College basketball schedule today: TV channels, live streams to watch Friday conference tournament games

Teams are heading into the final stretch of conference tournament play, giving them one last chance to get off the bubble or move up the seeding lines.

On Friday, ACC, Big 12 and Big East squads will fight for berths in each conference’s championship game. The Big Ten and SEC tournaments, meanwhile, will enter the quarterfinal round.

The action will start in the afternoon and run all the way through the late evening with Big West and WAC games tipping off close to midnight ET. Get comfortable, college basketball fans.

Here is everything you need to know about today’s schedule, including tipoff times and TV and streaming options for the biggest games.

College basketball schedule today (Friday, March 15)

Ranked games

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Michigan State vs. No. 3 Purdue Noon Big Ten Network, Fubo, Sling Mississippi State vs. No. 5 Tennessee 1 p.m. ESPN, Fubo, Sling No. 15 South Carolina vs. No. 12 Auburn 3:30 p.m. ESPN, Fubo, Sling St. John’s vs. No. 2 UConn 5:30 p.m. Fox, Fubo, Sling Ohio State vs. No. 13 Illinois 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network, Fubo, Sling No. 25 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Houston 7 p.m. ESPN+ Pitt vs. No. 4 North Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN, Fubo, Sling Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Kentucky 7 p.m. SEC Network, Fubo, Sling Oregon vs. No. 6 Arizona 8 p.m. Pac-12 Network, Fubo, Sling Providence vs. No. 10 Marquette 8 p.m. FS1, Fubo, Sling No. 14 Baylor vs. No. 7 Iowa State 9:30 p.m. ESPN, Fubo, Sling San Diego State vs. No. 18 Utah State 9:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo Florida vs. No. 19 Alabama 9:30 p.m. SEC Network, Fubo, Sling Colorado vs. No. 22 Washington State 10:30 p.m. FS1, Fubo, Sling

Unranked games

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream UTEP vs. Sam Houston 12:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo East Carolina vs. South Florida 1 p.m. ESPN2, Fubo, Sling Wisconsin vs. Northwestern 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network, Fubo, Sling Bethune-Cookman vs. Grambling 3 p.m. ESPN+ Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo Wichita State vs. UAB 3 p.m. ESPN2, Fubo, Sling Kent State vs. Bowling Green 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo Howard vs. Norfolk State 6 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Peter’s vs. Quinnipiac 6:30 p.m. ESPNews, Fubo, Sling North Texas vs. Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. ESPNU, Fubo, Sling Ohio vs. Akron 7:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo Delaware State vs. North Carolina Central 8 p.m. ESPN+ Indiana vs. Nebraska 9 p.m. Big Ten Network, Fubo, Sling Marist vs. Fairfield 9 p.m. ESPNews, Fubo, Sling Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine 9 p.m. ESPN+ Seattle University vs. Grand Canyon 9 p.m. ESPN+ Temple vs. Charlotte 9 p.m. ESPNU, Fubo, Sling Alabama A&M vs. Texas Southern 9:30 p.m. ESPN+ NC State vs. Virginia 9:30 p.m. ESPN2, Fubo, Sling Hawaii vs. UC Davis 11:30 p.m. ESPN2, Fubo, Sling UT Arlington vs. Tarleton State 11:30 p.m. ESPNU, Fubo, Sling Colorado State vs. New Mexico Midnight CBS Sports Network, Fubo

TV channels, live streams to watch men’s college basketball games today

Friday’s slate of games will be available to watch on multiple networks, including Big Ten Network and ESPN. Viewers can also stream select college basketball games on ESPN+, Fubo and Sling.

NCAA college basketball rankings (AP poll)

1. Houston
2. UConn
3. Purdue
4. North Carolina
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Iowa State
8. Creighton
9. Kentucky
10. Marquette
11. Duke
12. Auburn
13. Illinois
14. Baylor
15. South Carolina
16. Kansas
17. Gonzaga
18. Utah State
19. Alabama
20. BYU
21. Saint Mary’s
22. Washington State
23. Nevada
24. Dayton
25. Texas Tech