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2026-27 Men's Basketball Times and TV Designations Announced
10/6/2026 1:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Big Ten Conference and the University of Minnesota men's basketball program have announced the game times and broadcast information for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Minnesota will be featured 16 times on Big Ten Network, followed by five FS1 games and four Peacock/NBCSN contests. In addition, the two games during the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic, Nov. 20 and 22, will be broadcast on ESPN 2. Minnesota's game at Cincinnati (Nov. 9) will also be shown on ESPN +. Time and broadcast information vs. SMU (Dec. 12) have yet to be determined.
The Golden Gophers will be streamed on B1G+ for the Omaha exhibition on Oct. 15, the season opener vs. North Dakota on Nov. 2, the Southern contest on Nov. 12 and the nonconference finale vs. UTSA on Dec. 29. The Oct. 23 Creighton exhibition game will be streamed on the Bluejays' YouTube page at 7:30 p.m., free of charge.
B1G+ (4)
Oct. 15 vs. Omaha, Nov. 2 vs. North Dakota, Nov. 12 vs. Southern, Dec. 29 vs. UTSA
Peacock (4)
Nov. 6 vs. St. Thomas, Dec. 8 vs. Illinois, Feb. 9 at UCLA, Feb. 21 vs. Northwestern
Big Ten Network (16)
Nov. 16 vs. Western Ill., Nov. 28 vs. Cal (at Pentagon), Dec. 2 at Michigan State, Dec. 16 vs. Texas Southern, Dec. 20 vs. Alcorn State, Jan. 3 at Northwestern, Jan. 6 vs. Penn State, Jan. 9 at Wisconsin, Jan. 12 at Michigan, Jan. 17 vs. Purdue, Jan. 20 vs. Indiana, Jan. 23 at Rutgers, Jan. 26 vs. Washington, Feb. 13 vs. Oregon, Feb. 24 at Maryland, Feb. 27 at Iowa
ESPN 2 (2)
vs. Oklahoma State, Utah (Charleston Classic games)
ESPN + (1)
at Cincinnati
FS1 (5)
Jan. 31 vs. Wisconsin, Feb. 6 at USC, Feb. 16 vs. Michigan, March 4 vs. Ohio State, March 7 at Nebraska
YouTube (1)
Oct. 23 at Creighton (exhib., Creighton website)
To Be Determined (1)
Dec. 12 vs. SMU (Frisco, Texas)
Minnesota will be featured 16 times on Big Ten Network, followed by five FS1 games and four Peacock/NBCSN contests. In addition, the two games during the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic, Nov. 20 and 22, will be broadcast on ESPN 2. Minnesota's game at Cincinnati (Nov. 9) will also be shown on ESPN +. Time and broadcast information vs. SMU (Dec. 12) have yet to be determined.
The Golden Gophers will be streamed on B1G+ for the Omaha exhibition on Oct. 15, the season opener vs. North Dakota on Nov. 2, the Southern contest on Nov. 12 and the nonconference finale vs. UTSA on Dec. 29. The Oct. 23 Creighton exhibition game will be streamed on the Bluejays' YouTube page at 7:30 p.m., free of charge.
B1G+ (4)
Oct. 15 vs. Omaha, Nov. 2 vs. North Dakota, Nov. 12 vs. Southern, Dec. 29 vs. UTSA
Peacock (4)
Nov. 6 vs. St. Thomas, Dec. 8 vs. Illinois, Feb. 9 at UCLA, Feb. 21 vs. Northwestern
Big Ten Network (16)
Nov. 16 vs. Western Ill., Nov. 28 vs. Cal (at Pentagon), Dec. 2 at Michigan State, Dec. 16 vs. Texas Southern, Dec. 20 vs. Alcorn State, Jan. 3 at Northwestern, Jan. 6 vs. Penn State, Jan. 9 at Wisconsin, Jan. 12 at Michigan, Jan. 17 vs. Purdue, Jan. 20 vs. Indiana, Jan. 23 at Rutgers, Jan. 26 vs. Washington, Feb. 13 vs. Oregon, Feb. 24 at Maryland, Feb. 27 at Iowa
ESPN 2 (2)
vs. Oklahoma State, Utah (Charleston Classic games)
ESPN + (1)
at Cincinnati
FS1 (5)
Jan. 31 vs. Wisconsin, Feb. 6 at USC, Feb. 16 vs. Michigan, March 4 vs. Ohio State, March 7 at Nebraska
YouTube (1)
Oct. 23 at Creighton (exhib., Creighton website)
To Be Determined (1)
Dec. 12 vs. SMU (Frisco, Texas)
Friday, October 02
Thursday, August 13
Thursday, July 09
Thursday, July 02