NEW YORK - The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2026 fall Olympic sports championship schedule and national television slate on Monday.

The fall national television schedule features 12 regular-season volleyball matches involving BIG EAST programs across FOX, FS1, FS2, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Postseason national television coverage is highlighted by the BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship final on ESPNU on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET.

National television coverage begins Monday, Aug. 24 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee as Xavier faces Pitt at 6 p.m. ET on FS2, followed by Marquette against Texas at 8 p.m. ET. Creighton will make back-to-back national television appearances later that week at the State Farm Women's College Volleyball Showcase at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., facing Purdue on FOX on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. ET and Minnesota on FS1 on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. ET.

DePaul will host a pair of nationally televised non-conference matches in September, welcoming Nebraska to Wintrust Arena on Friday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. ET on FS1 before hosting Penn State at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Monday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Marquette hosts Illinois on FS1 on Friday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. ET, while Villanova visits Penn State on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.

Creighton returns to national television for two home matches in September, hosting Kansas State on ESPN2 on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ET and Texas A&M on FS1 on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. ET. Conference play takes center stage in October with UConn visiting Creighton on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, followed by Creighton at Marquette on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.

The 2026 BIG EAST fall championship calendar begins Friday, Oct. 30 with the men's and women's Cross Country Championships at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. Field hockey follows Nov. 6 and 8 at Howarth Field in Philadelphia.

The Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md., will host the concluding rounds of both soccer championships. The Women's Soccer Championship semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 11, followed by the final on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Men's Soccer Championship semifinals will be played Thursday, Nov. 12, with the championship final set for Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

The fall championship schedule concludes in Omaha, where Creighton will host the BIG EAST Volleyball Championship at D.J. Sokol Arena. Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, followed by the championship match on Sunday, Nov. 22.

ESPN+ will serve as the streaming home for BIG EAST fall championship coverage not designated for national linear television.

All television times listed in Eastern Time.

VolleyballFS2

Pitt

vs.

Xavier

Aug. 24 · 6 p.m. ETFiserv Forum · Milwaukee, Wis.

VolleyballFS2

Texas

vs.

Marquette

Aug. 24 · 8 p.m. ETFiserv Forum · Milwaukee, Wis.

VolleyballFOX

Purdue

vs.

Creighton

Aug. 28 · 7 p.m. ETSanford Pentagon · Sioux Falls, S.D.

VolleyballFS1

Minnesota

vs.

Creighton

Aug. 29 · 5 p.m. ETSanford Pentagon · Sioux Falls, S.D.

VolleyballFS1

Nebraska

at

DePaul

Sept. 4 · 6 p.m. ETWintrust Arena · Chicago, Ill.

VolleyballESPNU

Penn State

at

DePaul

Sept. 7 · 4 p.m. ETMcGrath-Phillips Arena · Chicago, Ill.

VolleyballFS1

Illinois

at

Marquette

Sept. 11 · 6 p.m. ETAl McGuire Center · Milwaukee, Wis.

VolleyballFS1

Villanova

at

Penn State

Sept. 15 · 7 p.m. ETRec Hall · University Park, Pa.

VolleyballESPN2

Kansas State

at

Creighton

Sept. 18 · 8 p.m. ETD.J. Sokol Arena · Omaha, Neb.

VolleyballFS1

Texas A&M

at

Creighton

Sept. 20 · 5 p.m. ETD.J. Sokol Arena · Omaha, Neb.

VolleyballFS1

UConn

at

Creighton

Oct. 22 · 9 p.m. ETD.J. Sokol Arena · Omaha, Neb.

VolleyballFS1

Creighton

at

Marquette

Oct. 29 · 7 p.m. ETAl McGuire Center · Milwaukee, Wis.

Men's SoccerESPNU

BIG EAST Championship FinalMen's Soccer

Nov. 15 · 2 p.m. ETMaryland SoccerPlex · Boyds, Md.

Cross Country

Oct. 30

Pole Green Park

Mechanicsville, Va.

ESPN+

Field Hockey

Nov. 6 & 8

Howarth Field

Philadelphia, Pa.

ESPN+

Women's Soccer

Nov. 11 & 14

Maryland SoccerPlex

Boyds, Md.

ESPN+

Men's Soccer

Nov. 12 & 15

Maryland SoccerPlex

Boyds, Md.

ESPN+ / ESPNU Final

Volleyball

Nov. 21 & 22

D.J. Sokol Arena

Omaha, Neb.

ESPN+