How to Live Stream Champ Week 2026: NCAA Basketball TV Schedule

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The 2025-26 men's college basketball regular season has come to a close, which means Champ Week has arrived. Conference tournaments are now underway as teams compete for automatic bids to the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Fans can catch the biggest games across the ESPN family of networks, with the action culminating in the Big Ten championship on Sunday, just hours before Selection Sunday.

Why it matters

Champ Week is one of the most dramatic weeks in sports, combining championship stakes with NCAA Tournament implications. Smaller conferences often produce Cinderella stories, while power conferences use their tournaments as a final proving ground for teams hoping to improve their NCAA Tournament seeding.

The details

Conference tournament schedules and TV channels for Champ Week 2026 include: ACC: March 10-14 (Final: March 14, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), Big 12: March 10-14 (Final: March 14, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN), Big Ten: March 11-15 (Final: March 15, 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS), Atlantic 10: March 11-15 (Final: March 15, 1 p.m. ET on CBS), American (AAC): March 11-15 (Final: March 15, 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN).

• The 2025-26 men's college basketball regular season has officially come to a close.
• Conference tournaments across the country are now underway from Monday, March 9 through Sunday, March 15, 2026.

What’s next

The conference tournament champions will be determined by Sunday, March 15, 2026, just hours before the NCAA Tournament bracket is unveiled during Selection Sunday.