This week's TV schedule: the first CFP rankings land tonight, and Miami at Notre Dame can blow them up
The committee's first top 25 is out Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, and No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday night. Here are Eastern start times and channels for the week's college football, NFL Week 9, national NBA games, ranked college basketball and the PGA Tour.
By RANT Sports Desk / Published November 3, 2026
The College Football Playoff committee releases its first top 25 tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. It may not hold up past Saturday night.
No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. on NBC, and Notre Dame will be without leading tackler Drayk Bowen, who was ruled out Monday with an ankle injury. No. 2 Georgia goes to No. 12 Ole Miss at the same time on ABC. Earlier in the day, No. 9 Alabama plays at No. 15 LSU at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, an afternoon kickoff Lane Kiffin said shocked him, in what is the last LSU-Alabama game until 2028.
The NFL side starts Thursday with Jacksonville at Baltimore on Prime Video. Sunday opens with Bengals-Falcons in Madrid at 9:30 a.m. on NFL Network, and Monday night is Buffalo at Minnesota on ESPN.
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For basketball, the best men's game of the week is No. 4 UConn against No. 16 Michigan in Boston on Friday on TNT. The UConn women play at No. 5 Michigan on Thursday on FS1, then host No. 10 Iowa on Sunday on FS1.
All times are Eastern, and listings were checked Tuesday morning, Nov. 3. Start times and networks can change. Sunday afternoon CBS and FOX NFL games depend on your local market, so a network next to a game does not mean every affiliate will carry it. NBA and college basketball tables list national TV games only, and the college basketball tables only include games with a ranked team. College football rankings are as ESPN listed them Tuesday morning, before the committee's release.
Tuesday, November 3
College Football Playoff
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM First College Football Playoff rankings reveal (7-8 PM) ESPN College football
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Ohio at Akron ESPN2 8:00 PM Buffalo at Miami (OH) ESPN Wednesday, November 4
College football
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Ball State at Massachusetts ESPNU 7:00 PM Toledo at Sacramento State CBS Sports Network 7:30 PM Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan ESPN2 NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons ESPN 9:30 PM Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs ESPN Thursday, November 5
NFL
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 8:15 PM Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens Prime Video College football
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:30 PM UTSA at Florida Atlantic ESPN 8:00 PM James Madison at Southern Miss ESPN2 NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 10:00 PM Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors NBA TV Men's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 6:00 PM Wake Forest at No. 24 Vanderbilt ESPN2 8:00 PM Toledo at No. 6 Michigan State Peacock 8:30 PM Pennsylvania at No. 3 Illinois FS1 10:30 PM Cal Poly at No. 5 Arizona truTV Women's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 6:30 PM No. 2 UConn at No. 5 Michigan FS1 Golf: PGA Tour
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 3:00 PM World Wide Technology Championship, round 1 (3-6 PM), El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos Golf Channel Friday, November 6
College football
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Virginia Tech at SMU ESPN 7:30 PM South Florida at East Carolina ESPN2 8:00 PM Nebraska at Illinois FOX 9:00 PM No. 22 New Mexico at Nevada CBS Sports Network 10:15 PM TCU at No. 24 Arizona ESPN NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:30 PM Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA Cup - Group Play) Prime Video 10:00 PM Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA Cup - Group Play) Prime Video Men's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 8:00 PM No. 4 UConn vs. No. 16 Michigan (Hall of Fame Series - Boston) TNT Golf: PGA Tour
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 3:00 PM World Wide Technology Championship, round 2 (3-6 PM), El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos Golf Channel Saturday, November 7
College football
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 12:00 PM Clemson at Syracuse ESPN2 12:00 PM Iowa State at Baylor ESPN+ 12:00 PM No. 10 Texas at No. 19 Missouri ESPN 12:00 PM No. 5 UCLA at Minnesota FOX 12:00 PM No. 7 BYU at No. 3 Utah ABC 12:00 PM North Carolina at UConn CBS Sports Network 12:00 PM Tulsa at Tulane ESPNU 12:30 PM Duke at NC State The CW 12:30 PM Maryland at Purdue BTN 12:45 PM Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network 1:00 PM Oklahoma State at Kansas State TNT / HBO Max 1:00 PM Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina ESPN+ 2:30 PM Georgia State at App State ESPN+ 3:00 PM Delaware at Kennesaw State ESPN+ 3:00 PM Texas A&M at No. 23 South Carolina ESPN 3:00 PM UL Monroe at Arkansas State ESPN+ 3:30 PM Charlotte at UAB ESPN+ 3:30 PM Cincinnati at No. 17 Houston FOX 3:30 PM Marshall at Georgia Southern ESPN+ 3:30 PM Merrimack at No. 14 Wake Forest ACC Network 3:30 PM No. 9 Alabama at No. 15 LSU ABC 3:30 PM Oregon at No. 11 Ohio State CBS 3:30 PM Penn State at Washington FS1 3:30 PM Temple at Navy CBS Sports Network 3:30 PM Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee ESPN+ 3:45 PM UCF at Kansas ESPN2 4:00 PM Louisiana Tech at Troy ESPN+ 4:00 PM Missouri State at Florida International ESPN+ 4:00 PM Northern Illinois at San José State MW+ 4:00 PM Rice at North Texas ESPNU 4:15 PM Rutgers at Wisconsin BTN 4:15 PM Vanderbilt at Mississippi State SEC Network 5:00 PM South Alabama at Louisiana ESPN+ 6:00 PM No. 20 Boise State at Colorado State USA Network 6:15 PM No. 8 Kentucky at No. 16 Tennessee ESPN 7:00 PM Sam Houston at Jacksonville State CBS Sports Network 7:30 PM Air Force at Army CBS 7:30 PM Colorado at Arizona State ESPN2 7:30 PM Louisville at Georgia Tech ACC Network 7:30 PM Michigan State at Michigan Peacock 7:30 PM No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame NBC 7:30 PM No. 2 Georgia at No. 12 Ole Miss ABC 7:30 PM No. 21 Iowa at Northwestern FOX 7:45 PM Oklahoma at No. 25 Florida SEC Network 8:00 PM Liberty at New Mexico State ESPNU 9:30 PM Fresno State at Utah State USA Network 9:30 PM Hawai'i at UTEP FS1 9:30 PM West Virginia at No. 13 Texas Tech ESPN 10:30 PM Texas State at Oregon State The CW 10:30 PM Wyoming at UNLV CBS Sports Network NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 5:00 PM Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers (NBA Mexico City Game) NBA TV 8:00 PM New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers NBA TV Golf: PGA Tour
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 3:00 PM World Wide Technology Championship, round 3 (3-6 PM), El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos Golf Channel Sunday, November 8
NFL
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 9:30 AM Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons (NFL Madrid Game) NFL Network 1:00 PM Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints CBS 1:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts FOX 1:00 PM Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers CBS 1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins FOX 1:00 PM Los Angeles Rams at Washington Commanders FOX 1:00 PM New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles FOX 1:00 PM New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs CBS 4:05 PM Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers CBS 4:25 PM Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks FOX 4:25 PM Las Vegas Raiders at San Francisco 49ers FOX NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 6:00 PM Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons NBA TV Men's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 12:00 PM Iona at No. 13 St. John's Peacock 1:00 PM No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Virginia (Skyscanner Capital Showcase) ESPN Women's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 2:00 PM No. 10 Iowa at No. 2 UConn FS1 3:00 PM No. 14 Kentucky vs. No. 25 NC State (Ally Tipoff) ESPN2 5:30 PM No. 12 North Carolina vs. No. 1 South Carolina (Ally Tipoff) ESPN Golf: PGA Tour
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 3:00 PM World Wide Technology Championship, round 4 (3-6 PM), El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos Golf Channel Monday, November 9
NFL
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 8:15 PM Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings ESPN NBA (national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons NBCSN 10:00 PM New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors NBA TV Men's college basketball (ranked teams, national TV)
Time (ET) Game TV / stream 7:00 PM Wagner at No. 4 UConn truTV
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