Gonzaga’s first season in the new-look Pac-12 is taking shape on television, and the Zags won’t be hard to find.
Every one of Gonzaga’s 31 games is set for national broadcast in 2026-27, including all 16 conference games. The schedule had already been released earlier this month, and now the tip times and TV windows are in place for Mark Few’s team as it enters a fresh era after nearly 50 years in the WCC.
The league’s national package is spread across CBS, CBS Sports Network, The CW and USA Network, giving Gonzaga a wide TV footprint from start to finish. The home game against San Diego State on Feb. 27 will air on CBS. Four other Pac-12 games will land on CBS Sports Network, three on The CW and the remaining eight on USA Network.
There’s another noticeable shift for fans: more reasonable start times. Gonzaga has 15 of its 29 scheduled games tipping before 6:00 PM PT, and only four games slated for 8:00 PM or later. That’s a friendlier calendar than the late-night grind the Zags often faced in the WCC.
The nonconference slate is just as spread out on the national stage, with ESPN, CBS, FOX, TNT/TruTV, The CW and USA Network all carrying pieces of it. ESPN will have Gonzaga’s three games in the Player’s Era Festival.
FOX gets the UCLA game in Anaheim and the road trip to Creighton the following weekend. CBS takes Gonzaga’s meeting with Michigan State in Palm Springs, along with the Battle in Seattle against Oregon, which is set for an 11:00 AM tip.
Gonzaga is coming off a 31-4 season, though the roster turnover is severe. Only two players from that team, Braden Huff and Davis Fogle, are back in Spokane for 2026-27.
Here’s the full schedule, including the two exhibition games:
Oct: 24: at Arkansas (1:00 PM on SECN+) (Exhibition)
Oct. 28: Lewis-Clark State (6:00 PM on KHQ) (Exhibition)
Nov. 2: Purdue in Las Vegas (4:30 PM on TNT/TruTV/HBO Max)
Nov. 7: New Mexico State (2:00 PM on KHQ/ESPN Unlimited)
Nov. 14: LSU at Spokane Arena (12:30 PM on USA Network)
Nov. 24: Kansas State in Las Vegas (9:30 PM on ESPN)
Nov. 26: Alabama or Baylor in Las Vegas (Time TBD on ESPN Networks)
Nov. 27: TBD in Las Vegas (Time TBD on ESPN Networks)
Dec. 9: Incarnate Word (6:00 PM on The CW/ESPN Unlimited)
Dec. 19: Michigan State in Palm Desert (2:00 PM on CBS)
Dec. 31: Cornell (5:00 PM on The CW/ESPN Unlimited)
Jan. 6: at Washington State (6:00 PM on The CW/ESPN Unlimited)
Jan. 24: at Oregon State (11:00 AM or 1:00 PM on USA Network)
Feb. 6: at San Diego State (3:30 PM on USA Network)
Feb. 10: at Boise State (5:00 PM on The CW/ESPN Unlimited)
Mar. 3: Oregon State (6:00 PM on The CW/ESPN Unlimited)
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