College Football: Top Four Teams in BCS Standings on ESPN and ABC
This week’s college football schedule will include telecasts of the top four teams in the BCS Standings and six of the top 10. The lineup is highlighted by No. 4 Stanford, coming off a victory over then-undefeated Oregon, at USC on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows on November 16 at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will also broadcast the game.
That afternoon, ABC and ESPN2, combine to televise unbeaten No. 2 Florida State against new ACC foe Syracuse and No. 16 Michigan State at Nebraska on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Additional Saturday highlights:
- ESPN will televise two of the top three teams, both on the road against conference opponents: No. 3 Ohio State at Illinois at noon and No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi State at 7:45 p.m.
- ESPNU’s Saturday 3:30 p.m. telecast will feature No. 23 Miami (Fla.) at Duke in a showdown between ACC Coastal Division rivals with matching 7-2 records.
- ESPN3 and ESPNU will combine to cover two of the top teams in the American Athletic Conference: No. 17 UCF at Temple at noon on ESPN3 and No. 20 Louisville against Houston at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise three teams in the BCS Standings over three consecutive weekdays beginning Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. with undefeated No. 15 Northern Illinois against one-loss Ball State in a showdown between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference West division. Thursday’s ESPN College Football Primetime on November 14, at 7:30 p.m., will pit No. 8 Clemson against Georgia Tech while ESPN2’s Friday night matchup on November 15, at 9 p.m., will pit No. 13 UCLA against Washington.
ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentator | Network |
| Tue, Nov 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo at Toledo Adam Amin & Kelly Stouffer |
ESPNU |
| Ohio at Bowling Green Michael Reghi & Rocky Boiman |
ESPN3 | ||
| Wed, Nov 13 | 8 p.m. | Ball State at No. 15 Northern Illinois Bob Wischusen, Desmond Howard & Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 |
| Miami (Ohio) at Kent State Tom Hart & John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Thu, Nov 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 8 Clemson Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Ponder |
ESPN |
| Morgan State at South Carolina State Mark Neely & Jay Walker |
ESPNU | ||
| Fri, Nov 15 | 9 p.m. | Washington at No. 13 UCLA Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams |
ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov 16 | Noon | No. 3 Ohio State at Illinois Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Tom Luginbill |
ESPN |
| Indiana at No. 22 Wisconsin Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich |
ESPN2 | ||
| Troy at Ole Miss Tom Hart & John Congemi |
ESPNU | ||
| Cincinnati at Rutgers Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Paul Carcaterra |
ESPNEWS | ||
| No. 17 UCF at Temple Eamon McAnaney, Anthony Becht & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN3 * & RSN | ||
| Central Michigan at Western Michigan Michael Reghi & Doug Graber |
ESPN3 * & RSN | ||
| Wagner at Saint Francis | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:21 p.m. | Kentucky at Vanderbilt Dave Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano |
ESPN3 * & SEC TV | |
| 12:30 p.m. | North Carolina at Pitt | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| Maryland at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | ||
| NC State at Boston College | ESPN3 * & RSN | ||
| 1 p.m. | Akron at Massachusetts Bob Picozzi & KC Keeler |
ESPN3 | |
| Yale at Princeton Dave Popkin & Pete Najarian |
ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State Ryan Rose & Warrick Dunn |
ESPN3 | |
| North Dakota State at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Iowa at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Connecticut at SMU Trey Bender & Kevin O’Connell |
ESPN3 | |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan State at Nebraska Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Shannon Spake |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | |
| Syracuse at No. 2 Florida State Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards |
ABC & ESPN2 ** | ||
| No. 23 Miami (Fla.) at Duke Anish Shroff & Kelly Stouffer |
ESPNU | ||
| 7 p.m. | Florida at No. 10 South Carolina Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor |
ESPN2 | |
| Houston at No. 20 Louisville Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Dawn Davenport |
ESPNU | ||
| Memphis at South Florida Shawn Kenney, Al Groh & Steffi Sorensen |
ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Texas State at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | |
| 7:45 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi State Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe |
ESPN & ESPN Radio | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 4 Stanford at USC Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox |
ABC & ESPN Radio | |
| Northwestern State at McNeese State | ESPN3 | ||
| 10:15 p.m. | Wyoming at Boise State Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Jose State at Nevada Joe Davis & David Diaz-Infante |
ESPNU |
* Local blackout may apply
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecast
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