ESPN’s Annual Championship Week Ramps Up

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Today and Wednesday are the calm of the storm for ESPN’s Championship Week, but then between Thursday and Saturday, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ABC will get involved in a slew of games involving the AAC, ACC, America East, Big Sky, Big Ten, Big 12, Big West, MAC, MEAC, SEC, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt and WAC.

A few changes from last year, in place of the Big East Championship on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET, the Big 12 Championship will go in its place. And where the Pac-12 Championship was last year, the new American Athletic Conference Championship will air at 6 p.m. ET.

And on Sunday, the SEC Championship which has aired on ABC the last two seasons will get an ESPN timeslot at 3:15 p.m. after the ACC Championship. The SEC Tournament semifinals will continue to air on ABC on Saturday.

Here’s how the rest of Championship Week shapes up on the networks of ESPN.

Men’s College Hoops: Extensive Championship Week Coverage Continues through Sunday

ESPN will continue its extensive Championship Week – 92 men’s college basketball conference tournament games from 23 different conferences across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 – through Sunday, March 16.

A “Super Saturday” lineup on March 15 will showcase 14 conference tournament games, including 10 championships. The schedule across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be highlighted by the, ACC, SEC, American and Big 12 title games.

Date	Time (ET)	Game / Commentators	Network
Tue, Mar 11	7 p.m.	Horizon League Tournament  Championship: Milwaukee vs. Wright State Bob Wischusen & TBD	ESPN
	7 p.m.	NEC Tournament Championship: Mount St. Mary’s vs. Robert Morris Mike Crispino & Miles Simon	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Championship Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	ESPN
	9 p.m.	Summit League Tournament: Championship Clay Matvick & Darrin Horn	ESPN2
Wed, Mar 12	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship First Round: USF vs. Rutgers Mike Patrick & Len Elmore	ESPNU
	9:30 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship First Round: UCF vs. Temple Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke	ESPN2
Thu, Mar 13	Noon	ACC Tournament: Second Round #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	12:30 p.m.	Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #1 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	ESPN2
	1 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal: Houston vs. SMU Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Andy Katz	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	2:30 p.m.	Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #2 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal: TBD vs. Louisville Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Andy Katz	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: First Round #3 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal: TBD vs. Cincinnati Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	ESPNU
	8:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: First Round #4 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #4 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	9 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal: Memphis vs. UConn Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	ESPNU
Fri, Mar 14	Noon	Big Ten Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	ESPN or ESPN2
	Noon	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN or ESPN2
	1 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	ESPNU
	2:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	ESPN or ESPN2
	2:30 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN or ESPN2
	3 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN or ESPN2
	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Semifinal #1 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	ESPN or ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #1 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	ESPNU ^
	8:30 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2	ESPN3
	9:30 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN or ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Semifinal #2 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	ESPN or ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #2 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	ESPNU ^
Sat, Mar 15	12 a.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Mark Jones & Miles Simon	ESPNU
	2 a.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 ** Mark Jones & Miles Simon	ESPNU
	11:30 a.m.	America East Conference Tournament Championship: Albany vs. Stony Brook Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh	ESPN2
	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Semifinal #1 Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale or Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	1 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Semifinal #1 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	ABC
	3 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Semifinal #2 Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale or Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	3 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Semifinal #2 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	ABC
	4:30 p.m.	Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Mark Neely & Jarron Collins	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Championship Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	ESPN
	6 p.m.	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Tom Hart & Stan Lewter	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	Mid-American Conference Tournament: Championship Bob Wischusen & LaPhonso Ellis	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	Big Sky Conference Tournament: Championship Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams	ESPNU
	8:30 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Championship Carter Blackburn & Stephen Howard	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Big 12 Championship: Championship Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	ESPN
	10 p.m.	Western Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Steve Quis & Jon Crispin	ESPNU
	10:30 p.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Championship Mark Jones & Miles Simon	ESPN2
Sun, Mar 16	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Championship Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Jeannine Edwards	ESPN
	1 p.m.	Sun Belt Conference Tournament: Championship Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams	ESPN2
	3:15 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Championship Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	ESPN

** Same-day delay from March 14 at 9:30 p.m.
^ Outermarket only

We have Fox’s plans for Championship Week at least for one part of it coming up.

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