwardsville at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Beginning Wednesday, December 9, The CW will introduce “CW Courtside Wednesday” with a primetime game between Pac-12 powerhouse Gonzaga and Incarnate Word beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET. “CW Courtside Wednesday” will continue throughout the college basketball season, shining a primetime spotlight on key matchups and schools across all three conferences, including Louisville at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, December 30, Hawai‘i at Grand Canyon on Wednesday, January 20, 2027, and San Diego State at Utah State on Wednesday, February 17, 2027.
CW Sports’ women’s college basketball coverage includes 40 regular season games beginning on Friday, November 13, with Gonzaga at Grand Canyon. Following the conclusion of the regular season, The CW will be the exclusive home to the Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Semifinals on Friday, March 12, 2027, and the Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Championship on Saturday, March 13, 2027.
Games will be broadcast live on The CW Network as well as stream live via CW Sports on The ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited subscription. Select men’s and women’s basketball games will be exclusive to CW Sports on The ESPN App throughout the season.
Below is the full schedule of The CW’s 2026-27 men’s and women’s basketball games. All times ET.
2026-27 Men’s Basketball
Saturday, November 7
5:00 p.m. New Mexico State at Gonzaga
Sunday, November 8
8:30 p.m. Houston vs. California
11:00 p.m. USC vs. Wichita State
Friday, November 13
8:00 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at Duke
10:00 p.m. UC San Diego at Utah State
Sunday, November 15
3:30 p.m. New Mexico State at San Diego State
Sunday, November 22
3:30 p.m. McNeese State at Texas State
Sunday, November 29
2:00 p.m. Utah State at New Mexico
4:00 p.m. North Dakota State vs Boise State
Saturday, December 5
12:00 p.m. Dayton at Florida State
2:15 p.m. New Mexico State at New Mexico
6:30 p.m. Montana at Utah State
8:30 p.m. Southern Miss at Oregon State
Sunday, December 6
4:00 p.m. North Dakota State at Washington State
Wednesday, December 9
9:00 p.m. Incarnate Word at Gonzaga
Friday, December 11
8:00 p.m. Wyoming at Colorado State
Saturday, December 12
1:30 p.m. Minnesota at SMU
3:45 p.m. UNLV vs Washington State (Henderson, Nev.)
10:00 p.m. Winthrop at Utah State
Sunday, December 13
12:00 p.m. Western Carolina at Virginia
Saturday, December 19
1:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Louisville
3:30 p.m. UNLV vs SMU (Phoenix)
Monday, December 21
8:00 p.m. Citadel at North Carolina
Wednesday, December 30
8:00 p.m. Louisville at Virginia Tech
Thursday, December 31
8:00 p.m. Cornell at Gonzaga
Saturday, January 2, 2027
12:00 p.m. Georgia Tech at Syracuse
2:15 p.m. California at Duke
8:15 p.m. Nevada at Wyoming
Sunday, January 3, 2027
4:00 p.m. Washington State at Fresno State
Wednesday, January 6, 2027
Time TBD Texas State at Colorado State
9:00 p.m. Gonzaga at Washington State
Saturday, January 9, 2027
12:00 p.m. Wake Forest at Clemson
2:15 p.m. Louisville at SMU
4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Grand Canyon
6:45 p.m. UC Davis at New Mexico
9:00 p.m. Oregon State at Boise State
Tuesday, January 12, 2027
10:00 p.m. Nevada at UTEP
Wednesday, January 13, 2027
8:00 p.m. Boston College at Virginia
Saturday, January 16, 2027
12:00 p.m. SMU at Virginia Tech
2:15 p.m. Stanford at North Carolina
4:30 p.m. New Mexico at Air Force
6:45 p.m. Utah State at Oregon State
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
8:00 p.m. Hawai‘i at Grand Canyon
Saturday, January 23, 2027
12:00 p.m. Wake Forest at NC State
2:15 p.m. Notre Dame at Duke
4:30 p.m. Grand Canyon at New Mexico
6:45 p.m. Washington State at Utah State
9:00 p.m. Stanford at California
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
8:00 p.m. Georgia Tech at Virginia
10:00 p.m. Oregon State at Washington State
Saturday, January 30, 2027
12:00 p.m. Wake Forest at Miami
2:30 p.m. Boise State at Texas State
4:45 p.m. Oregon State at Utah State
10:00 p.m. Nevada at UNLV
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
10:00 p.m. New Mexico at San Jose State
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
8:00 p.m. California at SMU
Thursday, February 4, 2027
Time TBD Colorado State at Fresno State
Saturday, February 6, 2027
12:00 p.m. California at Clemson
2:15 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina
4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Nevada
6:45 p.m. Utah State at Fresno State
9:00 p.m. Texas State at Washington State
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
8:00 p.m. Gonzaga at Boise State
Thursday, February 11, 2027
8:00 p.m. San Diego State at Texas State
Saturday, February 13, 2027
1:00 p.m. Boston College at NC State
3:15 p.m. Clemson at Florida State
5:30 p.m. Hawai‘i at Wyoming
7:45 p.m. Colorado State at Washington State
Sunday, February 14, 2027
3:30 p.m. Texas State at Oregon State
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
10:00 p.m. Grand Canyon at Air Force
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
8:00 p.m. San Diego State at Utah State
Saturday, February 20, 2027
12:00 p.m. Notre Dame at Miami
2:15 p.m. Syracuse at SMU
8:30 p.m. Nevada at Hawai‘i
10:30 p.m. Oregon State at Fresno State
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
10:00 p.m. UTEP at Grand Canyon
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
8:00 p.m. Hawai‘i at New Mexico
Thursday, February 25, 2027
TBD Boise State at Washington State
Saturday, February 27, 2027
12:00 p.m. SMU at Georgia Tech
2:15 p.m. Washington State at Texas State
8:00 p.m. Syracuse at Notre Dame
10:15 p.m. Colorado State at Oregon State
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
9:00 p.m. Oregon State at Gonzaga
Saturday, March 6, 2027
12:00 p.m. NC State at Virginia
3:00 p.m. UC Davis at Grand Canyon
5:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Syracuse
7:45 p.m. Utah State at Washington State
2026-27 Women’s Basketball
Friday, November 13
Time TBD Gonzaga at Grand Canyon
Saturday, November 21
5:00 p.m. Cincinnati at UNLV
Saturday, December 5
4:30 p.m. BYU at Oregon State
10:30 p.m. Arizona at New Mexico
Sunday, December 6
2:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Duke
Sunday, December 13
2:00 p.m. Miami at Louisville
4:00 p.m. Oregon at Oregon State
Wednesday, December 30
Time TBD UTEP at New Mexico
Sunday, January 3, 2027
2:00 p.m. North Carolina at Clemson
Wednesday, January 6, 2027
Time TBD New Mexico at Grand Canyon
Saturday, January 9, 2027
11:00 p.m. Oregon State at Utah State
Sunday, January 10, 2027
2:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Virginia
4:00 p.m. Boise State at San Diego State
Time TBD UNLV at Wyoming
Saturday, January 16, 2027
9:00 p.m. San Diego State at Colorado State
Time TBD UNLV at New Mexico
Sunday, January 17, 2027
2:00 p.m. Louisville at Virginia Tech
4:00 p.m. Washington State at Oregon State
Saturday, January 23, 2027
11:00 p.m. Oregon State at Fresno State
Sunday, January 24, 2027
12:00 p.m. San Diego State at Texas State
2:00 p.m. Louisville at SMU
4:00 p.m. UNLV at Nevada
Sunday, January 31, 2027
1:00 p.m. Stanford at Notre Dame
3:00 p.m. Colorado State at San Diego State
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Time TBD Grand Canyon at UNLV
Saturday, February 6, 2027
11:00 p.m. San Diego State at Gonzaga
Time TBD Grand Canyon at New Mexico
Sunday, February 7, 2027
2:00 p.m. Miami at Duke
4:00 p.m. Oregon State at Washington State
Saturday, February 13, 2027
10:00 p.m. New Mexico at UNLV
Sunday, February 14, 2027
1:30 p.m. Washington State at Colorado State
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Time TBD Wyoming at New Mexico
Saturday, February 20, 2027
Time TBD Air Force at Wyoming
Sunday, February 21, 2027
12:00 p.m. Florida State at North Carolina
2:00 p.m. Colorado State at Oregon State
Time TBD UNLV at Grand Canyon
Sunday, February 28, 2027
12:00 p.m. Clemson at NC State
2:00 p.m. Boise State at Washington State
Time TBD Nevada at UNLV
Saturday, March 6, 2027
10:00 p.m. Washington State at Gonzaga
Friday, March 12, 2027
2:30 p.m. Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Semifinals
5:00 p.m. Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, March 13, 2027
2:30 p.m. Pac-12 Women’s Tournament Championship
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