IRVING, Texas – The American Conference released its 2026-27 regular season women’s basketball linear television assignments on Monday.
The 2026-27 season will be the American’s seventh under its media rights extension with ESPN, in which a minimum of six women’s basketball games will appear on ESPN’s linear networks.
Non-conference games appearing on linear television for the upcoming season include Alabama traveling to Tulane on Nov. 8 on ESPN2 (1 p.m. ET), Duke vs. UNT on Nov. 8 on ESPNU (2 p.m. ET) in San Antonio as part of the Foundry Classic, Oklahoma State at Tulsa on Nov. 12 on ESPNU (6 p.m. ET) and Princeton at Rice on Dec. 5 on ESPNU (4 p.m. ET).
American matchups that were selected for linear television for the 2026-27 season include Tulsa at Rice on Jan. 24 on ESPN2/ESPNU (tip time to be announced) and South Florida at Tulsa on Jan. 30 on ESPNU (12 p.m. ET).
The remaining conference-controlled games will stream on ESPN+ on the ESPN App. All games that are televised on an ESPN network or service are available on the ESPN App, either through ESPN DTC or authentication via Pay TV credentials.
Since the American’s inaugural season in 2013-14, the conference has earned 23 bids to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and compiled a 46-20 record in the tournament.
The 2027 American Basketball Championship will once again feature the top 10 teams in a five-day bracket format. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will advance directly to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will maintain byes to the quarterfinals. The No. 5 and No. 6 seeds will receive byes to the second round. The 2027 Championship will run Tuesday through Saturday, March 9-13 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
2026-27 American Women’s Basketball Regular Season Linear Television Assignments
Alabama at Tulane – Nov. 8 | 1 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Duke vs. UNT – Nov. 8 | 2 p.m. ET | ESPNU
Oklahoma State at Tulsa – Nov. 12 | 6 p.m. ET | ESPNU
Princeton at Rice – Dec. 5 | 4 p.m. ET | ESPNU
Tulsa at Rice – Jan. 24 | TBA ET | ESPN2 or ESPNU
South Florida at Tulsa – Jan. 30 | 12 p.m. ET | ESPNU