The Big 12 has laid out the television map for BYU’s 2026-27 basketball seasons, and the Cougars will be visible in plenty of homes when league play starts rolling.
On the men’s side, 17 of BYU’s 18 conference games are set for linear television. Ten of those will land on the ESPN family of networks, with additional appearances scheduled on TNT, FOX and Peacock. Any game not given a TV designation will stream on ESPN+.
The conference slate opens with a stretch that should keep BYU on screens right away. The Cougars will host Ohio State on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. on FS1, then later face Northwestern at 2 p.m. on Peacock on Dec.
- The nonconference list also includes Utah State on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on FS1 and CS-Fullerton on Dec. 12 at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
Once Big 12 play begins, the schedule brings a steady run of national windows. BYU visits Arizona State on Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2, hosts Cincinnati on Jan. 6 at 8:30 p.m. on FS1, and gets Kansas at home on Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The Cougars then head to Arizona on Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. on ESPN before hosting Utah on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. on TNT.
Other conference matchups include a Jan. 20 road game at Iowa State on FS1, a Jan. 23 home date with West Virginia on FOX/FS1, and a Jan. 27 trip to TCU on ESPN2/U. BYU will also visit Houston on Jan. 30 at noon on ESPN/2, host Baylor on Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. on FS1, and go to Utah again on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
The back half of the schedule stays busy too. BYU hosts Kansas State on Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on FOX, goes to Colorado on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. on Peacock, welcomes TCU on Feb. 20 at noon on ESPN2, and hosts Arizona on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The Cougars then travel to UCF on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. on ESPN2, host Oklahoma State on March 2 at 7 p.m. on ESPN/2, and finish at Texas Tech on March 5 at 7 p.m. on FS1.
The women’s team will also have a pair of national TV games in 2026-27. BYU’s first comes Jan. 16, 2027, when Oklahoma State visits the Marriott Center for a noon MT tip on CBS Sports Network. A week later, the Cougars head to Fort Worth to face reigning Big 12 regular-season champion TCU on Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. on FS1.
The Big 12 said the women’s schedule will feature 29 nationally televised games across ESPN, FOX and CBS Sports Network. ESPN platforms will also carry the full 2027 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The event begins Wednesday, March 3, with the championship game set for Sunday, March 7. If BYU reaches the title game, it would be played Monday, March 8.
BYU’s last national TV appearance came Jan. 25, 2025, when it renewed its rivalry with Utah on ESPNU. All other Cougars home games will stream on ESPN+.
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