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Best College Basketball Games of the Week

Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2026 — Ranked by SportsRec excitement score

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Instant Classic(95+)

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Nicholls Colonels @ #251 Lamar Cardinals
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#172 Massachusetts Minutemen @ #278 Ball State Cardinals
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#248 Central Michigan Chippewas @ #163 Kent State Golden Flashes
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#344 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles @ #286 Morehead State Eagles
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#135 Bradley Braves @ #108 UIC Flames
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#67 Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ #139 Boston College Eagles
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ACC Network
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#111 Illinois State Redbirds @ #69 Northern Iowa Panthers
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#140 North Texas Mean Green @ #172 Charlotte 49ers
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#321 Lafayette Leopards @ #246 Colgate Raiders
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#268 Wofford Terriers @ #197 East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#209 Mercer Bears @ #223 Western Carolina Catamounts
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#259 East Carolina Pirates @ #336 UTSA Roadrunners
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#214 Drake Bulldogs @ #163 Valparaiso Beacons
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#101 DePaul Blue Demons @ #85 Creighton Bluejays
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · Peacock
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#126 Washington State Cougars @ #149 Loyola Marymount Lions
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#319 UMass Lowell River Hawks @ #254 Vermont Catamounts
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#263 Elon Phoenix @ #173 Towson Tigers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · MeTV Baltimore
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#330 New Haven Chargers @ #317 Wagner Seahawks
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · NEC Front Row
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#141 Temple Owls @ #121 Florida Atlantic Owls
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#185 Campbell Fighting Camels @ #196 Drexel Dragons
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · FloSports
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#201 Missouri State Bears @ #209 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#346 Alcorn State Braves @ #305 Texas Southern Tigers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball
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#87 Wichita State Shockers @ #127 Memphis Tigers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#110 UC Irvine Anteaters @ #165 Cal State Northridge Matadors
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#21 Miami (OH) RedHawks @ #281 Western Michigan Broncos
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#92 Yale Bulldogs @ #149 Cornell Big Red
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#218 Quinnipiac Bobcats @ #333 Niagara Purple Eagles
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#77 Dayton Flyers @ #83 George Washington Revolutionaries
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#157 Harvard Crimson @ #247 Princeton Tigers
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#230 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ #211 James Madison Dukes
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#182 App State Mountaineers @ #228 Texas State Bobcats
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#38 NC State Wolfpack @ #98 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · The CW Network
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#26 Iowa Hawkeyes @ #140 Penn State Nittany Lions
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · BTN
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#63 Seton Hall Pirates @ #6 UConn Huskies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · FS1
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#188 New Mexico State Aggies @ #145 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#281 Mercyhurst Lakers @ #336 Stonehill Skyhawks
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · NEC Front Row
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#347 The Citadel Bulldogs @ #265 Wofford Terriers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#93 Oregon Ducks @ #67 Northwestern Wildcats
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · BTN
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#187 Campbell Fighting Camels @ #175 Towson Tigers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · MNMT
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#161 Valparaiso Beacons @ #303 Evansville Purple Aces
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#233 Lipscomb Bisons @ #299 Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#280 Presbyterian Blue Hose @ #172 Winthrop Eagles
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#72 Providence Friars @ #86 Creighton Bluejays
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · TNT
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#309 Alabama State Hornets @ #297 Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball
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#79 McNeese Cowboys @ #198 New Orleans Privateers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#155 Harvard Crimson @ Pennsylvania Quakers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#17 Alabama Crimson Tide @ #22 Tennessee Volunteers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN
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#129 Wright State Raiders @ #178 Northern Kentucky Norse
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#120 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors @ #201 Cal State Fullerton Titans
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#47 Baylor Bears @ #57 UCF Knights
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · FS1
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#245 Long Beach State Beach @ #327 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#80 Nevada Wolf Pack @ #110 UNLV Rebels
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#149 North Texas Mean Green @ #135 UAB Blazers
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#177 Charlotte 49ers @ #122 Florida Atlantic Owls
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#189 Charleston Cougars @ #124 UNC Wilmington Seahawks
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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Must-Watch(88+)

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#24 Louisville Cardinals @ #18 North Carolina Tar Heels
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · ESPN
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#312 Houston Christian Huskies @ #294 East Texas A&M Lions
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#198 New Orleans Privateers @ #78 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#62 West Virginia Mountaineers @ #81 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#225 Southern Miss Golden Eagles @ #147 Arkansas State Red Wolves
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#22 Tennessee Volunteers @ #45 Missouri Tigers
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · SEC Network
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#2 Arizona Wildcats @ #47 Baylor Bears
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#132 Fresno State Bulldogs @ #90 Colorado State Rams
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · MWN
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#50 New Mexico Lobos @ #79 Nevada Wolf Pack
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#326 Bucknell Bison @ #341 Army Black Knights
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#103 Pittsburgh Panthers @ #59 Stanford Cardinal
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ACC Network
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#144 Central Arkansas Bears @ #158 Austin Peay Governors
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#70 LSU Tigers @ #64 Ole Miss Rebels
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · SEC Network
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#42 SMU Mustangs @ #68 California Golden Bears
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ACC Network
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#349 New Hampshire Wildcats @ #357 Binghamton Bearcats
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#172 Winthrop Eagles @ #251 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#279 Mercyhurst Lakers @ #309 Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · NEC Front Row
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#239 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles @ #328 North Florida Ospreys
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#13 Michigan State Spartans @ #8 Purdue Boilermakers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · Peacock
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#43 San Diego State Aztecs @ #50 New Mexico Lobos
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · CBS
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#27 UCLA Bruins @ #56 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · FS1
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#247 Central Michigan Chippewas @ #220 Buffalo Bulls
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#190 Detroit Mercy Titans @ #179 Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#165 Richmond Spiders @ #282 Loyola Chicago Ramblers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#340 Air Force Falcons @ #94 Wyoming Cowboys
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · MWN
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#41 Texas Longhorns @ #32 Texas A&M Aggies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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SE Louisiana Lions @ Nicholls Colonels
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#78 Syracuse Orange @ #64 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · The CW Network
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#116 Liberty Flames @ #202 Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#84 Ole Miss Rebels @ #44 Auburn Tigers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · SEC Network
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#105 Seattle U Redhawks @ #151 Loyola Marymount Lions
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#121 Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ #114 Maryland Terrapins
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · FS1
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Great Games(78+)

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#184 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders @ SE Louisiana Lions
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#115 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ #80 McNeese Cowboys
Mon, Feb 23 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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Saint Francis Red Flash @ #330 New Haven Chargers
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · NEC Front Row
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#66 Northwestern Wildcats @ #29 Indiana Hoosiers
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · FS1
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#33 Kentucky Wildcats @ #102 South Carolina Gamecocks
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · SEC Network
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#281 Western Michigan Broncos @ #153 Bowling Green Falcons
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#230 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ #314 Georgia State Panthers
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#36 Miami Hurricanes @ #59 Florida State Seminoles
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · ACC Network
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#212 San José State Spartans @ #340 Air Force Falcons
Tue, Feb 24 · College Basketball · MWN
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#353 Morgan State Bears @ #354 South Carolina State Bulldogs
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#7 Florida Gators @ #45 Texas Longhorns
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#37 Georgia Bulldogs @ #25 Vanderbilt Commodores
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · SEC Network
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#130 Wright State Raiders @ #265 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#283 Lehigh Mountain Hawks @ American University Eagles
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#233 Lipscomb Bisons @ #295 West Georgia Wolves
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#298 Bellarmine Knights @ #338 North Alabama Lions
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#216 San Diego Toreros @ #161 Oregon State Beavers
Wed, Feb 25 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#219 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats @ #297 Grambling Tigers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball
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#276 Delaware Blue Hens @ #194 Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#308 Stetson Hatters @ #283 Jacksonville Dolphins
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#286 UNC Greensboro Spartans @ #312 Chattanooga Mocs
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#93 High Point Panthers @ #281 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#253 UNC Asheville Bulldogs @ #361 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#217 Tarleton State Texans @ #89 Utah Valley Wolverines
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#216 Tennessee State Tigers @ #249 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#287 Morehead State Eagles @ #325 Little Rock Trojans
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#264 Abilene Christian Wildcats @ #184 Utah Tech Trailblazers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#136 Northern Colorado Bears @ #147 Eastern Washington Eagles
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#336 Jackson State Tigers @ #314 Prairie View A&M Panthers
Thu, Feb 26 · College Basketball
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#275 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ #293 Sacred Heart Pioneers
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#267 Dartmouth Big Green @ Pennsylvania Quakers
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#236 Old Dominion Monarchs @ #315 Georgia State Panthers
Fri, Feb 27 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#236 Boston University Terriers @ American University Eagles
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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#96 Saint Joseph's Hawks @ #144 Rhode Island Rams
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#341 Army Black Knights @ #321 Lafayette Leopards
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#313 Le Moyne Dolphins @ #330 New Haven Chargers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · NEC Front Row
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#81 Georgetown Hoyas @ #97 Xavier Musketeers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · TNT
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#24 Louisville Cardinals @ #34 Clemson Tigers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#158 William & Mary Tribe @ #307 North Carolina A&T Aggies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · FloSports
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#196 Queens University Royals @ #143 Central Arkansas Bears
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#222 South Dakota State Jackrabbits @ #277 South Dakota Coyotes
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · Summit League Network
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#266 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons @ #290 IU Indianapolis Jaguars
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#348 Maine Black Bears @ #357 Binghamton Bearcats
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#176 Florida International Panthers @ #208 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#218 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats @ Southern Jaguars
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball
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#159 Portland State Vikings @ #156 Montana Grizzlies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#264 Abilene Christian Wildcats @ #88 Utah Valley Wolverines
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#192 East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ #207 Mercer Bears
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#329 Norfolk State Spartans @ #363 Coppin State Eagles
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#200 Missouri State Bears @ #106 Sam Houston Bearkats
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#294 East Texas A&M Lions @ #118 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#291 Florida A&M Rattlers @ #300 Grambling Tigers
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball
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#90 Yale Bulldogs @ #203 Columbia Lions
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#285 Brown Bears @ #148 Cornell Big Red
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#365 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils @ #287 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball
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#48 TCU Horned Frogs @ #104 Kansas State Wildcats
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#55 Virginia Tech Hokies @ #18 North Carolina Tar Heels
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#54 Grand Canyon Lopes @ #35 Utah State Aggies
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · FS1
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#9 Gonzaga Bulldogs @ #24 Saint Mary's Gaels
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN
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#123 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ #111 UC Irvine Anteaters
Sat, Feb 28 · College Basketball · ESPN2
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#213 La Salle Explorers @ #95 Davidson Wildcats
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · USA Net
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#8 Purdue Boilermakers @ #23 Ohio State Buckeyes
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · CBS
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#212 Rice Owls @ #142 Temple Owls
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · ESPN+
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#239 Saint Peter's Peacocks @ #204 Marist Red Foxes
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · ESPNU
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#74 Belmont Bruins @ #109 Illinois State Redbirds
Sun, Mar 1 · College Basketball · CBSSN
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