UPDATED on February 22, 2021
There are a number of ways to stream high-profile NCAA basketball games live on ESPN or ESPN2 without a cable subscription.
But if you’re a cord cutter, or someone who likes to watch those other games, and drill down on national championship contenders, then a cheap subscription to ESPN+ is the best way to do that.
For the price of a monthly movie rental, a mere $5.99 per month, you can stream live NCAA college basketball games from more than 20 conferences, including Big 12 and Atlantic 10.
(Sign up for ESPN+ for only $5.99 per month.)
Today’s College Basketball Schedule for ESPN+
DAY | DATE | AWAY | HOME | ET | NAT |
Tue. | 2/23/21 | Austin | Salt Lake City | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 2/23/21 | Lakeland | Westchester | 3:00 PM | ESPN2 |
Tue. | 2/23/21 | Greensboro | Rio Grande V. | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 2/23/21 | Erie | Fort Wayne | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 2/23/21 | Santa Cruz | Iowa | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 2/24/21 | Lakeland | Canton | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 2/24/21 | G League Ignite | Memphis | 3:00 PM | ESPN2 |
Wed. | 2/24/21 | Greensboro | Oklahoma City | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 2/24/21 | Raptors | Delaware | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 2/24/21 | Agua Caliente | Long Island | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 2/25/21 | Erie | Rio Grande V. | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 2/25/21 | Memphis | Santa Cruz | 3:00 PM | ESPN2 |
Thu. | 2/25/21 | Fort Wayne | Long Island | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 2/25/21 | Austin | Iowa | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 2/25/21 | Westchester | Salt Lake City | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Agua Caliente | Fort Wayne | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Delaware | Lakeland | 11:30 AM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Salt Lake City | G League Ignite | 3:00 PM | ESPN2 |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Oklahoma City | Austin | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Rio Grande V. | Canton | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 2/26/21 | Raptors | Greensboro | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | Erie | Agua Caliente | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | Oklahoma City | Delaware | 11:30 AM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | Westchester | Raptors | 3:00 PM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | Long Island | Santa Cruz | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | G League Ignite | Canton | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 2/27/21 | Memphis | Iowa | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Sun. | 2/28/21 | Austin | Santa Cruz | 11:00 AM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sun. | 2/28/21 | Fort Wayne | Lakeland | 3:00 PM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sun. | 2/28/21 | Rio Grande V. | Salt Lake City | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Sun. | 2/28/21 | Greensboro | Erie | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Sun. | 2/28/21 | Iowa | Westchester | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Mon. | 3/1/21 | Oklahoma City | Long Island | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Mon. | 3/1/21 | G League Ignite | Delaware | 3:00 PM | ESPN2 |
Mon. | 3/1/21 | Raptors | Canton | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Mon. | 3/1/21 | Memphis | Agua Caliente | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Mon. | 3/1/21 | Lakeland | Greensboro | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 3/2/21 | Santa Cruz | Erie | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 3/2/21 | Long Island | Austin | 3:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 3/2/21 | Iowa | Rio Grande V. | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 3/2/21 | Fort Wayne | Salt Lake City | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Tue. | 3/2/21 | Memphis | Westchester | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 3/3/21 | Delaware | Canton | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 3/3/21 | Agua Caliente | G League Ignite | 3:00 PM | ESPNU |
Wed. | 3/3/21 | Greensboro | Austin | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 3/3/21 | Salt Lake City | Lakeland | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Wed. | 3/3/21 | Raptors | Oklahoma City | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Canton | Fort Wayne | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Long Island | Memphis | 11:30 AM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Rio Grande V. | G League Ignite | 3:00 PM | ESPNU |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Raptors | Iowa | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Erie | Oklahoma City | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Thu. | 3/4/21 | Agua Caliente | Westchester | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 3/5/21 | Fort Wayne | Greensboro | 11:00 AM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Fri. | 3/5/21 | Iowa | Lakeland | 3:00 PM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Fri. | 3/5/21 | Erie | Westchester | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 3/5/21 | Salt Lake City | Delaware | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Fri. | 3/5/21 | Santa Cruz | Rio Grande V. | 7:30 PM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Lakeland | Raptors | 11:00 AM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Long Island | Canton | 11:30 AM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Delaware | Memphis | 3:00 PM | NBA TV+Twitch |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Oklahoma City | Santa Cruz | 3:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Austin | G League Ignite | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Sat. | 3/6/21 | Agua Caliente | Greensboro | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ |
Stream NCAA Basketball Live and ESPN+ Originals
Live college basketball games aren’t the only sporting events up for grabs on ESPN+. Subscribers to the streaming service also get to stream live college football games from American Conference, Sun Belt and MAC.
There are daily NHL games, UFC, Top Rank Boxing, Bundesliga, Serie A, championship tennis and golf.
And if you’re a fan of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 series, you can watch the full library and new episodes on ESPN+.
So live college basketball is really just a small part of what you get with a ESPN+ subscription.
You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $5.99 per month, or get a discount by paying $49.99 for an annual subscription. The third option is to roll Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ together as part of the Disney+ bundle for $12.99 per month.
What NCAA Conferences are on ESPN+?
ESPN+ live streams Men’s NCAA Basketball games from more than 20 divisions. But at times, there will be visiting teams from conferences aside from this list.
- American Athletic Conference
- America East
- Atlantic 10
- Atlantic Sun
- Big 12
- Big South
- Conference USA
- Horizon
- Ivy League
- MAAC
- MAC
- Missouri Valley
- Northeast
- Ohio Valley
- Southern
- Southland
- Sun Belt
- WAC
Where can I stream ESPN+ college basketball?
Once you sign up for an ESPN+ account online, it’s pretty easy to start watching college basketball games on your television.
Head over to the ESPN app on your Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Roku, Apple TV or Google Chromecast. Even if you have an XBox or PlayStation as your streaming device, that works fine, too.
Open the ESPN app and sign in to ESPN+ using your new account credentials. Then you can start streaming all the live sports and shows and on-demand library from ESPN+.
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Are the ACC, Big 10, SEC league games in future months televised? ie North Carolina v Duke, Kentucky v Florida, Michigan State v Ohio State?