IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference, in partnership with ESPN, FOX Sports and CBS Sports, has announced its 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Women’s Basketball league-controlled linear television schedule. The 29 selections are the most games included in the Conference’s television package in eight years and mark a 45% increase year-over-year.

The addition of CBS Sports marks the first time that Monster Energy Big 12 Women’s Basketball will have three national broadcast partners in Conference history. The CBS Sports Network games will be sublicensed through ESPN and are part of the Big 12’s strategy to continue elevating women’s basketball and creating synergy between the men’s and women’s products at the league level.

ESPN’s coverage tips off with a non-conference matchup between Houston and LSU on Sunday, Dec. 13 on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET in the Toyota Center. ESPN’s league play action includes appearances by all four Big 12 programs featured in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 and begins with a showdown between No. 22 Oklahoma State and No. 25 West Virginia from Stillwater on Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. A total of 10 matchups will be featured on ESPN linear networks throughout the season, including two Thursday Night Showcase games with No. 14 TCU hosting Baylor on Jan. 14 on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET, followed by the Horned Frogs traveling to take on the Cowgirls on Jan. 28 on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. In a Sunday night contest on ESPN, Oklahoma State hosts No. 23 Arizona State on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. ET.

ESPN platforms will also air the entirety of the 2027 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament from Wednesday, March 3 through Sunday/Monday, March 7/8^ in Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center.

FOX Sports’ coverage starts with Iowa State hosting preseason league favorite Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. FOX will highlight the Big 12 on Presidents Day with a doubleheader beginning with the Cowgirls hosting K-State at 1 p.m. ET, followed by two-time defending regular season league champion TCU hosting West Virginia at 3 p.m. ET in a rematch of the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship game. In total, FOX Sports will have 11 games throughout the 2026-27 campaign.

As part of CBS Sports Network’s debut season carrying Monster Energy Big 12 Women’s Basketball, the network will televise eight Conference games beginning with Colorado hosting Baylor on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. ET. Both teams advanced to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Throughout the 2026-27 season, 144 Monster Energy Big 12 Women’s Basketball league games will be televised across ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+), FOX Sports platforms (FOX, FS1) and CBS Sports Network, delivering unprecedented coverage of one of the nation’s premier conferences.

The regular season will begin Monday, Nov. 2, with league play set to start Saturday, Dec. 19.

The Big 12 had eight teams selected to the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, matching the league record set in 2008. It marked the third consecutive season that the league has sent at least seven teams to March Madness. The Conference finished the regular season as one of just two leagues nationally to have 75% of its teams ranked within the top 60 of the NET and had the second-best regular season record among Power Four leagues in games against other P4 teams.

2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Women’s Basketball Linear TV Selections (All times ET)
Sunday, Dec. 13
Houston vs. LSU (Toyota Center, Houston) – ESPN, 1 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 2
Baylor at Colorado – CBSSN, 6 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 3
West Virginia at Oklahoma State – ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 9
Oklahoma State at Iowa State – FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Baylor at Kansas – CBSSN, 8:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 10
TCU at West Virginia – ESPN or ESPN2, 3 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Jan. 13
K-State at West Virginia – CBSSN, 5 p.m. ET

Thursday, Jan. 14
Baylor at TCU – ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 16
Oklahoma State at BYU – CBSSN, 2 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 17
West Virginia at Baylor – ESPN, 5 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Jan. 20
TCU at Arizona State – CBSSN, 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 23
BYU at TCU – FS1, 8 p.m. ET

Thursday, Jan. 28
TCU at Oklahoma State – ESPN, 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 30
Iowa State at Baylor – FS1, 4 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 31
Colorado at TCU – ESPN2, 2 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Feb. 3
West Virginia at Arizona State – ESPNU, 10 p.m. ET

Thursday, Feb. 4
TCU at K-State – FS1, 8 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 7
Arizona State at Oklahoma State – ESPN, 6 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Feb. 10
TCU at Kansas – CBSSN, 9 p.m. ET
Oklahoma State at Colorado – FS1, 10:30 p.m. ET

Monday, Feb. 15
K-State at Oklahoma State – FOX, 1 p.m. ET
West Virginia at TCU – FOX, 3 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Feb. 16
Baylor at Arizona State – FS1, 10 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 21
Oklahoma State at Baylor – ESPN or ESPN2, 4 p.m. ET
Kansas at K-State – CBSSN, 6 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Feb. 24
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech – CBSSN, 6:30 p.m. ET

Thursday, Feb. 25
Baylor at K-State – FS1, 8:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, Feb. 27
Iowa State at Oklahoma State – FS1, 2:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 28
TCU at Baylor – FS1, 4 p.m. ET

^Should BYU advance to the Championship game, it will be played Monday, March 8.