via press release:
ESPN Announces 2011-12 Women’s Basketball Schedule
More Than 100 Games Across Networks Including ESPN3 Increase and First-Ever ESPN 3D Game
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will present a record-high 108 women’s college basketball games during the 2011-12 season, in addition to ESPN FULL COURT’s coverage, increasing the total number of matchups to approximately 250 games this year. The schedule includes 84 games during the regular season and 13 from the conference tournaments. ESPN3 will continue to simulcast all of the ESPN and ESPN2 games. ESPN networks will also air all 63 games of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship in March.
ESPN2 is set to televise 31 regular-season games, including the network’s season-opening matchup featuring top 25 favorites Miami (FL) at Tennessee in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic as part of the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Destinations on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. ET from Knoxville, Tenn. ESPN2 is also the home for: Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona Extra on a new night – Tuesday, Dec. 6; Big Monday Presented by Bud Light – starting Jan. 16 through the end of February; and Play 4Kay on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 12 and 13 - which includes contest on ESPNU and ESPN3.
ESPNU will offer 40 games, including 23 regular-season and 17 conference championship matchups. The 24-hour college sports network begins its 2011-12 women’s basketball coverage at the defending national champions Texas A&M vs. Louisville at 4 p.m. as part of the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. ESPNU will again serve as the host network for the sixth annual Maggie Dixon Classic on Sunday, Dec. 11 from Madison Square Garden, featuring Baylor vs. St. John’s at 11 a.m. and DePaul against Tennessee at 1 p.m. ESPNU showcases at least one game each Sunday in January and February, highlighted by several doubleheaders.
ESPN3 will increase its coverage significantly from one game last year to 29 exclusive games this season, including several top matchups of ACC schools. ESPN 3D will air its first women’s basketball game as part of the Big Monday Presented by Bud Light and Play 4Kay telecast of SEC rivals Kentucky at Tennessee on Feb. 14.
Viewers can also watch live ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 game action online at WatchESPN.com or on smart phones or tablets through the WatchESPN app. The service – available to video subscribers of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS TV – gives fans the ability to watch ESPN’s live networks, no matter where they are.
2011-12 Schedule Special Events & Highlights:
- College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Destinations – Tuesday, Nov. 15
- Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona Extra on ESPN2 – Tuesday, Dec. 6
ESPN Network’s 2011-12 Women’s Basketball Schedule (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network(s) |
| College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Destinations (Nov. 15) | |||
| Tue, Nov 15 | 4 p.m. | Louisville at Texas A&M | ESPNU |
| 6 p.m. | State Farm Tip-Off Classic:
Miami at Tennessee |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Nov 20 | 2 p.m. | Tennessee at Virginia | ESPN3* |
| Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s (Nov. 21-27) | |||
| Mon, Nov 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford at Connecticut (Hartford, Conn.) | ESPNU |
| Sun, Nov 27 | 2 p.m. | Baylor at Tennessee | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Thu, Dec 1 | 7 p.m. | Purdue at Duke | ESPN3* |
| Mon, Dec 5 | 7 p.m. | Furman at Georgia Southern | ESPN3* |
| Tue, Dec 6 | 7 p.m. | Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona Extra (Hartford, Conn.): Texas A&M at Connecticut | ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Sun, Dec 11 | 11 a.m. | Maggie Dixon Classic (New York City):
Baylor vs. St. John’s |
ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Maggie Dixon Classic (New York City):
DePaul vs. Tennessee |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Dec 13 | 7 p.m. | Tennessee at Rutgers | ESPNU |
| Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers (Dec. 17-24) | |||
| Sat, Dec 17 | 3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Samford | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Dec 18 | 1 p.m. | Kentucky at Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| 8:30 p.m. | Connecticut at Baylor | ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Jan 5 | 7 p.m. | NC State at Miami | ESPNU |
| Sun, Jan 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Louisville at St. John’s | ESPNU |
| 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee at Arkansas | ESPNU | |
| Mon, Jan 9 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Georgia Tech | ESPN3* |
| Wed, Jan 11 | 7 p.m. | Old Dominion at VCU | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Jan 15 | noon | Syracuse at Georgetown | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Temple at Dayton | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Miami at Florida State | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Ohio State at Michigan State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Jan 16 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light
(Storrs, Conn.): North Carolina at Connecticut |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Wed, Jan 18 | 7 p.m. | Duke at Georgia Tech | ESPN3* |
| Thu, Jan 19 | 6 p.m. | Niagara at Canisius | ESPN3* |
| Fri, Jan 20 | 6 p.m. | Loyola (Md.) at Marist | ESPNU |
| Sat, Jan 21 | 4:30 p.m. | Chattanooga at Appalachian State | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Jan 22 | 1:30 p.m. | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | Iowa at Penn State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Maryland at Duke | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Louisville at Georgetown | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Jan 23 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Tennessee at Notre Dame |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Fri, Jan 27 | 4 p.m. | Manhattan at Fairfield | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Jan 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Rutgers at Georgetown | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | Penn State at Michigan State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Florida State at Virginia | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Tennessee at Georgia | ESPN2 / ESPNU | |
| Mon, Jan 30 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Connecticut at Duke |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Elon at Chattanooga | ESPN3* | |
| Wed, Feb 1 | 7 p.m. | James Madison at Old Dominion | ESPN3* |
| Sat, Feb 4 | 4:30 p.m. | Marist at Manhattan | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Feb 5 | 11 a.m. | Dayton at Xavier | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | DePaul at Notre Dame | ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 6 | 6 p.m. | Samford at Wofford | ESPN3* |
| 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
North Carolina at Duke |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Oklahoma at Baylor |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Feb 9 | 6 p.m. | Siena at St. Peter’s | ESPN3* |
| Fri, Feb 10 | 4 p.m. | Iona at Loyola (Md.) | ESPN3* |
| Play 4Kay (Feb. 12-13) | |||
| Sun, Feb 12 | 2 p.m. | Georgia Tech at North Carolina | ESPN3* |
| 2:30 p.m. | **Marquette at DePaul | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | **Miami at Maryland | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | **Iowa State at Texas Tech | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | **Arkansas at Auburn | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Drake at Evansville | ESPN3* | |
| 3:30 p.m. | West Virginia at Notre Dame | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | **St. John’s at Rutgers | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | **Florida at South Carolina | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | **Purdue at Ohio State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | **Wake Forest at NC State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Kentucky at Tennessee |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Connecticut at Oklahoma |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Feb 14 | 7 p.m. | Davidson at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3* |
| Wed, Feb 15 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Florida State | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Feb 19 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State at North Carolina | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | Duke at Maryland | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Georgia at Florida | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Purdue at Michigan State | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Judgment Week (Feb. 20-26) | |||
| Mon, Feb 20 | 2 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Notre Dame at Louisville |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Ohio State at Penn State |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Elon at College of Charleston | ESPN3* | |
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Vanderbilt at Kentucky |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Feb 23 | 6 p.m. | Iona at Marist | ESPN3* |
| 7 p.m. | Hofstra at James Madison | ESPN3* | |
| Fri, Feb 24 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Duke | ESPN3* |
| Sat, Feb 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Robert Morris at Quinnipiac | ESPN3* |
| Sun, Feb 26 | 1 p.m. | Fairfield at Rider | ESPN3* |
| 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky at Mississippi State | ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | Duke at North Carolina | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Florida at Tennessee | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | LSU at Georgia | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Feb 27 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light:
Baylor at Texas A&M |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Appalachian State at Chattanooga | ESPN3* | |
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Bud Light
(Hartford, Conn): Notre Dame at Connecticut |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
* - exclusive to ESPN3; ** - regionalized coverage
Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network(s) |
| Sat, Mar 3 | 9:30 a.m. | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3* |
| 11 a.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Semifinal 1 | ESPNU | |
| 11:30 a.m. | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass.): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3* | |
| 1:30 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Semifinal 2 | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Semifinal 1 | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Semifinal 2 | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Mar 4 | noon | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 1 | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Final | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 2 | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.): Final | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Final | ESPN2 / ESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 4 | ESPNU | |
| Mon, Mar 5 | noon | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass.): Final | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | West Coast Conference Championship
(Las Vegas): Final |
ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Atlantic 10 Championship (Philadelphia): Final | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Semifinal 1 | ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Semifinal 2 | ESPNU | |
| Tue, Mar 6 | 2 p.m. | Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Final | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Summit League Championship (Sioux Falls, S.D.): Final | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by America Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Final | ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Mar 10 | 4 p.m. | MEAC Tournament (Winston-Salem, N.C.): Final | ESPNU |
| 6 p.m. | SWAC Championship (Dallas): Final | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Mar 11 | 1 p.m. | Horizon League Championship: Final
(campus of higher seed after quarterfinal) |
ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | NEC Tournament: Final
(campus of higher seed) |
ESPNU |
NOTE: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU & ESPN3’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship schedule will be announced at a later date.
