College Basketball Schedule for Thursday, 3-5-26 (46 games)

Thursday, March 5, 2026 (46 games)

4:30 p.m. (1 game)

**[9-seed] Drake (12-19 overall; 6-14 conf) vs. [8-seed] Southern Illinois (16-15 overall; 10-10 conf) (Missouri Valley Conference Tournament First Round; Enterprise Center; St. Louis, MO) (ESPN+/MVC TV Network)

5 p.m. (1 game)

*South Carolina St. at North Carolina Central (MEAC) (ESPNU)

6 p.m. (2 games)

**[9-seed] Sacred Heart (13-18 overall; 9-11 conf) vs. [8-seed] Iona (18-13 overall; 10-10 conf) (MAAC Tournament First Round; Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall; Atlantic City, NJ) (ESPN+)

**[9-seed] James Madison (18-14 overall; 9-9 conf) vs. [8-seed] Southern Miss (16-15 overall; 9-9 conf) (Sun Belt Conference Tournament Third Round; Pensacola Bay Center; Pensacola, FL) (ESPN+)

7 p.m. (13 games)

**[5-seed] American U. (16-16 overall; 9-9 conf) at [4-seed] Boston U. (16-16 overall; 10-8 conf) (Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals) (ESPN+)

**[6-seed] Loyola (Md.) (12-19 overall; 8-10 conf) at [3-seed] Colgate (17-14 overall; 11-7 conf) (Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals) (ESPN+)

*Sam Houston St. at Delaware (C-USA) (CBSSN)

*Tulsa at East Carolina (American) (ESPNU)

*Middle Tennessee St. at FIU (C-USA) (ESPN+)

**[10-seed] Holy Cross (11-21 overall; 5-13 conf) at [2-seed] Lehigh (15-16 overall; 11-7 conf) (Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals) (ESPN+)

*Louisiana Tech at Liberty (C-USA) (ESPN+)

*Delaware St. at Maryland Eastern Shore (MEAC) (Delmarva Sports Network)

**[8-seed] Bucknell (10-22 overall; 6-12 conf) at [1-seed] Navy (25-6 overall; 17-1 conf) (Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals) (ESPN+)

**[8-seed] Oral Roberts (10-22 overall; 4-12 conf) vs. [1-seed] North Dakota St. (24-7 overall; 14-2 conf) (Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals; Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, SD) (Midco Sports/Summit League Network)

*Tulane at Temple (American) (ESPN2)

**[8-seed] Eastern Illinois (13-19 overall; 8-12 conf) vs. [4-seed] UT Martin (21-10 overall; 13-7 conf) (Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Ford Center; Evansville, IN) (ESPN+)

**[10-seed] Indiana St. (11-20 overall; 4-16 conf) vs. [7-seed] Valparaiso (17-14 overall; 11-9 conf) (Missouri Valley Conference Tournament First Round; Enterprise Center; St. Louis, MO) (ESPN+/MVC TV Network)

7:30 p.m. (1 game)

*Bethune-Cookman at FAMU (SWAC) (HBCU Go)

8 p.m. (9 games)

*Grambling St. at Alabama St. (SWAC) (SWAC TV)

*[#3] Michigan at Iowa (Big Ten) (Peacock)

*Mississippi Valley St. at Jackson St. (SWAC) (SWAC TV)

*Rutgers at [#8] Michigan St. (Big Ten) (FS1)

*Western Kentucky at Missouri St. (C-USA) (ESPN+)

*Coppin St. at Morgan St. (MEAC) (ESPN+)

*Howard U. at Norfolk St. (MEAC) (ESPN+)

*UT Arlington at Tarleton State (WAC) (ESPN+)

*Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern (SWAC) (Video on YouTube via TSU website)

8:30 p.m. (4 games)

*Southern U. at Alabama A&M (SWAC) (SWAC TV)

**[10-seed] Georgia Southern (17-15 overall; 8-10 conf) vs. [7-seed] Arkansas St. (20-11 overall; 11-7 conf) (Sun Belt Conference Tournament Third Round; Pensacola Bay Center; Pensacola, FL) (ESPN+)

**[10-seed] Manhattan (12-19 overall; 8-12 conf) vs. [7-seed] Fairfield (19-12 overall; 11-9 conf) (MAAC Tournament First Round; Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall; Atlantic City, NJ) (ESPN+)

*Utah Valley at Southern Utah (WAC) (ESPN+)

9 p.m. (5 games)

*Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St. (SWAC) (Braves Sports Network on YouTube via ASU website)

*USF at Memphis (American) (ESPN2)

*Jacksonville St. at New Mexico St. (C-USA) (ESPN+)

**[12-seed] Pepperdine (9-22 overall; 4-14 conf) vs. [9-seed] Portland (13-18 overall; 6-12 conf) (West Coast Conference Tournament First Round; Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, NV) (ESPN+)

*Kennesaw St. at UTEP (C-USA) (ESPN+)

9:30 p.m. (4 games)

*CS Northridge at CS Bakersfield (Big West) (ESPN+)

**[11-seed] Evansville (7-24 overall; 3-17 conf) vs. [6-seed] Northern Iowa (19-12 overall; 11-9 conf) (Missouri Valley Conference Tournament First Round; Enterprise Center; St. Louis, MO) (ESPN+/MVC TV Network)

**[7-seed] South Dakota St. (14-17 overall; 7-9 conf) vs. [2-seed] St. Thomas (23-8 overall; 12-4 conf) (Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals; Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, SD) (Midco Sports/Summit League Network)

**[6-seed] Lindenwood (18-14 overall; 11-9 conf) vs. [3-seed] Southeast Missouri St. (19-12 overall; 14-6 conf) (Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Ford Center; Evansville, IN) (ESPN+)

10 p.m. (4 games)

*Abilene Christian at Cal Baptist (WAC) (ESPN+)

*UC San Diego at CS Fullerton (Big West) (ESPN+)

*UC Davis at Long Beach St. (Big West) (ESPN+)

*Cal Poly at UC Irvine (Big West) (ESPN+)

11:30 p.m. (1 game)

**[11-seed] San Diego (11-20 overall; 5-13 conf) vs. [10-seed] Loyola Marymount (15-16 overall; 6-12 conf) (West Coast Conference Tournament First Round; Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, NV) (ESPN+)

11:59 p.m. (1 game)

*UC Riverside at Hawaii (Big West) (ESPN+)

*-denotes conference game 

**-denotes conference tournament game