FROM TIPOFF TO ONE SHINING MOMENT: CBS SPORTS & TNT SPORTS UNVEIL 2026-27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

465 Games Across Regular Season, Conference Tournaments and Culminating with Entire 2027 NCAA Men's Tournament

From first tip to the national champion's "One Shining Moment," CBS Sports and TNT Sports will bring fans college basketball all season long, unveiling a combined 465-game schedule spanning November 2 through the NCAA Men's National Championship on April 5.

The comprehensive lineup includes 390 regular season and conference tournament games across CBS, CBS Sports Network, TNT and truTV, and culminates with all 75 games of the 2027 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.

All regular season games airing on CBS will stream live on Paramount+, while games airing on TNT Sports networks will stream live on HBO Max.

Featuring teams from 27 conferences, the schedule brings together established national powers, rising contenders and compelling rivalries from across the country. Conference partners include the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac-12, Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Coast Conference, Patriot League, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Mid-American, West Coast Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Coastal Athletic Association and Summit League.

All four teams from the 2026 Men's Final Four are scheduled for a combined 24 appearances, including a rematch of the 2026 Men's National Championship game between Michigan and UConn on Friday, Nov. 6 on TNT.

The road to March Madness will also showcase extensive conference tournament action, with 16 automatic bids to the 2027 NCAA Men's and Women's Tournaments on the line, including the Big Ten Men's and Women's Championships on CBS. Coverage of the NCAA Men's Tournament will begin with the Selection Show on Sunday, March 14 on CBS.

Teams from the Men's AP Top 25 preseason poll will make a total of 71 regular-season appearances across CBS Sports and TNT Sports networks. No. 15 Gonzaga leads the way with 10 appearances, followed by No. 4 UConn with nine and No. 13 St. John's with eight. No. 5 Arizona will be featured seven times, with No. 6 Michigan State appearing six times.

CBS & PARAMOUNT+ TO SHOWCASE RANKED TEAMS, MARQUEE EVENTS AND PREMIER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Marquee matchups headline CBS's 35-game schedule, including Kentucky facing Indiana in primetime (Friday, Nov. 20), the return of the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic when Michigan State takes on Arkansas at 4:30 PM, ET on Thursday, Nov. 26, and No. 2 Duke hosting Pitt in Durham on Saturday, Jan. 9.

• CBS will air a star-powered tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 19. The CBS Sports Classic will return to Madison Square Garden in New York with new addition Kansas facing Ohio State at 12:00 PM, ET, followed by Kentucky taking on North Carolina. Then, Gonzaga and Michigan State will go head-to-head at 5:00 PM, ET.

• For the 29^th time, CBS Sports will present the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals (Saturday, March 13) and Championship (Sunday, March 14), as well as the Big Ten Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 7. Additional championships include: the Missouri Valley Men's Championship (Sunday, March 7), Mountain West Men's Championship (Saturday, March 13), Atlantic 10 Men's Championship (Sunday, March 14) and, for the first time on CBS in 15 years, the Pac-12 Men's Championship (Saturday, March 13).

TNT SPORTS TO PRESENT 82 GAMES HIGHLIGHTED BY BIG EAST AND BIG 12 HEAVYWEIGHTS

• TNT Sports networks will present 82 total games, including 67 men's games anchored by 50 Big East matchups and 15 Big 12 games. The schedule starts with the TNT Sports Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas opening night doubleheader on Monday, Nov. 2 featuring perennial contenders: Purdue vs. Gonzaga and UCLA vs. Arizona.

• The men's slate features appearances by Big East powerhouses UConn (9 games) and St. John's (8 games) - including a showdown against one another on Tuesday, March 2 - plus a highly anticipated rematch of the 2026 National Championship Game between UConn and Michigan on Friday, Nov. 6.

• TNT and truTV will air a total of seven UConn women's games as the No. 2 Huskies pursue their 13^th national championship.

CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO DELIVER A ROBUST SCHEDULE WITH TOP-RATED PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ACTION

• CBS Sports Network will feature an expansive slate of games this season with more Division I games than ever before with 273, and more women's games than ever with 39.

• Ten automatic bids to the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament will be awarded over eight days, with Men's championship games from Conference USA, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League and Summit League as well as Women's championship games from the Mountain West, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, Conference USA, Mid-American and Summit League.

• Sixteen appearances by Men's AP Top 25 teams, including No. 5 Arizona, No. 10 Houston, No. 15 Gonzaga, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 21USC and No. 25 BYU.

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