NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2026-27 women's basketball television assignments and tipoff times on Tuesday morning.
The upcoming season marks the second year of a six-year media agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31 and include coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1, FS2, FOX One), 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 at least 75 women’s basketball games.
Below is a breakdown by network:
FOX /FS1
· FOX will air four games in 2026-27, marking the sixth straight year BIG EAST women’s basketball will be featured on the broadcast network, while FS1 will show 15 games.
· The FOX family of networks will broadcast the 2027 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP, which will take place from Friday, March 5 to Monday, March 8 at Mohegan Sun.
· Notre Dame and Villanova will tip off the women’s basketball FS1 slate on Sunday, Nov. 1, at noon in Rome, Italy (6 p.m. local time).
· Iowa at UConn follows Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion on FS1.
· Other non-conference games on FS1 include Nebraska at Creighton on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m. at CHI Health Center, UConn vs. South Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena and UNLV at UConn on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion.
· UConn also has two non-conference games on FOX: vs. Duke on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at TD Garden in Boston; and vs. Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2:30 p.m. at the PeoplesBank Arena.
· UConn and Seton Hall will meet on Monday, Jan. 18, at 2:30 p.m. at Prudential Center on FOX.
· UConn will play five BIG EAST games on FS1, hosting DePaul (Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.), Xavier (Feb. 13, noon), St. John’s (Feb. 21, noon) and Butler (Feb. 28, 2 p.m.), while traveling to Xavier on Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.
· St. John’s at Villanova will air on FS1 Thursday, Jan. 28, at 8:30 p.m.
· Marquette at Creighton will air on FOX Saturday, Feb. 27, at 12:30 p.m.
· All games airing on FOX, FS1 and FS2 will also stream on FOX One.
NBC Sports/Peacock
· Peacock will stream 14 women’s basketball games throughout the 2026-27 season.
· Cornell at UConn will tip off the Peacock slate on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. at PeoplesBank Arena.
· Seton Hall at UConn follows Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m., while South Carolina at Providence will stream Saturday, Nov. 21, at 1:30 p.m.
· UCLA vs. St. John’s at Mohegan Sun Arena will air on Peacock Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 5 p.m.
· Peacock will feature a pair of BIG EAST matchups in December, with Creighton at UConn on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. and UConn at Villanova on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m.
· UConn at DePaul will play on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 3, at 4 p.m.
· Villanova at Creighton will air on Peacock Thursday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m.
· UConn at Creighton highlights the Peacock schedule Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m., followed by Creighton at Marquette on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.
· Other conference games on Peacock include St. John’s at Seton Hall (Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m.), Villanova at UConn (Feb. 10, 6 p.m.), Marquette at Villanova (Feb. 18, 8 p.m.), UConn at Georgetown (Feb. 18, 7 p.m.) and Villanova at Seton Hall (Feb. 27, 5 p.m.).
TNT Sports
· TNT Sports will feature 15 regular season women's basketball games. All TNT Sports games will also stream on HBO Max.
· Georgetown at St. John’s and Villanova at Marquette will tip off a truTV doubleheader on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively.
· Georgetown at UConn will air on TNT Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.
· Marquette at UConn follows Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. on truTV.
· UConn at St. John’s will be televised on TNT Sunday, Jan. 24, at noon from Madison Square Garden.
· Providence at UConn will air on TNT Sunday, Jan. 31, at noon.
· A truTV doubleheader is set for Thursday, Feb. 4, beginning with UConn at Butler at 7 p.m., followed by Villanova at DePaul at 9 p.m.
· Seton Hall at Villanova and UConn at Marquette will highlight a TNT doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively.
· Creighton at St. John’s will air on truTV Sunday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m.
· truTV will feature a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 21, with Creighton at Villanova at 2 p.m., followed by Providence at Marquette at 4 p.m.
· Seton Hall at St. John’s will air on truTV Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m.
· UConn at Providence will close out the TNT slate Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. from Amica Mutual Pavilion.
ESPN+
· Last 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 2026-27 season, 139 women’s basketball games, including 75 conference games, will appear on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
2026-27 Conference Play Schedule
All times Eastern
November 20, 2026
Seton Hall at UConn - 8 p.m., Peacock
December 3, 2026
DePaul at Villanova - 7 p.m., ESPN+
December 4, 2026
Marquette at Xavier - 11 a.m., ESPN+
Providence at St. John's - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Butler - 7 p.m., ESPN+
December 6, 2026
St. John's at Xavier - 1 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Georgetown - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Butler at Marquette - 3 p.m., ESPN+
December 10, 2026
Seton Hall at Providence - 11 a.m., ESPN+
Butler at DePaul - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at St. John's - 7 p.m., truTV
Villanova at Marquette - 9 p.m., truTV
December 16, 2026
Creighton at UConn - 7 p.m., Peacock
December 20, 2026
Villanova at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Georgetown - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at DePaul - 3 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Marquette - 3 p.m., ESPN+
December 22, 2026
Butler at Creighton - 6 p.m., ESPN+
December 23, 2026
Providence at Georgetown - Noon, ESPN+
Xavier at Seton Hall - Noon, ESPN+
UConn at Villanova - 1 p.m., Peacock
December 30, 2026
Creighton at Seton Hall - 1 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Butler - 6 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at Villanova - 7 p.m., ESPN+
December 31, 2026
Marquette at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Xavier - 5 p.m., FS1
January 2, 2027
Creighton at Georgetown - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at St. John's - 2 p.m., ESPN+
January 3, 2027
Providence at Xavier - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Marquette - 3 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at DePaul - 4 p.m., NBC
January 6, 2027
Providence at Butler - 7 p.m., ESPN+
January 7, 2027
DePaul at Seton Hall - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at UConn - 7 p.m., TNT
Xavier at St. John's - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Creighton - 8 p.m., Peacock
January 10, 2027
Butler at Seton Hall - 1 p.m., ESPN+
St. John's at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Villanova - 2 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Creighton - 2 p.m., Peacock
Marquette at DePaul - 3 p.m., ESPN+
January 13, 2027
DePaul at Xavier - 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Butler at Villanova - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at UConn - 7 p.m., truTV
Seton Hall at Georgetown - 7 p.m., ESPN+
January 14, 2027
St. John's at Creighton - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
January 16, 2027
Xavier at Butler - 2 p.m., ESPN+
January 17, 2027
Creighton at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at St. John's - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at Marquette - 3 p.m., ESPN+
January 18, 2027
UConn at Seton Hall - 2:30 p.m., FOX
January 20, 2027
Villanova at Georgetown - 11 a.m., ESPN+
Marquette at Butler - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at DePaul - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Creighton - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
January 23, 2027
Marquette at Seton Hall - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at Villanova - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at DePaul - 3 p.m., ESPN+
January 24, 2027
UConn at St. John's - Noon, TNT
Creighton at Butler - 2 p.m., ESPN+
January 27, 2027
Seton Hall at Xavier - 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Butler at Providence - 7 p.m., ESPN+
January 28, 2027
DePaul at UConn - 6:30 p.m., FS1
Creighton at Marquette - 7 p.m., Peacock
St. John's at Villanova - 8:30 p.m., FS1
January 30, 2027
Butler at Georgetown - 2 p.m., ESPN+
January 31, 2027
Providence at UConn - Noon, TNT
Villanova at Xavier - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at Creighton - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at St. John's - 2 p.m., ESPN+
February 3, 2027
Georgetown at Providence - 7 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier at Marquette - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
February 4, 2027
St. John's at Seton Hall - 6:30 p.m., Peacock
UConn at Butler - 7 p.m., truTV
Villanova at DePaul - 9 p.m., truTV
February 6, 2027
Xavier at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at Creighton - 2 p.m., ESPN+
February 7, 2027
Seton Hall at Villanova - 12:30 p.m., TNT
UConn at Marquette - 2:30 p.m., TNT
St. John's at DePaul - 3 p.m., ESPN+
February 10, 2027
Villanova at UConn - 6 p.m., Peacock
Butler at Xavier - 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at Georgetown - 7 p.m., ESPN+
DePaul at Creighton - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
February 11, 2027
Providence at Seton Hall - 7 p.m., ESPN+
February 13, 2027
Xavier at UConn - Noon, FS1
Villanova at Butler - 2 p.m., ESPN+
February 14, 2027
Creighton at St. John's - 11 a.m., truTV
DePaul at Providence - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Georgetown at Seton Hall - 1 p.m., ESPN+
February 17, 2027
Seton Hall at DePaul - 7 p.m., ESPN+
February 18, 2027
Butler at St. John's - 7 p.m., ESPN+
UConn at Georgetown - 7 p.m., Peacock
Providence at Creighton - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Marquette at Villanova - 8 p.m., Peacock
February 21, 2027
St. John's at UConn - Noon, FS1
Georgetown at Xavier - 1 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at Villanova - 2 p.m., truTV
DePaul at Butler - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Providence at Marquette - 4 p.m., truTV
February 24, 2027
Georgetown at Butler - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Creighton at Xavier - 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Seton Hall at St. John's - 7 p.m., truTV
DePaul at Marquette - 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
February 25, 2027
UConn at Providence - 7 p.m., TNT
February 27, 2027
Marquette at Creighton - 12:30 p.m., FOX
St. John's at Georgetown - 2 p.m., ESPN+
Villanova at Seton Hall - 5 p.m., Peacock
February 28, 2027
Butler at UConn - 2 p.m., FS1
Xavier at DePaul - 3 p.m., ESPN+