The Oklahoma State men’s basketball schedule is starting to come into focus, and the big picture for Cowboys fans is pretty simple: the 2026-27 team is going to spend a lot more time on traditional TV than in the streaming wilderness.
With the Big 12 releasing tipoff times and television assignments for conference games, and Oklahoma State locking in the remaining non-conference details, the final puzzle pieces are in place ahead of next month’s opener.
The conference slate is loaded with linear broadcasts. Of Oklahoma State’s 18 Big 12 games, only two will land on ESPN+. Both meetings with Utah are set for the streamer, with the first coming Jan. 12 in Stillwater and the second on Feb. 27 in Salt Lake City.
Two more league games will air on Peacock, though each of those will also be simulcast on NBC Sports Network. YouTube TV is among the outlets that carries it.
That leaves 14 conference games on linear television, beginning with the Cowboys’ Big 12 opener on Jan. 2 at Colorado. That one is set for 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
The Big 12’s current TV setup still runs through ESPN and Fox as the primary rights holders, but ESPN has sublicensed games to CBS, NBC and TNT, which is how so many Oklahoma State conference matchups have ended up away from ESPN+.
The non-conference schedule brings its own spotlight games, including the annual Bedlam meeting with Oklahoma. That game will be played in Oklahoma City on Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Oklahoma State’s other announced non-conference games include two Charleston Classic matchups and a trip to Tulsa. The Cowboys will face Minnesota on Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN/2, then Virginia Tech on Nov. 22 at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN/2. On Dec. 20, they’ll play Northwestern in Tulsa at noon, with that game set for ESPN2 or U.
Here are the remaining conference times and TV listings that were announced: Jan. 5 at West Virginia at 5 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, and Feb. 3 at Kansas State at 8 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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