Thursday, March 5, 2026

CFB TV Guesses for 2026 Weeks 0 and 1

* If a game isn't listed assume streaming such as ESPN+, SEC+, ACCNX, the MW app or local TV.
* Games in green are games that time and TV network have been set.  Games in blue have been set for the TV network, but not yet the time.  Games listed in italics are games I moved to a new date with no knowledge if that date change is actually happening.

Week 0 FBS

* FCS is going to start its season over Week 0.  I'm only going to go through the games involving FBS schools with the exception of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.
* ABC should be carrying the Little League World Series semis on this day.  I expect them to carry the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in primetime as they have the last couple years.
* FS1 will have LIV Golf in the early afternoon
* FOX will have IndyCar in the afternoon and MLB in the evening.
* Without the full MW schedule, its hard to say if any other networks would pick up a game.

12pm ESPN: North Carolina vs. TCU
5pm ESPN: Virginia at NC State
6pm ACCN: NM State at Florida State
7:30pm ABC: Howard vs. Alabama State
8pm BTN: San Jose State at USC
9:30pm ACCN: Hawai'i at Stanford
10pm CBSSN: Memphis at UNLV

Week 1

Thursday

6pm BTN: UMass at Rutgers
7pm ACCN: Akron at Wake Forest
7:30pm ESPN: Colorado at Georgia Tech
8pm SECN: UAPB at Missouri
9pm BTN: Eastern Illinois at Minnesota

Friday

* UNLV at Hawai'i is not guaranteed to be a Week 1 game, but neither school is currently scheduled for this week.  North Dakota State at UNLV or North Dakota State at Hawai'i could also be a late evening option depending on the Bison's non-conference plans.

6pm CBSSN: Bryant at Army West Point
7pm ESPN: Oklahoma State at Tulsa
7pm FS1: Toledo at Michigan State
10:30pm ESPN: Miami (FL) at Stanford
11pm FS1: UNLV at Hawai'i

Saturday

* No ESPN2 all day due to US Open tennis.
CW has a NASCAR race on Saturday evening.
* I'm expecting a portion of FS1 in mid-afternoon to be set aside for IndyCar qualifying, though it could be moved to FS2.
* FOX has a 7pm MLB window.

12pm ABC: Baylor vs. Auburn
12pm FOX: North Texas at Indiana
12pm ESPN: Missouri State at Texas A&M
12pm ESPNU: Arkansas State at Memphis
12pm FS1: Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
12pm TNT: Boston College at Cincinnati
12pm CW: Miami (OH) at Pitt
12pm BTN: Marshall at Penn State
12pm BTN: South Dakota State at Northwestern
12pm ACCN: New Hampshire at Syracuse
12pm CBSSN: Towson at Navy
12:45pm SECN: Tennessee State at Georgia
3:30pm ABC: East Carolina at Alabama
3:30pm CBS: Ball State at Ohio State
3:30pm FOX: Oregon State at Houston
3:30pm ESPN: UTEP at Oklahoma
3:30pm ESPNU: Liberty at James Madison
3:30pm CW: Portland State at San Diego State
3:30pm BTN: UAB at Illinois
3:30pm BTN: Hampton at Maryland
3:30pm ACCN: Tulane at Duke
3:30pm CBSSN: Central Michigan at New Mexico
4pm USA: Idaho State at Utah State
4:15pm SECN: ULM at Mississippi State
6pm FS1: Washington State at Washington
7pm ESPN: Texas State at Texas
7pm CBSSN: Wyoming at Colorado State
7pm Peacock: Northern Illinois at Iowa
7:30pm ABC: Clemson at LSU
7:30pm NBC: Western Michigan at Michigan
7:30pm BTN: Ohio at Nebraska
7:30pm BTN: Indiana State at Purdue
7:30pm ESPNU: Kent State at South Carolina
7:30pm ACCN: VMI at Virginia Tech
7:45pm SECN: Florida Atlantic at Florida
9:30pm FS1: Fresno State at USC
10:30pm ESPN: UCLA at California
10:30pm CW: WKU at Nevada
11pm BTN: Boise State at Oregon

Sunday

* No mid-afternoon ABC due to the US Open
* Louisville vs. Ole Miss from Nashville is currently either Friday or Saturday.  I'm going to assume Sunday.

3pm ESPNU: South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M
7:30pm NBC: Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame
7:30pm ESPN: Louisville vs. Ole Miss

Monday
8pm ESPN: SMU at Florida State

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