Breaking: Major News for Seton Hall Pirates and the BIG EAST

October 1, 2025

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NEW YORK – The BIG EAST has announced TV network assignments and game times for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season, reinforcing its reputation as one of the most visible conferences in college sports.

The season begins the league’s new six-year media rights deal (2025-31), which includes coverage across FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), TNT Sports (TNT, truTV), and ESPN (ESPN+). In total, fans will be able to watch more than 150 regular-season games nationally, along with every conference matchup and all BIG EAST Tournament games.

FOX Sports will remain the league’s lead partner, airing over 60 games each year and continuing to broadcast the BIG EAST Tournament championship at Madison Square Garden through 2031.
NBC Sports/Peacock will carry more than 40 regular-season games, plus five early-round and quarterfinal BIG EAST Tournament contests, marking Peacock’s second year of coverage.
TNT Sports joins the lineup in 2025-26, televising 40 games (30 in conference play) on TNT and truTV under a new broadcast partnership.
ESPN+ begins streaming 40 non-conference games per season under a six-year digital rights agreement.

FOX Sports

The BIG EAST Tournament will stay at Madison Square Garden for the 44th straight year in 2026.
UConn highlights include BYU (Nov. 15 in Boston) and Illinois (Nov. 28 at MSG) on FOX.
December showcases UConn vs. Texas (Dec. 12) and Creighton vs. Kansas State (Dec. 13).
FOX will air up to 10 conference games, including St. John’s–UConn (Feb. 6), Villanova–Creighton (Feb. 14), and a Creighton–St. John’s rematch of the 2025 title game (Feb. 21).

FS1

Season tips off Nov. 3 with St. John’s vs. Quinnipiac, followed by St. John’s vs. Alabama (Nov. 8).
Doubleheaders include UConn vs. Columbia/Xavier vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 10).
UConn hosts Arizona (Nov. 19); Providence plays Wisconsin at the Rady Children’s Invitational (Nov. 27).
Rivalries: Villanova–Temple (Dec. 1), Seton Hall–Rutgers (Dec. 13).
FS1 will air 38 conference games, including seven doubleheaders and key matchups like Creighton at Xavier (Dec. 17) and Providence at Marquette (Jan. 19).

NBC Sports / Peacock

NBC will air two games: Oklahoma–Marquette (Nov. 28) and Marquette–UConn (Jan. 4).
Peacock features Creighton–South Dakota (Nov. 5), Providence–Virginia Tech (Nov. 8), and marquee non-conference doubleheaders (Nov. 15).
Notable games: Ole Miss–St. John’s (Dec. 6), Marquette–Purdue (Dec. 13), Northwestern–Butler (Dec. 20).
BIG EAST play on Peacock begins Dec. 16 (DePaul–St. John’s, Butler–UConn).
Kevin Willard returns to Seton Hall when Villanova visits Dec. 23.
Peacock will carry multiple multi-game nights, including a Feb. 25 doubleheader (St. John’s–UConn, DePaul–Creighton).

TNT Sports (TNT, truTV)

Villanova debuts under Kevin Willard vs. BYU (Nov. 3, Las Vegas).
Highlights include Villanova–Pitt (Dec. 13), Creighton/St. John’s in The Players Era Festival (Nov. 24–26), and the Crosstown Shootout (Cincinnati–Xavier, Dec. 5).
truTV games: Northwestern–DePaul (Nov. 14) and Butler–Boise State (Dec. 6).
TNT doubleheader Feb. 18: Creighton–UConn, St. John’s–Marquette.
In total, 20 BIG EAST conference games (with six Saturday doubleheaders) will air on TNT/truTV.

ESPN+

Beginning in 2025-26, ESPN+ will stream 40 non-conference men’s games per season.
Opening night (Nov. 3) will feature seven games.
Ten BIG EAST programs will appear at least once on ESPN+ in November/December.
The deal also covers 75 women’s basketball and 200 Olympic sports events annually, plus at least 25 non-conference men’s games each season.

2025–26 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball TV Highlights

Opening Week (Nov. 3–9)

Mon, Nov. 3: Season tips off — St. John’s vs Quinnipiac (FS1), Villanova vs BYU (TNT), plus seven other openers on ESPN+.
Nov. 5–7: Creighton, Butler, Seton Hall, UConn all in action (Peacock/ESPN+). Georgetown plays Maryland (TBD).
Sat, Nov. 8: St. John’s vs Alabama (FS1), Providence vs Virginia Tech (Peacock).
Sun, Nov. 9: Marquette vs Indiana (ESPN).

Mid-November (Nov. 10–19)

Nov. 10: UConn vs Columbia, Xavier vs Santa Clara (FS1).
Nov. 11–14: Creighton at Gonzaga (TBD), DePaul vs Northwestern (truTV).
Nov. 15: UConn vs BYU (FOX), Marquette vs Maryland (Peacock), Georgetown vs Clemson (Peacock).
Nov. 19: UConn vs Arizona (FS1), Marquette vs Dayton (truTV), Villanova at LaSalle (CBSSN).

Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 20–28)

Nov. 20: St. John’s vs Bucknell (TNT/truTV).
Nov. 21–23: Neutral-site tourneys — Butler vs South Carolina, Xavier vs Georgia, Providence vs Penn State.
Nov. 24–25: Creighton (vs Baylor, Iowa St.), St. John’s (vs Iowa St., Baylor), Seton Hall (vs NC State).
Nov. 27: Providence vs Wisconsin (FS1), Georgetown vs Dayton (ESPN2).
Nov. 28: UConn vs Illinois (FOX), Marquette vs Oklahoma (NBC/Peacock).

December Highlights

Dec. 1–3: Villanova vs Temple (FS1), UConn at Kansas (TBD).
Dec. 5: Crosstown Shootout — Cincinnati vs Xavier (TNT/truTV).
Dec. 6: Ole Miss at St. John’s (Peacock), Seton Hall vs Rutgers (FS1), Marquette at Wisconsin (TBD).
Dec. 9: UConn vs Florida (ESPN).
Dec. 12–13: UConn vs Texas (FOX), Creighton vs Kansas State (FOX), Villanova vs Pitt (TBD), Marquette vs Purdue (Peacock).
Dec. 16–23: Conference play starts — DePaul at St. John’s (Peacock), Villanova at Seton Hall (Peacock).

Conference Play (Late Dec – March)

Dec. 30–31: UConn at Xavier (Peacock), Villanova vs DePaul (FS1), St. John’s at Georgetown (FS1).
Jan. 3–4: Providence at St. John’s (FOX), Villanova at Butler (TNT/truTV), Creighton at Seton Hall (Peacock), Marquette at UConn (NBC/Peacock).
Jan.–Feb.:
- Big rivalry dates:
  - UConn at St. John’s (Feb. 6, FOX)
  - Villanova at Creighton (Feb. 14, FOX)
  - UConn at Villanova (Feb. 21, TNT/truTV)
  - Marquette at UConn (Mar. 7, FOX)
Final Week (Mar. 3–7): Villanova vs Xavier (TNT/truTV), UConn at Marquette (FOX), Providence at Georgetown (truTV).

Last Update: October 1, 2025