2025 - 2026 College Basketball on CBS Schedule

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| 🞙 Sunday, November 2, 2025

Highlights of the 2025 - 2026 College Basketball on CBS Schedule:

• CBS Sports enters their 45th season of college basketball coverage with 37 games, including 30 regular season games and 7 postseason games.

• BIG EAST, ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Mountain West among the conferences represented.

• 5 automatic bids to the men's and women's NCAA tournaments will be determined on CBS this season.

• High-profile non-conference games on CBS in 2025-26, include the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic (Thursday, November 27) and the annual CBS Sports Classic (Saturday, December 20).

• Several members of the preseason AP Top 25 make appearances on CBS including No. 1 Purdue, No. 2 Houston, No. 6 Duke, No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 16 Iowa State, & No. 22 Michigan State.

CBS has announced the 2025-26 college basketball schedule with 37 games slated for the CBS television network this seson.

This year's schedule is spotlighted by exciting game contests, showdowns featuring ranked squads, recognizable conferences, and five automatic bids to the 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Tournaments. The schedule finishes with the Big Ten Men's Tournament Championship, televised by CBS for the 28th straight season.

There are 35 total regular-season appearances by AP Top 25 teams on CBS. Eighteen different-ranked schools will appear, including eight in the Top 10. No. 1 Purdue will be featured five times, and No. 2 Houston, the 2025 national runner-up, will appear twice.

The schedule tips off with the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic when Duke faces Arkansas on Thursday, November 27, at 8:00 PM ET at the United Center in Chicago.

On Saturday, December 20, CBS will air a tripleheader featuring marquee programs. The CBS Sports Classic at State Farm Arena in Atlanta begins with St. John’s vs. Kentucky at 12:30 PM ET, followed by North Carolina vs. Ohio State at 3:00 PM ET. Houston will then face Arkansas at the Prudential Center in Newark at 5:30 PM ET.

CBS will present 5 automatic bids to the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. For the 28th time, CBS Sports will present the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals (Saturday, March 14) and Championship (Sunday, March 15), as well as the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 8. The Missouri Valley Championship will be decided on Sunday, March 8, with the Mountain West Championship (Saturday, March 14) and Atlantic 10 Championship (Sunday, March 15) taking place the following weekend.

The complete 2025-26 "College Basketball on CBS" regular season and postseason broadcast schedule can be found below (Subject to Change):

Regular Season:

• College Basketball on CBS: 2025-26 Regular Season Broadcast Schedule (All Times Eastern and Subject to Change)

| ● Thursday, November 27 — 🦃 Thanksgiving

. Duke vs. Arkansas (United Center) - CBS, 8:00 PM ET - 

- ⮞ CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic (Chicago)

| ● Saturday, December 6

. Iowa State at Purdue - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - 

. Louisville vs. Indiana (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) - CBS, 2:15 PM ET - 

. Baylor at Memphis - CBS, 4:30 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, December 20

. St. John's vs. Kentucky (State Farm Arena) - CBS, 12:30 PM ET - 

- ⮞ CBS Sports Classic (Atlanta)

. North Carolina vs. Ohio State (State Farm Arena) - CBS, 3:00 PM ET - 

⮞ CBS Sports Classic (Atlanta)

. Houston vs. Arkansas (Prudential Center) - CBS, 5:30 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, January 3

. BYU at Kansas State - CBS, 1:30 PM ET - 

. Duke at Florida State - CBS, 3:45 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, January 10

. Wisconsin at Michigan - TBD

| ● Saturday, January 17

. UCLA at Ohio State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, January 24

. Maryland at Michigan State - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - 

. West Virginia at Arizona - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - 

. San Diego State at UNLV - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, January 31

. San Diego State at Utah State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, February 1

. Purdue at Maryland - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, February 7

. Oregon at Purdue - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, February 8

. Michigan at Ohio State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, February 14

. UCLA at Michigan - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, February 15

. Indiana at Illinois - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, February 21

. Cincinnati at Kansas - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, February 22

. Ohio State at Michigan State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, February 28

. San Diego State at New Mexico - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - 

. Texas Tech at Iowa State - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, March 1

. Purdue at Ohio State - CBS, 1:30 PM ET - 

. Michigan State at Indiana - CBS, 3:45 PM ET - 

| ● Saturday, March 7

. Houston at Oklahoma State - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - 

. Kansas State at Kansas - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - 

. Wisconsin at Purdue - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - 

| ● Sunday, March 8

. Michigan State at Michigan - CBS, 4:30 PM ET - 

Postseason:

• College Basketball on CBS: 2025-26 Postseason Broadcast Schedule (All Times Eastern and Subject to Change)

| ● Sunday, March 8

. Championship Game: Teams TBD (Enterprise Center) - CBS, 12:00 PM ET -

- 2026 Missouri Valley Women's Basketball Tournament -- Championship (St. Louis)

. Championship Game: Teams TBD (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) - CBS, 2:15 PM ET - 

- 2026 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament -- Championship (Indianapolis)

| ● Saturday, March 14

. Semifinal #1: Teams TBD (United Center) - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

- 2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament -- Semifinals (Chicago)

. Semifinal #2: Teams TBD (United Center) - CBS, 3:30 PM ET - 

- 2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament -- Semifinals (Chicago)

. Championship Game: Teams TBD (Thomas & Mack Center) - CBS, 6:00 PM ET - 

- 2026 Mountain West Men's Basketball Tournament -- Championship (Las Vegas)

| ● Sunday, March 15

. Championship Game: Teams TBD (PPG Paints Arena) - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - 

- 2026 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament -- Championship (Pittsburgh)

. Championship Game: Teams TBD (United Center) - CBS, 3:30 PM ET - 

- 2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament -- Championship (Chicago)

|| 🛈 Sources: Paramount Press Express ||

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