College basketball season officially starts next week, and the CBS schedule will be loaded with great games. The network announced its full slate on Tuesday, and it features games involving 23 of the teams in the preseason AP Top 25 among its more than 280 total games on CBS and CBS Sports Network.
The first game on CBS will be Saturday, Dec. 4, when No. 6 Michigan hosts San Diego State at 1 p.m. ET. But fans yearning for hoops action before then can check out CBS Sports Network on Nov. 12 for a tripleheader that features NCAA Tournaments hopefuls such as Richmond, Utah State, Virginia Tech and Stanford.
Dec. 18 will bring a must-see tripleheader on CBS, beginning with No. 1 Gonzaga and Texas Tech playing in the Jerry Colangelo Classic. That game will be followed by two marquee showdowns in the eighth annual CBS Sports Classic from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The first game of the classic features No. 2 UCLA and No. 19 North Carolina while the second features No. 10 Kentucky and No. 17 Ohio State.
In total, the CBS family will televise 40 games involving teams in the preseason AP Top 25. A total of 12 automatic NCAA Tournament bids will also be secured on CBS or CBS Sports Network once conference tournament season arrives. Of course, it will all culminate with the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Here's the full college basketball schedule for CBS and CBS Sports Network with all times ET.
CBS Sports college basketball schedule
| Saturday, December 4 | San Diego State at Michigan, 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, December 18 | Jerry Colangelo Classic: Texas Tech vs. Gonzaga, 1 p.m. |
| | CBS Sports Classic: North Carolina vs. UCLA, 3 p.m. |
| | CBS Sports Classic: Kentucky vs. Ohio State, 5:15 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 1 | Memphis at Wichita State, 12 p.m. |
| | Villanova at Seton Hall, 2 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at UNLV, 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 8 | Wichita State at Houston, 12 p.m. |
| | Texas at Oklahoma State, 2 p.m. |
| | Nevada at San Diego State, 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 15 | West Virginia at Kansas, 1:30 or 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 22 | Kentucky at Auburn, 1 or 1:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 23 | Michigan at Indiana, 12 or 3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 29 | Michigan at Michigan State, 12:30 p.m. |
| | Arizona State at Arizona, 2:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 30 | Ohio State at Purdue, 12 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 5 | Tennessee at South Carolina, 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 6 | Maryland at Ohio State, 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 12 | Oklahoma at Kansas, 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 13 | Maryland at Purdue, 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 19 | Alabama at Kentucky, 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 20 | Michigan at Wisconsin, 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 26 | Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 12 p.m. |
| | Kentucky at Arkansas, 2 p.m. |
| | UCLA at Oregon State, 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 27 | Connecticut at Georgetown, 12 p.m. |
| | Illinois at Michigan, 2 p.m. |
| | Ohio State at Maryland, 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 5 | Alabama at LSU, 12 p.m. |
| | Kentucky at Florida, 2 p.m. |
| | Oregon at Washington State, 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 6 | Houston at Memphis, 12 p.m. |
| | Missouri Valley Tournament Championship, 2 p.m. |
| | Maryland at Michigan State, 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 12 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, 1 p.m. |
| | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, 3:30 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Championship, 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 13 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship, 1 p.m. |
| | Big Ten Tournament Championship, 3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 26 | NCAA Division II Tournament Championship, 3 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 3 | HBCU All-Star Game, 4 p.m. |
CBS Sports Network college basketball schedule
| Friday, November 12 | Veterans Classic at the U.S. Naval Academy: Richmond vs. Utah State, 6 p.m. |
| | Veterans Classic at the U.S. Naval Academy: Virginia Tech vs. Navy, 8:30 p.m. |
| | Stanford at Santa Clara, 11 p.m. |
| Monday, November 15 | Penn State at UMass, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 16 | Miami at FAU, 6 p.m. |
| | North Carolina at Charleston, 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 17 | Boston College at URI, 6 p.m. |
| | Hall of Fame Showcase: Oklahoma State vs. NC State, 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 18 | Jersey Mike's Classic: Green Bay vs. UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. |
| | Jersey Mike's Classic: UMass vs. Weber State, 5:30 p.m. |
| | Jersey Mike's Classic: Ball State vs. FIU, 8 p.m. |
| | Arizona State at SDSU, 10:30 p.m. |
| Friday, November 19 | Jersey Mike's Classic: UNC Greensboro vs. UMass , 3 p.m. |
| | Jersey Mike's Classic: Weber State vs. Ball State, 5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, November 21 | Jersey Mike's Classic: Ball State vs. UMass, 2:30 p.m. |
| | Jacksonville Classic: Florida State vs. Loyola Marymount, 5:30 p.m. |
| | Jacksonville Classic: Missouri vs. SMU, 8 p.m. |
| Monday, November 22 | Jacksonville Classic Consolation Game, 6 p.m. |
| | Jacksonville Classic Championship Game, 8:30 p.m. |
| | SoCal Challenge: Santa Clara vs. TCU, 10:30 p.m. |
| | SoCal Challenge: Pepperdine vs. Fresno St, 1 AM |
| Tuesday, November 23 | Cancun Challenge: Stephen F. Austin vs. Buffalo, 6 p.m. |
| | Cancun Challenge: Illinois State vs. Saint Louis, 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 24 | Cancun Challenge Consolation Game, 6 p.m. |
| | Cancun Challenge Championship Game, 8:30 p.m. |
| | SoCal Challenge: TCU vs. Pepperdine, 10:30 p.m. |
| | SoCal Challenge: Fresno State vs. Santa Clara, 1 AM |
| Thursday, November 25 | Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship: Maryland vs. Richmond, 7 p.m. |
| | Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship: Louisville vs. Mississippi State, 9:30 p.m. |
| Friday, November 26 | Emerald Coast Classic: LSU vs. Penn State, 7 p.m. |
| | Emerald Coast Classic: Oregon State vs. Wake Forest, 9:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, November 27 | Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship, 10 AM |
| | Emerald Coast Classic Championship, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 30 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore at UConn, 7 p.m. |
| | Jackson State at Marquette, 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, December 2 | Saint Mary's at Utah State, 9 p.m. |
| Saturday, December 4 | URI at Providence, 2 p.m. |
| | BYU at Missouri State, 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, December 7 | Virginia at James Madison, 6:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, December 14 | Santa Clara at Boise State, 9 p.m. |
| Saturday, December 18 | Louisville at WKU, 2:30 p.m. |
| | West Virginia at UAB, 5 p.m. |
| | LSU vs. Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. |
| | Auburn at Saint Louis, 9 p.m. |
| | Loyola Marymount at Nevada, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, December 29 | Drexel at Charleston , 6 p.m. |
| | Marquette at St. John's, 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, December 30 | Dayton at URI, 7 p.m. |
| Friday, December 31 | Hofstra at Elon, 12 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 1 | St. John's at Georgetown, 12 p.m. |
| | WKU at Louisiana Tech, 2 p.m. |
| | Boise State at Wyoming, 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 2 | St. Bonaventure at Dayton, 12 p.m. |
| | Richmond at Saint Louis, 2 p.m. |
| Monday, January 3 | James Madison at Delaware, 6 p.m. |
| | Towson at Drexel, 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 4 | Ohio at Akron, 6 p.m. |
| | Seton Hall at Butler, 8 p.m. |
| | Boise State at Utah State, 10 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 5 | VCU at Dayton, 7 p.m. |
| | Loyola (Chi) at Illinois State, 9 p.m. |
| | UNLV at San Jose State, 11 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 6 | UAB at North Texas, 8 p.m. |
| | Louisiana Tech at UTEP, 10 p.m. |
| Friday, January 7 | Kent State at Ohio, 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 8 | URI at Davidson, 2 p.m. |
| | Saint Louis at St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m. |
| | Northern Iowa at Missouri State, 6 p.m. |
| | Utah State at New Mexico, 8 p.m. |
| | UNLV at Air Force, 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 9 | URI at Fordham (Women's), 12 p.m. |
| | VCU at Saint Louis (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| Monday, January 10 | Boston at American, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 11 | Hofstra at Towson, 5 p.m. |
| | Saint Louis at Dayton, 7 p.m. |
| | Valparaiso at Loyola (Chi), 9 p.m. |
| | New Mexico at UNLV, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 12 | Utah State at Colorado State, 8 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at Wyoming, 10 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 13 | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. |
| | Rice at WKU, 9 p.m. |
| | Loyola Marymount at San Francisco, 11 p.m. |
| Friday, January 14 | Buffalo at Ball State , 6 p.m. |
| | Akron at Kent State, 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 15 | Furman at Chattanooga, 3 p.m. |
| | Nevada at Air Force, 5 p.m. |
| | Loyola (Chi) at Indiana State, 7 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at New Mexico, 9 p.m. |
| | BYU at San Francisco, 11 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 16 | Saint Louis at Dayton (Women's), 12 p.m. |
| | Villanova at Marquette (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| | American at Bucknell (Women's), 4 p.m. |
| | Holy Cross at Colgate, 6 p.m. |
| Monday, January 17 | LaSalle at St. Joseph's (Women's), 12 p.m. |
| | George Mason at George Washington , 2 p.m. |
| | LaSalle at St. Joseph's , 4 p.m. |
| | Delaware at Northeastern, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 18 | UNLV at San Diego State, 9 p.m. |
| | Utah State at Fresno State, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 19 | Marquette at Villanova, 8 p.m. |
| | New Mexico at Colorado State, 10 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 20 | WKU at FAU, 7 p.m. |
| | San Diego at BYU, 9 p.m. |
| | Santa Clara at Saint Mary's, 11 p.m. |
| Friday, January 21 | Toledo at Ohio, 6 p.m. |
| | Kent St at Buffalo, 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 22 | Army at Navy (Women's), 11 AM |
| | Army at Navy , 1:30 p.m. |
| | Missouri St at Loyola (Chi), 3:30 p.m. |
| | DePaul at Creighton, 5:30 p.m. |
| | New Mexico at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m. |
| | Boise State at San Diego State, 9:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 23 | St. Bonaventure at George Mason (Women's), 12 p.m. |
| | DePaul at Xavier (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| Monday, January 24 | Loyola (MD) at Colgate, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, January 25 | Richmond at URI, 6:30 p.m. |
| | Georgetown at UConn , 8:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 26 | Providence at Xavier, 6:30 p.m. |
| | VCU at Davidson, 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, January 27 | UAB at WKU, 9 p.m. |
| | Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 11 p.m. |
| Friday, January 28 | Akron at Toledo, 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 29 | LIU at Bryant, 2 p.m. |
| | VCU at Richmond, 4 p.m. |
| | SoCon Wildcard, 6 p.m. |
| | Pepperdine at Saint Mary's, 8 p.m. |
| | Utah State at Nevada, 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 30 | VCU at URI (Women's) , 12 p.m. |
| | Richmond at Saint Louis (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| | Loyola at Bucknell, 6 p.m. |
| Monday, January 31 | Holy Cross at Boston, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. |
| | Providence at St. John's, 9 p.m. |
| | Fresno St at San Jose State, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 2 | Butler at Xavier, 7 p.m. |
| | Dayton at VCU, 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 3 | James Madison at Northeastern, 6 p.m. |
| | Marshall at ODU, 8 p.m. |
| | San Francisco at BYU, 10 p.m. |
| Friday, February 4 | MAC Wildcard, 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 5 | SoCon Wildcard, 2 p.m. |
| | UNC Wilmington at William & Mary, 4 p.m. |
| | UNLV at Utah State, 6 p.m. |
| | New Mexico at Air Force , 8 p.m. |
| | Loyola Marymount at Saint Mary's, 10 p.m. |
| Monday, February 7 | Lafayette at Navy, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, February 8 | URI at VCU, 7 p.m. |
| | Butler at Creighton, 9 p.m. |
| | Colorado State at Nevada, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 9 | Richmond at George Mason, 7 p.m. |
| | Loyola (Chi) at Bradley, 9 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at San Jose State, 11 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 10 | Elon at James Madison, 5 p.m. |
| | Southern Miss at UAB, 7 p.m. |
| | Pacific at Gonzaga, 9 p.m. |
| Friday, February 11 | Fresno St at Colorado St, 9:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 12 | Navy at Army (Women's), 11 AM |
| | Navy at Army, 1:30 p.m. |
| | The Citadel at VMI , 3:30 p.m. |
| | Fordham at Duquesne, 5:30 p.m. |
| | Air Force at San Diego State, 8 p.m. |
| | BYU at Pepperdine, 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 13 | Duquesne at UMass (Women's), 12 p.m. |
| Monday, February 14 | Bucknell at Lehigh, 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, February 15 | MAC Wildcard, 6 p.m. |
| | Villanova at Providence, 8 p.m. |
| | Utah State at San Diego State, 10 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 16 | St. John's at Xavier, 6:30 p.m. |
| | Seton Hall at UConn, 8:30 p.m. |
| | UNLV at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 17 | CAA Wildcard , 6 p.m. |
| | Charlotte at WKU, 8 p.m. |
| Friday, February 18 | MAC Wildcard, 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 19 | Boston at Colgate, 1:30 p.m. |
| | Saint Louis at Davidson, 3:30 p.m. |
| | Utah State at Boise State, 6 p.m. |
| | Colorado State at UNLV, 8 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at Fresno State, 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 20 | Georgetown at UConn (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday, February 22 | URI at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. |
| | SDSU at Boise State, 9 p.m. |
| | UNLV at Nevada, 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 23 | Xavier at Providence , 7 p.m. |
| | Wyoming at Colorado State, 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 24 | NEC Wildcard, 6 p.m. |
| | DePaul at Georgetown, 8 p.m. |
| | Loyola Marymount at BYU, 10 p.m. |
| Friday, February 25 | MAC Wildcard, 6 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 26 | CAA Wildcard , 12 p.m. |
| | Patriot League Wildcard, 2 p.m. |
| | Southern Illinois at Drake, 4 p.m. |
| | St. Bonaventure at St. Joseph's, 6 p.m. |
| | Nevada at Wyoming, 8 p.m. |
| | Boise State at UNLV, 10 p.m. |
| Sunday, February 27 | Providence at UConn (Women's), 2 p.m. |
| | ETSU at UNCG, 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 1 | Dayton at Richmond, 6:30 p.m. |
| | St. Bonaventure at VCU, 8:30 p.m. |
| | Colorado State at San Diego State, 10:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 2 | Georgetown at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. |
| | Marquette at DePaul, 9 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 3 | ODU at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. |
| Friday, March 4 | MAC Wildcard, 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 5 | Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament Semifinal #1, 11 a.m. |
| | Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament Semifinal #2, 1:30 p.m. |
| | Missouri Valley Tournament Semifinal #1, 3:30 p.m. |
| | Missouri Valley Tournament Semifinal #2, 6 p.m. |
| | Boise State at Colorado State, 8:30 p.m. |
| | San Diego State at Nevada, 10:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 6 | Patriot League Tournament Semifinal #1, 2 p.m. |
| | Patriot League Tournament Semifinal #2, 4 p.m. |
| Monday, March 7 | Colonial Tournament Semifinal #1, 6 p.m. |
| | Colonial Tournament Semifinal #2, 8:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 8 | Colonial Tournament Championship, 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 9 | Patriot League Tournament Championship, 7:30 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Women's Tournament Championship, 10 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 10 | Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinal #1, 3 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinal #2, 5:30 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinal #3, 9 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinal #4, 11:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 11 | Conference USA Tournament Semifinal #1, 12:30 p.m. |
| | Conference USA Tournament Semifinal #2, 3 p.m. |
| | Mid-American Tournament Semifinal #1, 5 p.m. |
| | Mid-American Tournament Semifinal #2, 7:30 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Semifinal #1, 9:30 p.m. |
| | Mountain West Tournament Semifinal #2, 12 AM |
| Saturday, March 12 | Mid-American Women's Tournament Championship, 11 a.m. |
| | Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal #1, 1 p.m. |
| | Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal #2, 3:30 p.m. |
| | Conference USA Women's Tournament Championship, 5:30 p.m. |
| | Conference USA Men's Tournament Championship, 8:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 13 | Patriot League Women's Tournament Championship, 12 p.m. |
| | Southland Women's Tournament Championship, 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 19 | NCAA Division III Women's Tournament Championship, 2 p.m. |
| | NCAA Division III Men's Tournament Championship, 6 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 23 | NCAA Division II Women's Tournament Semifinal #1, 7 p.m. |
| | NCAA Division II Women's Tournament Semifinal #2, 9:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 24 | NCAA Division II Men's Tournament Semifinal #1, TBD |
| | NCAA Division II Men's Tournament Semifinal #2, TBD |
| Friday, March 25 | NCAA Division II Women's Championship, 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 26 | WNIT Championship, 3 p.m. |
