As the conference races tighten up and we get ready for some exciting conference tournament action in two weeks, ESPN ramps up what it calls “Judgement Week” airing key matchups in the major conferences.
The ESPN Family will have games from the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, and others in the early part of next week.
We have your games listed below.
Men’s College Basketball: Judgment Week Begins
ESPN’s Judgment Week — the pivotal week in the stretch run for conference supremacy — will tip off Monday, Feb. 20, and conclude Sunday, February 27. The early part of the schedule will be highlighted by No. 1 Kentucky at ranked SEC rival No. 23 Mississippi State on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
In addition, ESPN and ESPN2 will offer telecasts of the top three Big 12 teams: No. 3 Missouri against Kansas State (Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2), No. 5 Kansas at Texas A&M (Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2) and No. 10 Baylor at Texas (Monday, Feb. 20, at 9 p.m. on ESPN).
Date Time (ET) Matchup Network Mon, Feb 20 7 p.m. Connecticut at Villanova
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Bill RafteryESPN/ESPN3 Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State
Adam Amin & Dereck WhittenburgESPNU 7:30 p.m. East Tennessee State at Lipscomb ESPN3 9 p.m. No. 10 Baylor at Texas
Dave Pasch, Bob Knight & Holly RoweESPN/ESPN3 DePaul at St. John’s
Carter Blackburn & Tim WelshESPNU Tue, Feb 21 7 p.m. Illinois at No. 6 Ohio State
Mike Tirico & Dan DakichESPN/ESPN3 Kansas State at No. 3 Missouri
John Saunders & Doug GottliebESPN2/ESPN3 Auburn at No. 12 Florida
Dari Nowkhah & Dino GaudioESPNU 9 p.m. No. 1 Kentucky at No. 23 Mississippi State
Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon SpakeESPN/ESPN3 No. 22 Virginia at Virginia Tech
Carter Blackburn & Jay WilliamsESPNU Wed, Feb 22 7 p.m. West Virginia at No. 25 Notre Dame
Rece Davis, Bob Knight & Digger PhelpsESPN2/ESPN3 James Madison at Drexel
Adam Amin & LaPhonso EllisESPNU George Mason at Northeastern ESPN3 Hofstra at William & Mary ESPN3 Delaware at Towson ESPN3 9 p.m. No. 5 Kansas at Texas A&M
Jon Sciambi & Fran FraschillaESPN2/ESPN3 Texas Tech at Iowa State
Mitch Holthus & Miles SimonESPNU 11 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State
Roxy Bernstein & Sean FarnhamESPN2/ESPN3
That will do it.