BIG EAST Releases WBB Tip Times, TV Coverage

The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2025-26 women's basketball television assignments and tipoff times on Thursday morning.

The upcoming season marks the first year of a six-year media agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31, encompassing coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), and TNT Sports (TNT, TBS and truTV). The agreement will provide comprehensive national broadcast, cable, and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST women's and men's basketball games. ESPN+ will also stream a minimum of 75 women's basketball games.
Below is a breakdown by network:

FOX /FS1

FOX will air four games while FS1 will show 13 games in 2025-26 to mark the fifth straight year BIG EAST women's basketball will be featured on the broadcast network.
Iowa and UConn will meet on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Barclays Center as part of the Women's Champions Classic. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.
The Huskies are back on FOX on Monday, Jan. 19 as they host Notre Dame at 5 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion, followed by Tennessee at UConn on Sunday, Feb. 1 at noon.
The women's basketball slate on FS1 kicks-off with Florida State at UConn on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m.
Other non-conference games on FS1 include Creighton vs. K-State (12/14; 3:30 p.m.) and DePaul vs. Michigan State (12/14; 5:30 p.m.).
UConn will host five opponents on FS1 - DePaul (12/7; 1 p.m.), Seton Hall (1/3; Noon), Villanova (1/15; 7 p.m.), Butler (2/7; Noon) and Providence (2/22; Noon).
UConn-Xavier will meet in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2:30 p.m. on FS1, while St. John's-Villanova with air on FS1 on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.
Marquette has a pair of games on FS1 – on the road against Creighton (2/8; 1 p.m.) and at home versus UConn (2/14; 1 p.m.)

NBC Sports/Peacock

Peacock will stream 25 women's games, including all 10 of the conference's women's basketball tournament games.
The 2026 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP will take place from Friday, March 6 to Monday, March 9 at Mohegan Sun.
UConn will take on Ohio State in a non-conference matchup at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday Nov. 16 at noon on Peacock.
Peacock will stream Villanova at Georgetown and Marquette at DePaul on Thursday, Dec. 4, starting at 7 p.m.
Between Dec. 17 and Feb. 26 there are nine games on Peacock (full conference schedule below).
Providence welcomes UConn on New Years Eve for a 3 p.m. tipoff, streamed on Peacock.
A Peacock doubleheader will feature Butler-Seton Hall and Providence-Marquette on Sunday, March 1.

TNT Sports

TNT Sports will feature 15 regular season women's basketball games, including 14 league-play matchups. TNT will serve as its primary network, along with truTV during the 2025-26 season.
UConn plays host to Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 12 on truTV at 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday, Dec. 28, UConn and Butler will play on TNT and truTV at 4 p.m. in Hinkle Fieldhouse, followed by Creighton at Georgetown at 6 p.m. on truTV.
St. John's will travel to take on UConn on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on truTV. Creighton at Marquette play the next day on truTV at 8 p.m.
TruTV is set to televise a BIG EAST doubleheader on Sunday, Jan. 11, beginning with Villanova at Providence, followed by Creighton at UConn.
Both TNT and truTV will air UConn at Georgetown on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Another truTV doubleheader takes place on Sunday, Feb. 1 with Creighton at Seton Hall and Marquette at Georgetown.
Creighton plays host to Villanova on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. on truTV.
Thursday, Feb. 26 features Georgetown at UConn and Providence at Creighton on TNT and truTV.
On the final day of regular season play, St. John's welcomes UConn at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 on TNT and truTV.

ESPN+

This past July, the BIG EAST and ESPN agreed upon a six-year digital media rights agreement, adding hundreds of live BIG EAST events to ESPN's robust college sports portfolio.
For the 2025-26 season, 127 women's basketball games, including 73 conference games will appear on ESPN+.
As part of the new six-year deal, a minimum of 25 non-conference games annually for BIG EAST men's basketball and 200 Olympic sports events will stream on ESPN+ annually beginning with the 2025-26 academic year.

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