Michigan basketball 2025-26 season tip-off times, TV designations announced
Michigan Wolverines basketball has its tip-off times and television designations for all but one of its 33 games on the schedule (31 regular season, two exhibition). The Maize and Blue are expected to be a preseason top 10 team heading into the second year under head coach Dusty May.
The Wolverines are slated to make four appearances on CBS and FOX, five each on FS1 and the Big Ten Network, six on Peacock, two on ESPN networks and one each on NBC, TNT and truTV. Three games will be streamed on B1G+. Two of those — the exhibition against Cincinnati (Oct. 17) and the nonconference matchup with McNeese (Dec. 29) — will be produced through the Big Ten Student U program. The third, an exhibition against St. John’s (Oct. 25) in New York City, will be produced by the Big Ten Network and streamed on B1G+.
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The last of three games at the Players Era Event is the only one without a television designation so far.
Michigan’s regular season begins Nov. 3 against Oakland, an 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Crisler Center. Fox Sports 1 will carry the broadcast.
Here’s a look at Michigan’s schedule with tip-off times:
2025-26 Michigan basketball schedule with tip times
| Exhibition | Opponent | Location | Time | TV |
| Friday, Oct. 17 | Cincinnati | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 6 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Saturday, Oct. 25 | St. John’s | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Regular Season | Opponent | Location | Time | TV |
| Monday, Nov. 3 | Oakland | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 8:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 | vs. Wake Forest (2) | Detroit, Mich. (Little Ceasars Arena) | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| Friday, Nov. 14 | at TCU | Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena) | 8:00 p.m. CT | ESPN2 |
| Wednesday, Nov. 19 | Middle Tennessee | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 6:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Monday, Nov. 24 | vs. San Diego State (3) | Las Vegas, Nev. (Michelob ULTRA Arena) | 7:30 p.m. PT | truTV |
| Tuesday, Nov. 25 | vs. Auburn (3) | Las Vegas, Nev. (Michelob ULTRA Arena) | 5:30 p.m. PT | TNT |
| Wednesday, Nov. 26 | vs. Players Era (3) | Las Vegas, Nev. (championship games) | TBD | TBD |
| Thursday, Nov. 27 | vs. Players Era (3) | Las Vegas, Nev. (consolation games) | TBD | TBD |
| Saturday, Dec. 6 | Rutgers + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 4:00 p.m. | BTN |
| Tuesday, Dec. 9 | Villanova | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 | at Maryland + | College Park, Md. (Xfinity Center) | 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Sunday, Dec. 21 | La Salle | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 4:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Monday, Dec. 29 | McNeese | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 7:00 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Friday, Jan. 2 | USC + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 7:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Tuesday, Jan. 6 | at Penn State + | University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center) | 7:00 p.m. | FS1 |
| Saturday, Jan. 10 | Wisconsin + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 1 or 2:00 p.m. | CBS (by Jan. 5) |
| Wednesday, Jan. 14 | at Washington + | Seattle, Wash. (Alaska Airlines Arena) | 7:30 p.m. PT | BTN |
| Saturday, Jan. 17 | at Oregon + | Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena) | 1:00 p.m. PT | NBC |
| Tuesday Jan. 20 | Indiana + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 7:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Friday, Jan. 23 | Ohio State + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Tuesday, Jan. 27 | Nebraska + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 7:00 p.m. | Peacock |
| Friday, Jan. 30 | at Michigan State + | East Lansing, Mich. (Breslin Center) | 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Thursday, Feb. 5 | Penn State + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| Sunday Feb. 8 | at Ohio State + | Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Wednesday, Feb. 11 | at Northwestern + | Evanston, Ill. (Welsh–Ryan Arena) | 7:30 p.m. CT | BTN |
| Saturday, Feb. 14 | UCLA + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Tuesday, Feb. 17 | at Purdue + | West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena) | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | vs. Duke (4) | Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena) | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tuesday, Feb. 24 | Minnesota + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 8:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Friday, Feb. 27 | at Illinois + | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Field House) | 7:00 p.m. CT | FOX |
| Thursday, March 5 | at Iowa + | Iowa City, Iowa (Carver–Hawkeye Arena) | 7:00 p.m. CT | Peacock |
| Sunday, March 8 | Michigan State + | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | 4:30 p.m. | CBS |
