CBS/Paramount+ Schedule: https://public-assets-pressexpress.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/releases/documents/2025/10/21/2025-26CBSCollegeBasketballSchedule.pdf

CBS Sports Network Schedule: https://public-assets-pressexpress.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/releases/documents/2025/10/21/2025-26CBSSportsNetworkCollegeBasketballSchedule.pdf

CBS Sports has unveiled its 2025-26 college basketball schedule with more than 300 regular-season games across platforms on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, as well as CBS Sports Network.

This year’s slate is highlighted by marquee matchups featuring top-ranked teams, powerhouse conferences and 15 automatic bids to the 2026 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. The schedule concludes with the Big Ten Men’s Tournament Championship, airing on CBS for the 28^th consecutive year.

Among the AP Top 25 teams, No. 1 Purdue leads the way with six appearances, followed by No. 7 Michigan and No. 22 Michigan State with four each. No. 2 Houston, No. 6 Duke, No. 10 Texas Tech and No. 16 Iowa State will all have three games across CBS Sports platforms.

CBS Sports will broadcast the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in partnership with TNT Sports, providing exclusive live coverage of every game in its entirety across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. This year marks CBS Sports’ 44^th year broadcasting the Tournament, and the 14^th year of the partnership. 

CBS & PARAMOUNT+ TO FEATURE 18 RANKED TEAMS, INCLUDING EIGHT IN THE TOP 10

CBS Sports remains the home of college basketball as it enters its 45^th consecutive season of coverage. All games airing on the CBS Television Network will also stream live on Paramount+.

Some of this year’s highlights on CBS and Paramount+ include:

• A total of 35 regular-season appearances by AP Top 25 teams, with 18 ranked schools on CBS, including eight teams in the Top 10, including No. 1 Purdue (five games) and 2025 national runner-up and No. 2 Houston (two games).

• The schedule tips off with the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic when Duke faces Arkansas on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 8:00 PM, ET at the United Center in Chicago.

• CBS will air a tripleheader featuring marquee programs on Saturday, Dec. 20. The CBS Sports Classic will take place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta with St. John’s facing Kentucky at 12:30 PM, ET followed by North Carolina taking on Ohio State. Then, Houston and Arkansas will go head-to-head at the Prudential Center in Newark.

• CBS Sports will present 15 automatic bids to the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments, including five on CBS. For the 28^th time, CBS Sports will present the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals (Saturday, March 14) and Championship (Sunday, March 15), as well as the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 8. The Missouri Valley Championship will be decided on Sunday, March 8 with the Mountain West Championship (Saturday, March 14) and Atlantic 10 Championship (Sunday, March 15) taking place the following weekend.

CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO FEATURE AN EXPANSIVE SCHEDULE WITH TOP-RATED PROGRAMS

CBS Sports Network will feature an expansive slate of games this season, including 10 Conference Championship games.

Some of the highlights of this year’s CBS Sports Network schedule are:

• Ten automatic bids to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournament will be awarded, 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, C-USA, Mid-American and Summit League.

• Six games featuring an AP Top 10 school, including No. 1 Purdue, No. 2 Houston, No. 6 Duke, No. 8 BYU and No. 10 Texas Tech

• Nineteen different conferences will have teams appearing on CBS Sports Network, highlighted by CBS Sports’ conference partners – the Big 12, Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Patriot League, C-USA, Missouri Valley, Mid-American, West Coast Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Coastal Athletic Association and Summit League.

• CBS Sports Network will televise 28 women’s games, including Conference Tournament action from seven conferences, highlighted by six Championship games.

CBS SPORTS TO PROVIDE STUDIO COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

• INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL, CBS Sports’ pregame, halftime and postgame studio show will provide analysis, highlights, features and more throughout the season on CBS and Paramount+.

• CBS Sports Network will provide studio programming all season long, including INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL.

• Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish will host the Eye on College Basketball podcast three days a week live on YouTube and across podcast platforms, as well as host a weekly episode on CBS Sports Network. Additionally, CBS Sports HQ will provide daily highlights, analysis, rankings, bracketology updates and more all season. CBSSports.com and 247Sports, with its network of more than 100 team sites, will provide additional men’s and women’s editorial coverage.