Coverage includes More Than 1,200 Games Across TV and Digital Platforms

Key Matchups to Also Air on Thursdays This Season

ESPN is the Exclusive Home of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship

ESPN’s women’s college basketball slate for the 2017-2018 regular season includes 140 matchups across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Longhorn Network and SEC Network. Additional coverage on ESPN3, SEC Network + and ACC Network Extra provides more than 1,200 live games throughout the season, streaming live on the ESPN App.

Two of last year’s Women’s Final Four teams – Stanford and UConn – tip off ESPN’s season coverage on Sunday, Nov. 12 (1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), followed by another potential top-10 matchup between Louisville and Ohio State (4 p.m., ESPNU). The Sunday doubleheader will be played in Columbus, Ohio, the site of the 2018 women’s national championship. Nearly every team on Charlie Creme’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 will be featured on ESPN networks this season.

Highlights

ESPN – coverage on ESPN will showcase nine teams in seven matchups, beginning with the tip off to the regular season when Stanford faces UConn (1:30 p.m.). The Jimmy V Women’s Classic will also be televised on ESPN (Dec. 4) featuring Notre Dame vs. UConn

coverage on ESPN will showcase nine teams in seven matchups, beginning with the tip off to the regular season when Stanford faces UConn (1:30 p.m.). The Jimmy V Women’s Classic will also be televised on ESPN (Dec. 4) featuring Notre Dame vs. UConn ESPN2 – serves as the home for Big Monday matchups; will air a total of 35 games during the regular season

serves as the home for Big Monday matchups; will air a total of 35 games during the regular season ESPNU – the college network will air a total of 23 matchups

the college network will air a total of 23 matchups SEC Network – more than 60 matchups featuring key in-conference games, the Big 12/SEC Challenge and early rounds of the SEC Tournament

more than 60 matchups featuring key in-conference games, the Big 12/SEC Challenge and early rounds of the SEC Tournament Longhorn Network – the 24-hour network devoted to The University of Texas will televise one exhibition game (vs. Oklahoma City University) and 11 home games, including eight Big 12 conference matchups

Franchise Programming

Holiday Hoops presented by Zales – including Ohio State at Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 17 (4 p.m., ESPN2)

– including Ohio State at Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 17 (4 p.m., ESPN2) Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank – the six-week series, in its 12 th season, with feature a top matchup nearly every week on ESPN2 beginning Jan. 15, with UConn traveling to face Texas. The Big Monday slate will include a rematch of the 2017 national championship game – South Carolina visiting Mississippi State (Feb. 5), and a tripleheader on Feb. 19, as part of Play4Kay, with Florida State at Duke (6 p.m.), Baylor at Texas (8 p.m.) and UCLA at Oregon (10 p.m.)

the six-week series, in its 12 season, with feature a top matchup nearly every week on ESPN2 beginning Jan. 15, with UConn traveling to face Texas. The Big Monday slate will include a rematch of the 2017 national championship game – South Carolina visiting Mississippi State (Feb. 5), and a tripleheader on Feb. 19, as part of Play4Kay, with Florida State at Duke (6 p.m.), Baylor at Texas (8 p.m.) and UCLA at Oregon (10 p.m.) Thursday Primetime on ESPN– this season’s schedule will also include a number of primetime games on ESPN, including Notre Dame at Louisville (Jan. 11), Tennessee at Notre Dame (Jan. 18), Texas at Baylor (Jan. 25) and UConn at South Carolina (Feb. 1)

Events

Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona and hosted by the Basketball Hall of Fame – the annual event, in its 16 th year, will feature Notre Dame vs. UConn at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The matchup will be a faceoff between two Hall of Fame coaches – Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw – in a storied rivalry of two top women’s basketball programs. In last season’s matchup between the two teams, the Huskies defeated the Fighting Irish 72-61

the annual event, in its 16 year, will feature Notre Dame vs. UConn at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The matchup will be a faceoff between two Hall of Fame coaches – Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw – in a storied rivalry of two top women’s basketball programs. In last season’s matchup between the two teams, the Huskies defeated the Fighting Irish 72-61 We Back Pat – ESPN will once again support the SEC’s “We Back Pat” initiative honoring the late Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt will include several matchups across ESPN2 and SEC Network on Sunday, Jan. 21. The day-long programming tips off with reigning national champion South Carolina taking on Kentucky (noon, ESPNU), and continues with UConn at Temple (1 p.m., ESPN2), Tulsa at Tulane (2 p.m., ESPNU), Mississippi State at Tennessee (3 p.m., ESPN2) and Florida State at Louisville (5 p.m., ESPN2)

ESPN will once again support the SEC’s “We Back Pat” initiative honoring the late Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt will include several matchups across ESPN2 and SEC Network on Sunday, Jan. 21. The day-long programming tips off with reigning national champion South Carolina taking on Kentucky (noon, ESPNU), and continues with UConn at Temple (1 p.m., ESPN2), Tulsa at Tulane (2 p.m., ESPNU), Mississippi State at Tennessee (3 p.m., ESPN2) and Florida State at Louisville (5 p.m., ESPN2) Play4Kay – ESPN’s 12 th annual Play 4Kay – highlighting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the V Foundation and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) – will air a number of games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU on Sunday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 19

– ESPN’s 12 annual Play 4Kay – highlighting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the V Foundation and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) – will air a number of games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU on Sunday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 19 Big 12/SEC Challenge – this year’s Challenge will feature four games on SEC Network (Nov. 30, Dec. 2, Dec. 3) and one matchup on ESPNU (Dec. 3). Matchups include Kansas State at Missouri, Iowa State at Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State at Mississippi State, Texas at Georgia and West Virginia at Texas A&M

Top 16 Seeds Reveal

ESPN will once again reveal the NCAA Top 16 Seeds, determined by the NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship sport committee, during marquee games on Mondays and Thursdays. The first of three reveals will take place on Thursday, Jan. 18, during halftime of Tennessee at Notre Dame (7 p.m., ESPN). The second reveal will occur on Thursday, Feb. 1, with the final taking place during Big Monday/Play4Kay on Monday, Feb. 19. The entire 64-team field for the 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship will be announced during the Selection Special on Monday, March 12.

ESPN: Home of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Capital One

ESPN’s commitment to women’s basketball continues for the 31st year with coverage of the entire NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship from start to finish. Beginning Friday, March 16, every round of the championship will be carried on ESPN or ESPN2. The Women’s Final Four will be live from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, March 30 and Sunday, April 1. Details and a complete schedule will be available at a later date.

espnW

A comprehensive season preview November 6-10 will include preseason rankings of the top 25 teams and players in the country, as well as preseason All-Americans and the espnW preseason player of the year

Mechelle Voepel, Graham Hays and Charlie Creme will write in-depth profiles of the nation’s top teams and players, and offer live coverage and analysis, throughout the season

Beginning with a preseason Bracketology, Creme will update his 64-team projection throughout the season

For the sixth consecutive season, espnW will name a national player of the week every Monday

ESPN the Magazine

A host of college basketball preview topics in the QB Crossroads issue — available on newsstands beginning Friday, Nov. 3 — including:

Men’s and Women’s Top 25 Power Rankings

UConn is untethered from its 111-game win streak, and power duo Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier look to lead the Huskies into a new era.

The regular-season will culminate with ESPN’s Champ Week presented by Principal Financial Group, providing conference tournament coverage Feb. 28 – March 11.

All games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.

2017-2018 Women’s College Basketball Regular Season Schedule (subject to change)

Note: All ESPN3, SEC Network + and ACC Network Extra games will be announced weekly once the season begins

Date Time (ET) Matchup Network Sun, Nov. 5 2 p.m. Oklahoma City University at Texas (exhibition) Longhorn Network Sun, Nov. 12 1:30 p.m. Stanford vs. UConn ESPN 2 p.m. Stetson at Texas Longhorn Network 4 p.m. Louisville vs. Ohio State ESPNU Mon, Nov. 13 7 p.m. South Carolina at Maryland ESPN2 Wed, Nov. 15 Noon McNeese State at Texas Longhorn Network Fri, Nov. 17 8 p.m. UTSA at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Nov. 19 1:30 p.m. Maryland at UConn ESPN Tue, Nov. 21 10:30 p.m. UConn at UCLA ESPNU Wed, Nov. 29 8 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss SEC Network Thu, Nov. 30 7 p.m. Ohio State at Duke ESPN2 8 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Texas Longhorn Network 9 p.m. Big 12/SEC Challenge

Kansas State at Missouri SEC Network Sat, Dec. 2 4 p.m. Big 12/SEC Challenge

Iowa State at Vanderbilt SEC Network Sun, Dec. 3 Noon Duke at South Carolina SEC Network 2 p.m. Big 12/SEC Challenge

Oklahoma State at Mississippi State SEC Network 4 p.m. Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona and hosted by the Basketball Hall of Fame

Notre Dame vs. UConn ESPN Big 12/SEC Challenge

Texas at Georgia SEC Network 8 p.m. Big 12/SEC Challenge

West Virginia at Texas A&M ESPNU Wed, Dec. 6 Noon TCU at Texas A&M SEC Network Sun, Dec. 10 1 p.m. Marshall at Florida SEC Network 3 p.m. Texas at Tennessee ESPN2 Wed, Dec. 13 7 p.m. Oregon at Mississippi State SEC Network 8 p.m. Northwestern State at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Dec. 17 1 p.m. Georgia Tech at Georgia SEC Network 3 p.m. Louisville at Kentucky SEC Network 4 p.m. Holiday Hoops presented by Zales

Ohio State at Cincinnati ESPN2 Thu, Dec. 21 12 p.m. California at Kentucky SEC Network Sun, Dec. 31 Noon Tulane at USF ESPNU Tennessee at Kentucky SEC Network 2 p.m. Indiana at Ohio State ESPN2 Texas Tech at Baylor ESPNU Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network 4 p.m. Florida at Auburn ESPN2 Vanderbilt at LSU SEC Network 6 p.m. Mississippi State at Georgia SEC Network Wed, Jan 3 8 p.m. Oklahoma State at Texas Longhorn Network Thu, Jan 4 7 p.m. Kentucky at Texas A&M SEC Network 9 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State SEC Network Sun, Jan 7 Noon Ohio State at Michigan ESPN2 SMU at Temple ESPNU Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC Network 2 p.m. South Carolina at Missouri ESPN2 Texas at Kansas State ESPNU Mississippi State at LSU SEC Network 4 p.m. Stanford at Arizona State ESPN2 Alabama at Arkansas SEC Network Thu, Jan 11 10 a.m. Marist at Quinnipiac ESPNU 7 p.m. Thursday Primetime

Notre Dame at Louisville ESPN Tennessee at Texas A&M SEC Network 9 p.m. Ole Miss at Mississippi State SEC Network Sat, Jan 13 2 p.m. Kansas at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Jan 14 Noon UCF at USF ESPNU 1 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina ESPN2 LSU at Florida SEC Network 2 p.m. Saint Louis at Dayton ESPNU 3 p.m. Virginia at Duke ESPN2 Georgia at Texas A&M SEC Network 4 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi State ESPNU 5 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network Mon, Jan 15 7 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

UConn at Texas ESPN2 Kentucky at Vanderbilt SEC Network Thu, Jan 18 7 p.m. Thursday Primetime

Tennessee at Notre Dame ESPN Florida at Arkansas SEC Network 9 p.m. Missouri at Ole Miss SEC Network Sun, Jan 21 Noon We Back Pat

South Carolina at Kentucky ESPNU 1 p.m. We Back Pat

UConn at Temple ESPN2 We Back Pat

Ole Miss at Florida SEC Network 2 p.m. We Back Pat

Tulsa at Tulane ESPNU 3 p.m. We Back Pat

Mississippi State at Tennessee ESPN2 We Back Pat

Auburn at Georgia SEC Network 5 p.m. We Back Pat

Florida State at Louisville ESPN2 We Back Pat

Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network Mon, Jan 22 7 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

Ohio State at Maryland ESPN2 LSU at Texas A&M SEC Network Thu, Jan 25 6:30 p.m. Arkansas at South Carolina SEC Network 7 p.m. Thursday Primetime

Texas at Baylor ESPN 8:30 p.m. Florida at Mississippi State SEC Network Sat, Jan 27 Noon Michigan State at Ohio State ESPNU 8 p.m. Iowa State at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Jan 28 Noon Temple at USF ESPNU 1 p.m. Tennessee at LSU SEC Network 2 p.m. Mississippi State at Ole Miss ESPNU 3 p.m. Texas A&M at Vanderbilt SEC Network 4 p.m. Notre Dame at Florida State ESPN2 5 p.m. Alabama at Auburn SEC Network 6 p.m. Missouri at South Carolina ESPN2 Mon, Jan 29 7 p.m. Kentucky at Arkansas SEC Network Thu, Feb 1 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Tennessee SEC Network 7 p.m. Thursday Primetime

UConn at South Carolina ESPN 8:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Missouri SEC Network Sat, Feb 3 Noon TCU at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Feb 4 Noon LSU at Kentucky SEC Network 1 p.m. Notre Dame at Duke ESPN2 2 p.m. Tennessee at Vanderbilt ESPNU Arkansas at Alabama SEC Network 3 p.m. Stanford at Oregon ESPN2 4 p.m. Auburn at Texas A&M SEC Network Mon, Feb 5 7 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

South Carolina at Mississippi State ESPN2 Florida at Missouri SEC Network Thu, Feb 8 7 p.m. South Carolina at Alabama SEC Network 9 p.m. Kentucky at Missouri SEC Network Sat, Feb 10 8 p.m. Kansas State at Texas Longhorn Network Sun, Feb 11 Noon Michigan at Michigan State ESPN2 Dayton at George Washington ESPNU 1 p.m. Florida at South Carolina SEC Network 2 p.m. Ohio State at USF ESPN2 Kentucky at Mississippi State ESPNU 3 p.m. Georgia at Tennessee SEC Network 4 p.m. Florida State at Miami ESPN2 5 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas SEC Network Mon, Feb 12 7 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

Louisville at UConn ESPN2 Vanderbilt at Auburn SEC Network Wed, Feb 14 8 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas Longhorn Network Thu, Feb 15 5 p.m. SIUE at UT Martin ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Alabama at Tennessee SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Vanderbilt SEC Network Play4Kay on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU (Feb. 18-19) Sun, Feb 18 Noon Wake Forest at NC State ESPNU 1 p.m. Purdue at Ohio State ESPN2 Vanderbilt at Florida SEC Network 2 p.m. Texas A&M at Mississippi State or Tennessee at Missouri ESPNU 3 p.m. Tulane at Memphis ESPN2 Kentucky at South Carolina SEC Network 5 p.m. Tennessee at Missouri or Texas A&M at Mississippi State ESPN2 Auburn at Alabama SEC Network Mon, Feb 19 6 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

Florida State at Duke ESPN2 7 p.m. Georgia at Ole Miss SEC Network 8 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

Baylor at Texas ESPN2 10 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

UCLA at Oregon ESPN2 Thu, Feb 22 6:30 p.m. LSU at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at Ole Miss SEC Network Sun, Feb 25 Noon Ohio State at Penn State ESPN2 Mississippi State at Kentucky or South Carolina at Tennessee ESPNU Florida at Georgia SEC Network 2 p.m. NC State at Notre Dame ESPN2 Ole Miss at Auburn SEC Network 4 p.m. South Carolina at Tennessee or Mississippi State at Kentucky ESPN2 Missouri at Texas A&M SEC Network Mon, Feb 26 7 p.m. Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank

USF at UConn ESPN2

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