Overview
- National and regional outlets, including USA TODAY, WTOP, Yahoo Sports and the San Francisco Chronicle, published consolidated Jan. 17–19 viewing guides with confirmed channels, streamers and local affiliate details.
- Saturday’s men’s slate featured marquee games such as Kentucky at Tennessee on ESPN and UCLA at Ohio State on CBS with Bay Area carriage on KPIX, KOVR, KPYX and KION.
- Sunday’s national TV schedule leaned heavily toward women’s games, headlined by ranked matchups like Maryland at UCLA on NBC, LSU at Oklahoma on ESPN2, Tennessee at Alabama on SEC Network and Michigan State at Iowa on Big Ten Network.
- NFL Divisional Round windows limited college basketball exposure, with Buffalo at Denver and 49ers at Seahawks on Saturday and Houston at New England plus Rams at Chicago on Sunday occupying major network slots.
- Guides emphasized the fragmented distribution across ESPN, CBS, Fox, Big Ten Network, ACC Network, SEC Network, TNT/TruTV, NBC and Peacock, with many additional games available on ESPN+ and region-specific Bay Area channels.