College Basketball’s Opening Day Schedule for 2020-21

The college basketball season is slated to begin on Nov. 25. There’s literally nothing set in stone — and things will likely change — but here’s the tentative schedule for opening day after reaching out to every single school.


Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
West Virginia vs. Texas A&M
Ohio State vs. Memphis
Creighton vs. South Dakota State
Dayton vs. Wichita State


Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Akron vs. Middle Tennessee
ETSU vs. Abilene Christian
Austin Peay vs. Omaha
Indiana State vs. East Carolina


Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Gonzaga vs. Kansas, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Auburn vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4:30 p.m. (FS1)


Mohegan Sun Bubbleville (Uncasville, Conn.)
URI vs. Stephen F. Austin
Towson vs. St. Bonaventure
Maine vs. Florida
NJIT vs. Temple


Georgia Tech Multi-Team Event
Georgia Tech vs. Georgia State


Illinois Multi-Team Event
North Carolina A&T vs. Illinois
Ohio vs. Wright State


Iowa Multi-Team Event
North Carolina Central vs. Iowa


Kentucky Multi-Team Event
Kentucky vs. Morehead State
Richmond vs. Detroit Mercy


Louisville Multi-Team Event
Southern Illinois vs. Louisville
Winthrop vs. Seton Hall
Little Rock vs. UNC Greensboro


Marshall Multi-Team Event
Coppin State vs. Marshall


Multi-Team Event with Bowling Green, Appalachian State and South Carolina State
Appalachian State vs. South Carolina State


Multi-Team Event with UAB, Kent State, Alcorn State and Southeastern Louisiana
Alcorn State vs. UAB


NC State Multi-Team Event
NC State, Eastern Kentucky, North Florida, Charleston Southern


Ole Miss Multi-Team Event
Central Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Jackson State vs. Arkansas State


Pacific Multi-Team Event
Pacific vs. UC Riverside


Portland Multi-Team Event
Cal Poly at Portland
Seattle vs. Idaho


Santa Barbara Multi-Team Event
Florida A&M at FGCU


Santa Clara Multi-Team Event
Nicholls State vs. UC Davis
Santa Clara vs. Idaho State


South Alabama Multi-Team Event
FAU vs. South Alabama


Space Coast Classic (Melbourne, Fla.)
Clemson vs. Mississippi State
Purdue vs. Liberty


Tennessee Multi-Team Event
Charlotte vs. Tennessee


Wake Forest Multi-Team Event
Delaware State at Wake Forest
Alabama State vs. Longwood


Washington Multi-Team Event
Portland State vs. Washington
Cal State Fullerton vs. San Diego


Washington State-Wyoming Multi-Team Event
Texas Southern at Washington State


Wisconsin-Marquette Multi-Team Event
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Marquette
Eastern Illinois vs. Wisconsin


Xavier Multi-Team Event
Oakland at Xavier
Toledo vs. Bradley


Individual Matchups
Gardner-Webb at Duke
College of Charleston at North Carolina
Radford at Virginia Tech
Stetson at Miami
Saint Francis (Pa.) at Pittsburgh
Western Michigan at Butler
Fairfield at Providence
Western Illinois at DePaul
UMBC at Georgetown
Central Connecticut State at UConn
UTSA at Oklahoma
Houston Baptist at TCU
UTRGV at Texas
Northwestern State at Texas Tech
Oklahoma State at UT Arlington
Green Bay at Minnesota
Prairie View A&M at Northwestern
Rider at Penn State
Sacred Heart vs. Rutgers
Northern Arizona at Arizona
Eastern Washington at Oregon
Utah Valley at Stanford
Cal Baptist at USC
Jacksonville State at Alabama
Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas
Oral Roberts at Missouri
Lamar at Houston
Sam Houston State at SMU
Montana State at UNLV
New Orleans at Utah State
Southern Utah at Loyola Marymount
Grambling State at Grand Canyon
Iona at Fordham
George Washington at Navy
Canisius at Binghamton
Hartford at Merrimack
Stony Brook at Marist
Bellarmine at Chattanooga
UIC at Northern Illinois
FDU at Quinnipiac
Mount St. Mary’s at Morgan State
South Carolina State at Appalachian State
Niagara at St. Francis (NY)
Hofstra at Monmouth
UNCW at Western Carolina
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
IUPUI at Chicago State
Point Park at Robert Morris
Bethesda at Sacramento State
Adams State at Weber State
College of Coastal Georgia at Jacksonville
Carver at Kennesaw State
Lancaster Bible College at James Madison
UT Permian Basin at UTEP
Piedmont College at The Citadel
Colorado Christian at Wyoming
North Georgia at Mercer
Brewton-Parker at Wofford
CSU-Pueblo at Denver
Culver-Stockton at Kansas City
Xavier (La.) at Louisiana Lafayette
Howard Payne at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
North Carolina Wesleyan at Elon
Middle Georgia State at Troy
William Jessup at Fresno State
Simpson at San Jose State

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