Gonzaga’s first season in the Pac-12 comes with a heavy dose of national exposure.
Every one of the Bulldogs’ 31 regular-season games in 2026-27 will be televised nationally, with the slate spread across ESPN, FOX, TNT and Prime Video, plus three games on CBS, six on CBS Sports Network, nine on USA Network, six on The CW and ESPN Unlimited. The Pac-12 announced its broadcast schedule Wednesday, and 68 of the conference’s 72 league games are set to air on national television.
The league’s regular-season package also includes CBS, USA Network, The CW and CBS Sports Network, with streaming available through Paramount+ for CBS broadcasts and ESPN Unlimited for CW Sports broadcasts. Gonzaga games on The CW will also stream live through the ESPN app for ESPN Unlimited subscribers.
The Bulldogs open Nov. 2 against Purdue in the TNT Sports Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That game is set for 4:30 p.m. and will air on TNT, truTV and HBO Max.
A busy nonconference stretch follows, including a Nov. 14 meeting with LSU in the Bad Boy Mowers Series at Numerica Veterans Arena in Spokane, which is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on USA Network. Gonzaga’s Nov. 24 game against Kansas State at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas will tip at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN, and the entire Players Era Festival will air exclusively on ESPN Networks.
Other notable nonconference games include a Dec. 5 matchup with UCLA in the Acura West Coast Hoops Showdown at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., at 8:30 p.m. on FOX, a Dec. 12 road trip to Creighton at 7 p.m. Pacific Time on FOX, and a Dec. 19 showdown with Michigan State in the Acrisure Series in Palm Desert, Calif., at 2 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
Gonzaga’s conference journey starts Jan. 6 at Washington State, with a 6 p.m. tip on The CW and ESPN Unlimited. Three days later, the Bulldogs host Colorado State in their Pac-12 home opener at 3:30 p.m. on USA Network.
From there, the league schedule keeps rolling. Gonzaga plays Oregon in the Battle in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on Jan. 30, a late-morning CBS window at 11 a.m.
The Bulldogs also visit San Diego State on Feb. 6 for a 3:30 p.m. tip on USA Network and Boise State on Feb. 10 for a 5 p.m. Pacific Time start on The CW.
The regular season wraps up March 6 at Colorado State, with a 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time tip on USA Network. After that, Gonzaga heads to Las Vegas for the 2027 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, set for March 9-13 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The five-day event will feature all nine conference teams, with the winner earning the Pac-12’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth. The play-in game opens the tournament March 9, followed by the first round March 10, quarterfinals March 11, semifinals March 12 and the championship game March 13. USA Network will carry the play-in game and first three rounds nationally, while CBS will air the title game and Paramount+ will stream it.
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