For the sixth season in a row, ESPN will allow you to watch live college basketball at 3 a.m. ET. The annual Tip-Off Marathon will signal the launch of the college hoops season yet again, airing nearly 30 hours of both men’s and women’s basketball starting Nov. 11.
ESPN sets ‘Tip-Off Marathon’ slate
A women’s doubleheader will lead off nearly 30 hours of college hoops to start the season.
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Games will begin at 7 p.m. ET on the 11th on ESPN2 (Stanford-UConn in women’s action) and run until 7 p.m. on the 12th, when the networks take a 30-minute break for College Gameday. ESPN2 will air games through an 11 a.m. LSU-UMass tilt, while ESPN picks up the slack at 1 p.m. on the 12th with West Virginia-Virginia Tech.
Eight teams ranked in the pre-season men’s polls headline the coverage along with four preseason Top 10s on the women’s side. 17 conferences will be represented, with the A-10, Big 12 and West Coast Conference showing off three of their teams -- more than any other.
In primetime on the 12th to wrap it up, ESPN presents the Champions Classic. Live from United Center in Chicago, the doubleheader features preseason No. 1 Kentucky against No. 3 Michigan followed by No. 5 Kansas against No. 6 Duke. Meanwhile, ESPN2 will be showing a doubleheader at the same time.
A full schedule is included below.
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon Schedule
| Date/Time | Matchup | Network |
| Nov. 11, 7 p.m. ET | No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 1 Connecticut (women's) | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. ET | Kent State vs. Temple | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. ET | No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 7 North Carolina | ESPN2 |
| 11 p.m. ET | BYU vs. Stanford | ESPN2 |
| Nov. 12, 1 a.m. ET | Western Kentucky vs. No. 13 Wichita State | ESPN2 |
| 3 a.m. ET | Akron vs. Saint Mary's | ESPN2 |
| 5 a.m. ET | New Mexico State vs. Hawaii | ESPN2 |
| 7 a.m. ET | Hartford vs. Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN2 |
| 9 a.m. ET | Quinnipiac vs. LaSalle | ESPN2 |
| 11 a.m. ET | LSU vs. UMass | ESPN2 |
| 1 p.m. ET | West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech | ESPN |
| 3 p.m. ET | South Carolina vs. No. 19 Baylor | ESPN |
| 5 p.m. ET | North Carolina State vs. Cincinnati | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. ET | No. 14 VCU vs. Virginia | ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Kentucky | ESPN |
| 9 p.m. ET | No. 7 Florida vs. Wisconsin | ESPN2 |
| 9:30 p.m. ET | No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 6 Duke | ESPN |
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