Florida Leads 2026 Basketball Broadcast Schedule on ESPN

Florida will open its 2026-27 men's basketball campaign against Miami in Tampa on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. ET, with ESPN2 broadcasting the matchup as part of a national college basketball schedule featuring more than 250 regular-season games across ESPN platforms. The schedule also includes nationally televised SEC contests, major nonconference meetings and extensive coverage of ACC competition.

According to ESPN's Oct. 7 announcement, the upcoming season will feature games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network, ESPNU and the ESPN app. The network's schedule includes high-profile matchups throughout November and December before conference competition begins Dec. 29.

Florida's athletics department announced additional broadcast details for the Gators' season, including a Feb. 27 road game against Arkansas at 3 p.m. ET on ABC. The team could appear in as many as 19 additional regular-season games on ESPN or ESPN2, alongside contests carried by SEC Network and ESPNU.

Florida returns 82% of the scoring production from its previous season's SEC championship team, according to the university's announcement. Its schedule features a Dec. 1 home matchup against Duke at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge.

The Gators will also host Vanderbilt on Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. ET, Texas on Feb. 6 at noon and Missouri on Feb. 13 at noon. Florida's regular-season finale against Kentucky is scheduled for March 6, with a start time of 4 or 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

ESPN's ACC schedule includes several prominent nonconference games, including Duke against Michigan State on Nov. 10 in Chicago, Illinois at Duke on Nov. 17 and UConn against Virginia at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 20. The network will also televise Duke against North Carolina on ABC on Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET, marking the rivalry's first national broadcast on ABC since 2002.

ACC Network plans to televise more than 115 men's basketball games during the season, while ACC Network Extra will stream more than 80 additional contests. ESPN also announced that 30 ACC men's basketball games distributed by The CW will stream on the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

Auburn's SEC schedule includes a Feb. 9 home game against Florida at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2, according to a schedule published by Yahoo Sports on Oct. 9. Auburn opens conference play at Texas A&M on Jan. 2 and hosts Alabama in its regular-season finale on March 6 at 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

The Auburn schedule also features a Jan. 30 road game against Alabama, scheduled for either 5 or 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2. The Tigers are seeking to return to the NCAA Tournament after missing the competition the previous season, according to the report.

In women's basketball, Texas A&M will face Texas twice in nationally televised SEC Network games, according to a report published by My Aggie Nation on Oct. 8. The teams meet at Reed Arena in College Station on Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. CT and in Austin on Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. CT.

Texas A&M's first nationally televised women's game is scheduled for Nov. 5 against Louisiana-Lafayette at Reed Arena, with an 8 p.m. CT start on SEC Network. The Aggies will also travel to California on Dec. 3 for an 8 p.m.

CT game on ACC Network and visit Nebraska on Dec. 12 for an 11 a.m. CT matchup on Big Ten Network.