With all of these conferences, plus conferences like the Mountain West or independent BYU, there could be more weeknight games forthcoming. For now, I am assuming no games will get placed on FOX Sports 2.
| Game | Time (ET) | Day of Week | TV Options |
| UTSA at Arizona | 09/03/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Michigan at Utah | 09/03/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Weber St. at Oregon St. | 09/04/2015 08:00 PM | Friday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Purdue at Marshall | 09/06/2015 03:00 PM | Sunday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky | 09/10/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Miami (FL) at FAU | 09/11/2015 08:00 PM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Utah St. at Utah | 09/11/2015 09:00 PM | Friday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| New Mexico at Arizona St. | 09/18/2015 10:00 PM | Friday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Stanford at Oregon St. | 09/25/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Temple at Charlotte | 10/02/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Washington at USC | 10/08/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Southern Miss at Marshall | 10/09/2015 07:00 PM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| UCLA at Stanford | 10/15/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Western Kentucky at North Texas | 10/15/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| California at UCLA | 10/22/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| West Virginia at TCU | 10/29/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks or FOX Sports |
| Oregon at Arizona St. | 10/29/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Louisiana Tech at Rice | 10/30/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Baylor at Kansas St. | 11/05/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks or FOX Sports |
| Rice at UTEP | 11/06/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| USC at Colorado | 11/13/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | ESPN Networks, FS1, Pac-12 Networks |
| Texas Tech at Texas | 11/26/2015 12:00 AM | Thursday | ESPN Networks or FOX Sports |
| Oregon St. at Oregon | 11/27/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | ABC, ESPN Networks, FSMG, Pac-12 Networks |
| Washington St. at Washington | 11/27/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | ABC, ESPN Networks, FSMG, Pac-12 Networks |
| Marshall at Western Kentucky | 11/27/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | CBSSN or FOX Sports |
| Baylor at TCU | 11/27/2015 12:00 AM | Friday | ABC, ESPN Networks or FOX Sports |
Here are a few things that stuck out to me:
- Some of the C-USA games had times while others did not. The Purdue at Marshall, Miami (FL) at FAU and Southern Miss at Marshall games had start times attached to them. But I don't think that means each was selected by the same network.
- By both Utah at Utah St. & Miami (FL) at FAU being selected for the same night and having start times within an hour of each other, that eliminates a potential FS1 doubleheader. One game should end up on FS1 though.
- FOX has a commitment to MLB for the ALDS & ALCS on FS1 presumably for 2-3 weeks. Using Thursday 10/8 as a start date for the DS series, FS1's coverage should be scheduled from Friday 10/9 - Thursday 10/15 (NLCS started first in '13, ALCS started first in '14) , with the ALCS from Saturday 10/17 - Sunday 10/25.
- FOX ran into an issue with a Pac-12 game on a Thursday night having to be moved to FS2 with additional local coverage plus Pac-12 Networks due to an NLCS conflict last year.
- The placement of the Las Vegas Invitational basketball event on FS1 will factor into how many games they can pick up on Friday 11/27. Same with ESPN's coverage of their owned & operated basketball events plus the NIT Tip Off, along with a new doubleheader event from Miami
Here's how I see things being set with some notes:
| Game | Guessed Network | Notes |
| UTSA at Arizona | Pac-12 Networks | |
| Michigan at Utah | FOX Sports 1 | |
| Weber St. at Oregon St. | Pac-12 Networks | |
| Purdue at Marshall | FOX Sports 1 | |
| Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky | FOX Sports 1 | FS1 has carried C-USA on opening NFL Thursday in '13 & '14 |
| Miami (FL) at FAU | FOX Sports 1 | USU-UoU could air on FS1 & this game on CBSSN |
| Utah St. at Utah | ESPN2 | ESPN has US Open men's semifinals |
| New Mexico at Arizona St. | FOX Sports 1 | After NASCAR truck series race |
| Stanford at Oregon St. | ESPN | Doubleheader w/Boise St. at Virginia |
| Temple at Charlotte | CBSSN | |
| Washington at USC | ESPN | SMU-Houston already on ESPN2 to clear way for this one |
| Southern Miss at Marshall | CBSSN | Assuming FS1 has MLB postseason |
| UCLA at Stanford | ESPN | Assuming FS1 has MLB postseason. Doubleheader with Auburn-Kentucky (?) |
| Western Kentucky at North Texas | CBSSN | Assuming FS1 has MLB postseason. Potentially on FSN |
| California at UCLA | ESPN | Assuming FS1 has MLB postseason. Doubleheader with Temple-ECU (?). |
| West Virginia at TCU | FOX Sports 1 | Assuming FS1 doubleheader |
| Oregon at Arizona St. | FOX Sports 1 | Assuming FS1 doubleheader |
| Louisiana Tech at Rice | CBSSN | FS1 has NASCAR truck series race at 8:30pm ET |
| Baylor at Kansas St. | FOX Sports 1 | Assuming ESPN carries Mississippi St.-Missouri |
| Rice at UTEP | CBSSN | NASCAR truck race on FS1 at 8:30pm ET |
| USC at Colorado | ESPN2 | ESPN has Armed Forces Classic & NBA game(?). FS1 has truck series at 8pm ET |
| Texas Tech at Texas | ESPN | |
| Oregon St. at Oregon | ABC | Doubleheader with Iowa at Nebraska |
| Washington St. at Washington | FOX Sports 1 | Depends on the Las Vegas Invitational |
| Marshall at Western Kentucky | FOX Sports 1 | If CBSSN does not have a MW game on 11/27, could air on that network |
| Baylor at TCU | FOX |
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