FOX Sports Launches 2026-27 College Hoops Coverage
The network is carrying more than 250 men's and women's college basketball games this season, starting with a Rome tip-off doubleheader.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Basketball
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FOX Sports has launched its 2026-27 college basketball coverage with more than 250 men's and women's games across its networks. The season kicked off with a men's and women's doubleheader at the Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome, featuring Notre Dame and Villanova.
Why it matters
The expanded slate gives U.S. viewers a wide range of college basketball broadcasts across broadcast and cable platforms throughout the season. The network's production approach is designed to scale coverage to match the importance of each game.
FOX Sports is covering more than 250 men's and women's college basketball games for the 2026-27 season, with at least 16 women's games airing on the FOX broadcast network starting Nov. 28. The extraction did not provide a prior-season comparison or the full broadcast allocation.
The players
FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the sports division of the FOX media company, which broadcasts major college and professional sports on FOX and FS1.
Big Ten Network
Big Ten Network is the conference-owned sports television network that broadcasts Big Ten athletics and shares remote-production infrastructure with FOX Sports.
The details
FOX Sports has control-room capabilities at its studios in Los Angeles and Charlotte, NC, and access to Big Ten Network's remote-production infrastructure. Camera complements will vary by venue and matchup, with premier events receiving additional camera positions and specialty systems.
Timeline
Sunday: Eternal City Tip-Off doubleheader in Rome, Notre Dame vs. Villanova.
Nov. 21: FOX Saturday Night Hoops opener, Michigan vs. Villanova in Philadelphia.
Nov. 28: First women's game on the FOX broadcast network, Duke vs. UConn in Boston.
Dec. 5: Women's Champions Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Season Trajectory
FOX's commitment of at least 16 women's games to its broadcast network, beginning Nov. 28, extends the recent movement of women's college basketball into prime broadcast windows. The expanded 2026-27 slate also reflects the network's push to compete for college hoops audiences across its networks.
Fans can find a broad range of college basketball on FOX and FS1, including Thanksgiving-week tournaments from the Fort Myers Tip-Off and Rady Children's Invitational. Viewers planning to watch the women's broadcast games should note the Nov. 28 start date on FOX.
The takeaway
Viewers who follow college basketball across networks should mark the Nov. 21 season opener and the Nov. 28 start of FOX's women's broadcast games. FOX and FS1 will carry a wide range of games throughout the season.
What happens next
FOX Saturday Night Hoops opens Nov. 21 with Michigan vs. Villanova in Philadelphia, and women's FOX broadcast games begin Nov. 28. The Women's Champions Classic follows on Dec. 5 at Barclays Center.
Further reading
For more on the season's broadcast schedule, see Basketball coverage on the site.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Sports Video Group.
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