This is the final season of the Big 12 as we know it. Next season, the Big 12 becomes a 10 team conference as Colorado and Nebraska bid their farewells. But in the interim, the Buffaloes and the Cornhuskers do their farewell tour around the conference and ESPN has its Big Monday games as well as various other games on ESPN2 and via the syndicated Big 12 Network. Here’s what we have.
ESPN Announces Big 12 Men’s College Basketball Television ScheduleESPN and the Big 12 Conference announced its 2010 men’s college basketball schedule for coverage across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3.com and ESPN Regional Television produced games on the regionally syndicated Big 12 Network. ESPN3.com will provide a simulcast of every ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television telecast. Conference action will tip off Saturday, Jan. 8 with four games beginning at 1 p.m. with Kansas State at Oklahoma State on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.On average, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise three Big 12 games a week, highlighted by the popular Big Monday weekly series beginning Jan. 17. Overall, the networks will combine to televise 77 conference games in addition to an extensive schedule of non-conference action (schedule to be determined). Over the course of the 2010-11 season, every school in the conference will be showcased on ESPN or ESPN2.In March, the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship will continue to be televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and in regional syndication on the Big 12 Network.ESPN Regional Television produces and syndicates games on the Big 12 Network to homes throughout the conference’s geographic footprint and has distribution in numerous other markets, including New York, Chicago, Baltimore and Providence.The Big 12 was rated as the No. 1 conference in the nation in the RPI last season and placed a league-record seven teams in the NCAA field a year ago. Six different teams have advanced to the regional finals over the past three seasons, the first time since the NCAA field expanded in 1985 that any conference has accomplished the feat during a three-year span.ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and Big 12 Network 2010-11 Big 12 Men’s Basketball ScheduleDates, times and television listings subject to change
Date Time (ET) Game Network Sat, Jan 8 1 p.m. Kansas State at Oklahoma State ESPN2/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Missouri at Colorado Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Baylor at Texas Tech ESPNU 4 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 11 7 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech ESPN2/ESPN3.com Wed, Jan 12 8 p.m. Oklahoma State at Texas A&M Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Colorado at Kansas State ESPNU 9 p.m. Kansas at Iowa State ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Jan 15 1 p.m. Missouri at Texas A&M ESPN2/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Colorado Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Kansas State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Nebraska at Kansas ESPNU 4 p.m. Oklahoma at Texas Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Mon, Jan 17 5:30 p.m. Kansas State at Missouri ESPN/ESPN3.com 9:30 p.m. Kansas at Baylor ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 18 7 p.m. Colorado at Nebraska ESPN2/ESPN3.com 8 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Wed, Jan 19 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Texas ESPN2/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Iowa State at Oklahoma State ESPNU Sat, Jan 22 1:30 p.m. Colorado at Oklahoma Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Kansas State at Texas A&M ESPN/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at Baylor Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Iowa State at Missouri ESPNU Mon, Jan 24 9 p.m. Baylor at Kansas State ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 25 8 p.m. Kansas at Colorado Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Wed, Jan 26 7:30 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma State ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Jan 29 1:30 p.m. Colorado at Baylor Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Missouri at Texas ESPNU TBA Kansas State at Kansas ESPN/ESPN3.com Mon, Jan 31 9 p.m. Texas at Texas A&M ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 1 7 p.m. Baylor at Oklahoma ESPN2/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Kansas at Texas Tech ESPNU Wed, Feb 2 8 p.m. Nebraska at Kansas State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Missouri at Oklahoma State ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Feb 5 Noon or 2 p.m. Baylor at Texas A&M ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Kansas State at Iowa State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Kansas at Nebraska Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas ESPNU Mon, Feb 7 9 p.m. Missouri at Kansas ESPN/ESPN3.com Wed, Feb 9 8 p.m. Nebraska at Baylor Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma ESPN2/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Colorado ESPNU Sat, Feb 12 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Missouri Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Texas Tech Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Baylor at Texas ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Iowa State at Kansas Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Kansas State at Colorado ESPNU Mon, Feb 14 9 p.m. Kansas at Kansas State ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 15 7 p.m. Texas Tech at Missouri ESPN2/ESPN3.com Wed, Feb 16 8 p.m. Iowa State at Texas A&M Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Nebraska at Oklahoma ESPNU 9 p.m. Oklahoma State at Texas ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Feb 19 1:30 p.m. Missouri at Iowa State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Texas at Nebraska Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Colorado at Kansas ESPN/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Oklahoma at Kansas State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State ESPNU Mon, Feb 21 9 p.m. Oklahoma State at Kansas ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 22 8 p.m. Iowa State at Texas Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Wed, Feb 23 9 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska ESPNU 9 p.m. Baylor at Missouri ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Feb 26 Noon or 2 p.m. Missouri at Kansas State ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com 2 or 4 p.m. Kansas at Oklahoma ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com 1:30 or 4 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 or 4 p.m. Texas at Colorado Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 or 4 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Baylor ESPNU Mon, Feb 28 9 p.m. Kansas State at Texas ESPN/ESPN3.com Tue, Mar 1 7 p.m. Baylor at Oklahoma State ESPN2/ESPN3.com 8 p.m. Missouri at Nebraska Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com Wed, Mar 2 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Kansas ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3.com Sat, Mar 5 1:30 p.m. Iowa State at Kansas State Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 1:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas A&M Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com 4 p.m. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Big 12 Network/ESPN3.com TBA Texas at Baylor ESPN/ESPN3.com
I’m sure we’ll be getting the other conferences schedules’ as well.
