University of Massachusets Athletics
MAC Announces 2025-26 Men’s Basketball National TV Schedule
October 23, 2025 | Men's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The University of Massachusetts basketball program will play a pair of games on CBS Sports Network, the Mid-American Conference announced Thursday morning.
The Minutemen will open the MAC's national TV package when they travel to Ohio on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. for a matchup with the Bobcats. Massachusetts will also face Buffalo on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., a game flexed from Saturday, Jan. 24, to a Friday night tip.
For the tenth consecutive year, the MAC Men's Basketball Semifinals will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, while the Men's Basketball Championship game will air live on Saturday, March 14 on ESPN2 (Time TBA).
In addition, all 13 MAC institutions will be participating in the league's school content production program with ESPN. Each institution will provide a minimum of 35 athletic events as part of the agreement. Those games will appear exclusively on ESPN+.
For a full look at this year's nationally televised MAC men's basketball schedule please see below.
CBS Sports Network
Tuesday, Jan. 6 – UMass @ Ohio, 6 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 9 – Miami @ Toledo, 6 pm ET / Akron @ Bowling Green, 8 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 16 – Toledo @ Kent State, 6:30 pm ET / Ohio @ Ball State, 8:30 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 23 – UMass @ Buffalo, 7 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 30 – Kent State @ Akron, 6 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 13 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 20 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6 pm ET
Friday, March 6 – 21-day wildcard selections, 6 pm ET
Friday, March 13 – MAC Tournament Men's Semifinals, 5 pm ET / 7:30 pm ET
ESPN
Friday, Jan. 23 – Akron @ Ohio, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Jan. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPNU)
Saturday, Feb. 13 – 21-day wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Feb. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, March 6 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPN2)
Thursday, March 12 – MAC Tournament Men's Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 14 – MAC Tournament Men's Championship, Time TBA (ESPN2)
The Minutemen will open the MAC's national TV package when they travel to Ohio on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. for a matchup with the Bobcats. Massachusetts will also face Buffalo on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., a game flexed from Saturday, Jan. 24, to a Friday night tip.
For the tenth consecutive year, the MAC Men's Basketball Semifinals will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, while the Men's Basketball Championship game will air live on Saturday, March 14 on ESPN2 (Time TBA).
In addition, all 13 MAC institutions will be participating in the league's school content production program with ESPN. Each institution will provide a minimum of 35 athletic events as part of the agreement. Those games will appear exclusively on ESPN+.
For a full look at this year's nationally televised MAC men's basketball schedule please see below.
CBS Sports Network
Tuesday, Jan. 6 – UMass @ Ohio, 6 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 9 – Miami @ Toledo, 6 pm ET / Akron @ Bowling Green, 8 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 16 – Toledo @ Kent State, 6:30 pm ET / Ohio @ Ball State, 8:30 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 23 – UMass @ Buffalo, 7 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 30 – Kent State @ Akron, 6 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 13 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 20 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6 pm ET
Friday, March 6 – 21-day wildcard selections, 6 pm ET
Friday, March 13 – MAC Tournament Men's Semifinals, 5 pm ET / 7:30 pm ET
ESPN
Friday, Jan. 23 – Akron @ Ohio, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Jan. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPNU)
Saturday, Feb. 13 – 21-day wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Feb. 27 – 21-day wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, March 6 – 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPN2)
Thursday, March 12 – MAC Tournament Men's Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 14 – MAC Tournament Men's Championship, Time TBA (ESPN2)
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