ORLANDO - UCF men’s basketball and the Big 12 Conference have announced tip times and television designations for the 2026-27 season.
The Knights will have 14 matchups on national television with games appearing on ESPN networks, Fox Sports networks, Peacock, TNT and CBS. All other games not listed for national television will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Knights will have two games against SEC opponents including an exhibition at LSU on Oct. 14 (8 p.m.) and at Vanderbilt on Nov. 20 (8 p.m.). Both games will air on SEC network.
During Thanksgiving, the Knights play at ESPN Wide World of Sports facing Boston College on Nov. 26 (1:30 p.m.) and Georgia on Nov. 27 (7 p.m.). Both games will be streamed on ESPN2.
UCF non-conference home matchups streamed on ESPN+ include: FGCU on Nov. 2 (7 p.m.), Yale on Nov. 6 (7 p.m.), South Alabama on Nov. 10 (7 p.m.), Georgia Southern on Nov. 13 (8 p.m.), Mississippi State on Nov. 17 (7 p.m.), Jacksonville on Dec. 1 (7 p.m.), American on Dec. 6 (1 p.m.), FIU on Dec. 16 (7 p.m.) and Towson on Dec. 22 (1 p.m.).
The Black and Gold will also face Virginia Tech in a neutral-site game on Dec. 19 at Rick Case Arena in Fort Lauderdale. The game will stream on ESPN+, with the tip time yet to be determined.
UCF will have two games aired on FS1 including: at Indiana on Dec. 12 (noon) and at Kansas on Jan. 16 (2 p.m).
The Knights will have one game on CBS Sports Network on Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State at 8:30 p.m.
Two matchups will be on TNT including: at Baylor on Feb. 6 at 5:30 and at West Virginia on Feb.16 at 6 p.m.
The Knights nationally televised games on ESPN include: Iowa State on Jan. 23 (2 p.m., ESPN/2/U), at Texas Tech on Jan. 30 (4 p.m., ESPN/2), West Virginia on Feb. 3 (9 p.m., ESPNU), Texas Tech on Feb. 20 (6/6:30 p.m., ESPN2/U), BYU on Feb. 27 (noon, ESPN2) and at TCU on March 6 (3 p.m., ESPNU).
Conference play on ESPN+
- Utah (Jan. 2, 4p.m.)
- at Arizona State (Jan. 9, 4 p.m.)
- Colorado (Jan. 19, 7 p.m.)
- At Cincinnati (Feb. 13, 2 p.m.)
- Kansas State (March 3, 7 p.m.)
Conference play on Peacock
- At Arizona (Jan. 6, 9 p.m.)
- Baylor (Jan. 13, 8 p.m.)
- Houston (Feb. 10, 8 p.m.)
All tip times and tv designations are subject to change.
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