The Big 12 Conference announced television designations and tip times for the 2026-27 BYU men's basketball schedule on Tuesday afternoon, according to an October 13 statement. The announcement details how the Cougars' league games will be broadcast across various networks during the upcoming season.
Of the 18 league games on the schedule, 17 will appear on linear television. Ten of those games are scheduled to air on the ESPN Family of Networks, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Additionally, BYU is scheduled to play on TNT, FOX, and Peacock during Big 12 play. Any games not selected for these specific designations will be available on ESPN+.
BYU is scheduled to open the 2026-27 season on Nov. 2 against Ohio State at 7 p.m. on FS1. Other early season matchups include Northwestern on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. on Peacock, Utah State on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on FS1, and Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 12 at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
The conference schedule features several high-profile matchups in early 2027. BYU is scheduled to play Arizona State on Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2, Cincinnati on Jan. 6 at 8:30 p.m. on FS1, and Kansas on Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The Cougars will face Arizona on Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. on ESPN and Utah on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. on TNT.
The latter half of the Big 12 schedule includes matchups against Iowa State on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. on FS1, West Virginia on Jan. 23 at noon on FOX/FS1, and TCU on Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. on ESPN2/U. Other scheduled games include Houston on Jan. 30 at noon on ESPN/2, Baylor on Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. on FS1, and Utah on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The season continues with Kansas State on Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on FOX, Colorado on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. on Peacock, TCU on Feb. 20 at noon on ESPN2, and Arizona on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The final designated league games are UCF on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. on ESPN2, Oklahoma State on March 2 at 7 p.m. on ESPN/2, and Texas Tech on March 5 at 7 p.m. on FS1.
