NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2025-26 women's basketball television assignments and tipoff times on Thursday morning.

The upcoming season marks the first year of a six-year media agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31, encompassing coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), and TNT Sports (TNT, TBS and truTV).  The agreement will provide comprehensive national broadcast, cable, and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST women's and men's basketball games. ESPN+ will also stream a minimum of 75 women's basketball games. 
Below is a breakdown by network:
 
FOX /FS1
· FOX will air four games while FS1 will show 13 games in 2025-26 to mark the fifth straight year BIG EAST women's basketball will be featured on the broadcast network.
· On Friday, Nov. 21, the Huskies and Michigan will tipoff on FOX at 8 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. 
· Iowa and UConn will meet on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Barclays Center as part of the Women’s Champions Classic. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.
· The Huskies are back on FOX on Monday, Jan. 19 as they host Notre Dame at 5 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion, followed by Tennessee at UConn on Sunday, Feb. 1 at noon.
· The women's basketball slate on FS1 kicks-off with Florida State at UConn on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m.
· Other non-conference games on FS1 include Creighton vs. K-State (12/14; 3:30 p.m.) and DePaul vs. Michigan State (12/14; 5:30 p.m.).
· UConn will host five opponents on FS1 - DePaul (12/7; 1 p.m.), Seton Hall (1/3; Noon), Villanova (1/15; 7 p.m.), Butler (2/7; Noon) and Providence (2/22; Noon).
· UConn-Xavier will meet in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2:30 p.m. on FS1, while St. John's-Villanova with air on FS1 on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.
· Marquette has a pair of games on FS1 – on the road against Creighton (2/8; 1 p.m.) and at home versus UConn (2/14; 1 p.m.)
                                                                   
NBC Sports/Peacock
· Peacock will stream 25 women's games, including all 10 of the conference's women's basketball tournament games. 
· The 2026 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP will take place from Friday, March 6 to Monday, March 9 at Mohegan Sun.
· UConn will take on Ohio State in a non-conference matchup at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday Nov. 16 at noon on Peacock.
· Peacock will stream Villanova at Georgetown and Marquette at DePaul on Thursday, Dec. 4, starting at 7 p.m. 
· Between Dec. 17 and Feb. 26 there are nine games on Peacock (full conference schedule below).
· Providence welcomes UConn on New Years Eve for a 3 p.m. tipoff, streamed on Peacock.
· A Peacock doubleheader will feature Butler-Seton Hall and Providence-Marquette on Sunday, March 1.

TNT Sports
· TNT Sports will feature 15 regular season women's basketball games, including 14 league-play matchups, split across TNT and truTV throughout the 2025-26 season. All TNT Sports games will also stream on HBO Max.
· UConn plays host to Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 12 on truTV at 7:30 p.m.
· On Sunday, Dec. 28, UConn and Butler will play on TNT and truTV at 4 p.m. in Hinkle Fieldhouse, followed by Creighton at Georgetown at 6 p.m. on truTV.
· St. John's will travel to take on UConn on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on truTV. Creighton at Marquette play the next day on truTV at 8 p.m.
· TruTV is set to televise a BIG EAST doubleheader on Sunday, Jan. 11, beginning with Villanova at Providence, followed by Creighton at UConn.
· Both TNT and truTV will air UConn at Georgetown on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
· Another truTV doubleheader takes place on Sunday, Feb. 1 with Creighton at Seton Hall and Marquette at Georgetown.
· Creighton plays host to Villanova on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. on truTV.
· Thursday, Feb. 26 features Georgetown at UConn and Providence at Creighton on TNT and truTV.

ESPN+
· This past July, the BIG EAST and ESPN agreed upon a six-year digital media rights agreement, adding hundreds of live BIG EAST events to ESPN's robust college sports portfolio. 
· For the 2025-26 season, 127 women's basketball games, including 73 conference games will appear on ESPN+. 
· As part of the new six-year deal, a minimum of 25 non-conference games annually for BIG EAST men's basketball and 200 Olympic sports events will stream on ESPN+ annually beginning with the 2025-26 academic year.
· For the full list of games on ESPN+, click here. 
 
2025-26 Conference Play Schedule
All times Eastern
 
November 30, 2025
UConn at Xavier – 2:30 p.m., FS1
 
December 4, 2025
Providence at Xavier – 11 a.m., ESPN+
Butler at Seton Hall - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at St. John's – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Georgetown – 7 p.m., Peacock
Marquette at DePaul – 9 p.m., Peacock
 
December 7, 2025
DePaul at UConn – 1 p.m., FS1
Providence at St. John's – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Butler at Marquette – 4 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 17, 2025
Marquette at UConn – 7 p.m., Peacock 
 
December 19, 2025
Seton Hall at Villanova – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 20, 2025
DePaul at Creighton – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 21, 2025
Georgetown at Providence – 1 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 22, 2025
St. John's at Villanova – Noon, ESPN+
Seton Hall at Creighton – 4 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 28, 2025
Xavier at Seton Hall – 1 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Butler – 4 p.m., TNT + truTV
Creighton at Georgetown – 6 p.m., truTV
 
December 29, 2025
Villanova at DePaul – 7 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Marquette – 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
 
December 31, 2025
Georgetown at Seton Hall – 1 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Providence – 3 p.m., Peacock
 
January 1, 2026
Creighton at Villanova – Noon, ESPN+
Marquette at Xavier – 1 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at St. John's – 2 p.m., ESPN+ 
 
 
January 3, 2026
Seton Hall at UConn – Noon, FS1
 
January 4, 2026
Butler at Creighton – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Georgetown – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at DePaul – 3 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Marquette – 4 p.m., Peacock
 
January 7, 2026
Georgetown at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at UConn – 7:30 p.m., truTV
 
January 8, 2026
Xavier at Villanova – 11:30 a.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Providence – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at Marquette – 8 p.m., truTV
 
January 10, 2026
Butler at St. John's – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at DePaul – 3 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 11, 2026
Villanova at Providence – Noon, truTV
UConn at Creighton – 2 p.m., truTV
 
January 13, 2026
DePaul at Xavier – 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Georgetown – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 14, 2026
Marquette at Seton Hall – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 15, 2026
Villanova at UConn – 7 p.m., FS1
 
January 17, 2026
Creighton at Providence – 1 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Xavier – 1 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at Marquette – 3 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at DePaul – 3 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 18, 2026
Butler at Villanova – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 20, 2026
Providence at Seton Hall – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Creighton – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 21, 2026
DePaul at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at St. John's – 8 p.m., Peacock 
 
January 22, 2026
UConn at Georgetown – 7:30 p.m., TNT + truTV
 
January 24, 2026
Villanova at St. John's – 2 p.m., FS1
 
January 25, 2026
UConn at Seton Hall – Noon, Peacock 
Georgetown at Xavier – 1 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at Butler – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at DePaul – 3 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 27, 2026
Providence at Villanova – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
January 28, 2026
St. John's at Creighton – 7 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Marquette – 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at UConn – 8 p.m., Peacock
 
January 29, 2026
Seton Hall at Georgetown – 11 a.m., ESPN+
 
January 31, 2026
St. John's at Providence – 1 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Villanova – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 1, 2026
Butler at Xavier – 1 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at Seton Hall – 3 p.m., truTV
Marquette at Georgetown – 5 p.m., truTV
 
February 4, 2026
Georgetown at Creighton – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at St. John's – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at Marquette – 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at DePaul – 8 p.m., truTV
 
February 7, 2026
Butler at UConn – Noon, FS1
Georgetown at Villanova – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at St. John's – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 8, 2026
Marquette at Creighton – 1 p.m., FS1
Xavier at Providence – 1 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 10, 2026
St. John's at DePaul – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 11, 2026
Villanova at Xavier – 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at UConn – 7 p.m., Peacock
Butler at Providence – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Marquette – 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 14, 2026
UConn at Marquette – 1 p.m., FS1
DePaul at Seton Hall – 1 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at Georgetown – 2 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Butler – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 15, 2026
Villanova at Creighton – 5 p.m., truTV
 
February 18, 2026
Seton Hall at Xavier – 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Villanova – 7 p.m., Peacock
Creighton at Butler – 7 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Providence – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at St. John's – 7 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 21, 2026
Butler at Georgetown – 2 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 22, 2026
Providence at UConn – Noon, FS1
St. John's at Seton Hall – 1 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at DePaul – 3 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at Villanova – 3:30 p.m., Peacock
 
February 25, 2026
Butler at DePaul – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Marquette – 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
 
February 26, 2026
Villanova at Seton Hall – 7 p.m., Peacock
Georgetown at UConn – 7 p.m., TNT + truTV
Providence at Creighton – 9 p.m., TNT + truTV
 
March 1, 2026
Creighton at Xavier – 1 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Georgetown – 2 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Butler – 3:30 p.m., Peacock
Marquette at Providence – 5:30 p.m., Peacock
UConn at St. John's – TBD, TBD