ESPN’s college basketball schedule is ramping up and this week, it’ll have two interconference challenges, the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the early part of this week and then the Big East/SEC Challenge in the second half.
You want the skinny on the college basketball games for this week? Of course you do. Let’s take a look at the schedule for this week’s contests on the ESPN networks.
Three Matchups between Top Nine Teams, Plus No. 1 Kentucky
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule this week will be highlighted by three telecasts between teams in the top nine of the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Two of the games are from the 13th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge – a 12-game two-day event featuring top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup – and will be on ESPN and ESPN3: No 4 Duke at No. 2 Ohio State on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 9:30 p.m. and No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 p.m.
The third contest between two top nine teams is from the inaugural BIG EAST/SEC Challenge, a three-day event matching 12 teams from each of the premier conferences: No 9 Florida at No. 3 Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. In addition, ESPN2 will televise St. John’s at No. 1 Kentucky as part of the BIG EAST/SEC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network Tue, Nov 29 7 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: No. 15 Michigan at Virginia
Mark Jones & Fran FraschillaESPN2/ESPN3 7:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Northwestern at Georgia Tech
Rob Stone and Drew BarryESPNU 7:30 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Illinois at Maryland
Dave Pasch & Doris BurkeESPN/ESPN3 9 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Miami at Purdue
Bob Wischusen & Stephen BardoESPN2/ESPN3 9:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Clemson at Iowa
Adam Amin & LaPhonso EllisESPNU 9:30 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: No. 4 Duke at No. 2 Ohio State
Dan Shulman & Dick VitaleESPN/ESPN3 Wed, Nov 30 7:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Indiana at NC State
Mike Patrick & Len ElmoreESPN2/ESPN3 7:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Penn State at Boston College
Sean McDonough & Tim WelshESPNU 7:30 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Florida State at Michigan State
Mike Tirico & Dan DakichESPN/ESPN3 9:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Virginia Tech at Minnesota
Dave O’Brien & Bob KnightESPN2/ESPN3 9:15 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Wake Forest at Nebraska
Mitch Holtus & Miles SimonESPNU 9:30 p.m. Big Ten/ACC Challenge: No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 5 North Carolina
Brent Musburger, Jay Bilas & Doris BurkeESPN/ESPN3 11:15 p.m. Notre Dame at No. 18 Gonzaga
Dave Fleming & Sean FarnhamESPN2/ESPN3 Thu, Dec 1 7 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Providence at South Carolina
Dari Nowkhah & Dino GaudioESPNU 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: St. John’s at No. 1 Kentucky
Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon SpakeESPN2/ESPN3 9 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Mississippi at DePaul
Adam Amin & Dickey SimpkinsESPNU 9:30 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Georgetown at No. 12 Alabama
Mike Breen & Fran FraschillaESPN2/ESPN3 Fri, Dec 2 6:30 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Syracuse
Mike Tirico & Jay BilasESPN/ESPN3 7 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Cincinnati at Georgia
Clay Matvick & Kara LawsonESPNU 8:30 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 19 Vanderbilt at No. 6 Louisville
Dave O’Brien & Jimmy DykesESPN/ESPN3 9 p.m. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Auburn at Seton Hall
Mike Crispino & Tim WelshESPNU
That will do it.