via press release:
Undefeated No. 1 Syracuse & No. 10 Murray; Top-5 Showdown on Saturday
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule for Saturday, Jan. 21 showcases the two remaining undefeated teams, a matchup between top-five programs and the Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV series.
- ESPN and ESPNU combine to televise two unbeaten teams, both on the road, beginning with No. 1 Syracuse at Notre Dame on ESPN at 6 p.m. followed by No. 10 Murray State at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
- A 2 p.m. telecast on ESPN features two one-loss, ranked programs when No. 5 Missouri travels to No. 3 Baylor.
- The second installment of ESPN’s eight-week men’s college basketball College GameDay Covered by State Farm andSaturday Primetime series originates from Pittsburgh for the Panthers’ contest against No. 21 Louisville at 9 p.m.College GameDay airs at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN and at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
- ESPN also has No. 4 Duke against Florida State, which is coming off a 90-57 upset victory over then-No. 3 North Carolina last Saturday, at 4 p.m.
In addition, ESPNU’s first season of the ACC Sunday Night Basketball series, featuring a weekly game from the conference at 6 p.m., pits Virginia Tech at No. 17 Virginia.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Jan 18 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at No. 11 Connecticut Bob Wischusen & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at Villanova Adam Amin & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware at George Mason | ESPN3 * | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas at Kansas State Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at Iowa State Mitch Holthus & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Jan 19 | 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 4 Duke Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Alabama Rece Davis & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Albany at Vermont | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | College of Charleston at Davidson | ESPN3 * | |
| 8 p.m. | William & Mary at Virginia Commonwealth Anish Shroff & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee State | ESPN3 * | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Butler at UIC | ESPN3 * | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Niagara at Canisius | ESPN3 * | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 8 North Carolina at Virginia Tech John Saunders & Jay Bilas |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 Illinois at Penn State Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | San Francisco at Gonzaga Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Jan 20 | 7 p.m. | Milwaukee at Youngstown State | ESPN3 * |
| 8 p.m. | Green Bay at Cleveland State Jim Barbar & David Kaplan |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Manhattan at Marist | ESPN3 * | |
| 10 p.m. | Rider at Iona Doug Sherman & Tim O’Toole |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 21 | 11 a.m. | Maryland at Temple Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU |
| Noon | Purdue at No. 9 Michigan State Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Xavier at Dayton John Saunders & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Villanova at St. John’s Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 5 Missouri at No. 3 Baylor Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Indiana State at No. 18 Creighton Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Cincinnati at West Virginia Justin Kutcher & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Florida State at No. 4 Duke Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | North Florida at Mercer | ESPN3 * | |
| 5 p.m. | Iowa State at Texas Tech TBD & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 1 Syracuse at Notre Dame Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 15 Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Long Island at Wagner Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 21 Louisville at Pittsburgh Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 10 Murray State at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Long Beach State at UC Santa Barbara Mark Neely & Jalen Rose |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Jan 22 | 2 p.m. | South Florida at DePaul Lou Canellis & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPN3 * |
| 6 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 17 Virginia Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Drake at Northern Iowa Mitch Holthus & David Kaplan |
ESPNU |
* Exclusive
