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 - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Jon Rothstein

- ⮞ CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic (Chicago)

| ● Saturday, December 6

. Iowa State at Purdue - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery

. Louisville vs. Indiana (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) - CBS, 2:15 PM ET - Tom McCarthy, Robbie Hummel, Clark Kellogg (1st Half)

- ⮞ CareSource Invitational (Indianapolis)

. Baylor at Memphis - CBS, 4:30 PM ET - Chris Lewis, Steve Lappas

| ● Saturday, December 20

. St. John's vs. Kentucky (State Farm Arena) - CBS, 12:30 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Bruce Pearl, Jenny Dell

- ⮞ CBS Sports Classic (Atlanta)

. North Carolina vs. Ohio State (State Farm Arena) - CBS, 3:00 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Bruce Pearl, Jenny Dell

- ⮞ CBS Sports Classic (Atlanta)

. Houston vs. Arkansas (Prudential Center) - CBS, 5:30 PM ET - Rich Waltz, Steve Lappas, Jon Rothstein

- ⮞ Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, New Jersey)

| ● Saturday, January 3

. BYU at Kansas State - CBS, 1:30 PM ET - John Sadak, Jim Spanarkel

. Duke at Florida State - CBS, 3:45 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery

| ● Saturday, January 10

. Wisconsin at Michigan - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Bill Raftery, Robbie Hummel

| ● Saturday, January 17

. UCLA at Ohio State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery

| ● Saturday, January 24

. Maryland at Michigan State - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Robbie Hummel

. West Virginia at Arizona - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg

. San Diego State at UNLV - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

| ● Saturday, January 31

. San Diego State at Utah State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Robbie Hummel

| ● Sunday, February 1

. Purdue at Maryland - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Bruce Pearl

| ● Saturday, February 7

. Oregon at Purdue - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellogg, Robbie Hummel

| ● Sunday, February 8

. Michigan at Ohio State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery, Bruce Pearl

| ● Saturday, February 14

. UCLA at Michigan - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery

| ● Sunday, February 15

. Indiana at Illinois - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Andrew Catalon, Clark Kellogg

| ● Saturday, February 21

. Cincinnati at Kansas - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery

| ● Sunday, February 22

. Ohio State at Michigan State - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel

| ● Saturday, February 28

. San Diego State at New Mexico - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

. Texas Tech at Iowa State - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel

| ● Sunday, March 1

. Purdue at Ohio State - CBS, 1:30 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel

. Michigan State at Indiana - CBS, 3:45 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson

| ● Saturday, March 7

. Houston at Oklahoma State - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

. Kansas State at Kansas - CBS, 2:00 PM ET - Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak

. Wisconsin at Purdue - CBS, 4:00 PM ET - Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel

| ● Sunday, March 8

. Michigan State at Michigan - CBS, 4:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

Postseason:

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

| ● Sunday, March 8

. Championship Game: #6 Northern Iowa vs. #5 UIC (Enterprise Center) - CBS, 12:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Evan Washburn

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

. Championship Game: #2 Iowa vs. #1 UCLA (Women's) (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) - CBS, 2:15 PM ET - Jordan Kent, Isis Young, AJ Ross

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

| ● Saturday, March 14

. Semifinal #1: Maryland, Oregon, Iowa, Ohio State or Michigan vs. USC, Washington, Wisconsin or Illinois (United Center) - CBS, 1:00 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

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

. Semifinal #2: Penn State, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue or Nebraska vs. Rutgers, Minnesota, UCLA or Michigan State (United Center) - CBS, 3:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

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

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

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

| ● Sunday, March 15

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

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

. Championship Game: Semifinal winners (United Center) - CBS, 3:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

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

|| 🛈 Sources: Paramount Press Express ||

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