College GameDay (basketball TV program)

College GameDay (branded as ESPN College GameDay covered by State Farm for sponsorship reasons) is an ESPN program that covers college basketball and is a spin-off of the successful college football version. Since debuting on January 22, 2005, it airs on ESPN Saturdays in the conference play section of the college basketball season at 11 A.M. ET at a different game site each week. Before 2015, the college basketball version always appeared at the ESPN Saturday Primetime game location. Since the 2014–2015 season, the show has appeared at a top game of the week, similar to the college football version. The program has also appeared at the site of the Final Four.

College GameDay
2011-2017 logo
StarringMen's:
Rece Davis
Seth Greenberg
Jay Bilas
Jay Williams
Andraya Carter
Christine Williamson
Women's:
Elle Duncan
Andraya Carter
Carolyn Peck
Rebecca Lobo
Chiney Ogwumike
Holly Rowe
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60–120 minutes
Original release
NetworkESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ABC
ReleaseJanuary 22, 2005 (2005-01-22) –
present

In 2005, the host of the show the first four weeks was Rece Davis, but then the last four weeks Chris Fowler hosted the show. Since 2006, Davis has been the exclusive host of the show. Since the show debuted, Davis has been joined by Digger Phelps, Jalen Rose, Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis, Seth Greenberg, Jay Williams, LaPhonso Ellis and Andraya Carter as analysts. In 2008 during Championship Week, Bob Knight joined the cast, where he remained until 2012. Andy Katz has also served as a feature reporter giving up to the minute news and reports.

When College GameDay tipped off its 7th season on January 15, 2011, the show expanded to two hours, with the first hour airing on ESPNU, followed by the second hour on ESPN. The first game of the 2011 schedule marked the first time the show has originated from a site that has featured a men's and women's game played in the same day.

Duke – North Carolina is the most featured matchup, appearing 20 times on College Gameday. The next closest is Florida – Kentucky with 8 appearances. Arizona – UCLA, Kansas – Kentucky and Kansas – Texas currently sit at 4.

History

The program has appeared in many different spots throughout each basketball arena. At Kansas, they were in the program's museum; at Kentucky, they were at the entrance of the arena; at UConn, they were on the concourse; at Gonzaga, Florida, and Marquette, they were on the court; and at Duke, they were in Krzyzewskiville, the tent village outside Cameron Indoor Stadium. It is also worth noting that in recent years (except for the Final Four), the morning airings of this program have taken place on the court.

Through the 2022–2023 basketball & football seasons, 41 schools (Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, Clemson, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin) have hosted College GameDay for both basketball and football events. With the addition of Women's teams also hosting College GameDay, only 4 schools: LSU, Tennessee, UConn And Virginia Tech have hosted both Men and Women's programs.

Starting with the fourth season (2008), the basketball version of GameDay is broadcast in high-definition on ESPN HD.

On January 16, 2010, the 6th-season premiere of College GameDay, the show was broadcast live from the site of a women's college basketball game for the first time ever as it made an appearance at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The show covered the women's college basketball game between Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Connecticut Huskies.

On March 9, 2013, College GameDay had a men's doubleheader from 2 different sites (Washington, D.C., and Chapel Hill, North Carolina) for the first time in the show's history. On January 18, 2014, College GameDay opened its tenth season with another men's doubleheader, this time, at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.

For the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the intro for College GameDay was Macklemore's 2013 hit, Can't Hold Us.

On April 7, 2014, longtime analyst Digger Phelps announced his retirement and would not return for the 2015 season.[1] That summer, Jalen Rose announced he would not return due to his priorities with NBA Countdown. As a result of the two departures, ESPN announced that Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams would be analysts for 2015 and beyond.[2]

On September 30, 2014, ESPN announced that College GameDay would no longer have a set schedule, just like the football version of the show. Instead, the location will be chosen the week before to give the network a better opportunity to pick games with ranked teams and interesting story lines.[3]

On October 8, 2019, Jay Williams replaced Paul Pierce as an analyst on NBA Countdown, and left College Gameday.[4] LaPhonso Ellis was announced as his replacement.

On January 10, 2023, ESPN announced it would be adding three women's college basketball shows in one season, equaling the total number of women's games they had done in the shows history, bringing the overall total for women's games to six.[5] Also since the first time since 2008, ESPN returned to the Final Four in Houston for both the Semifinal & Championship game.[6]

LaPhonso Ellis was part of significant ESPN layoffs, ending his three-year run on the show. It was also announced the Jay Williams would be returning to the show.[7]

In the UK, College GameDay was shown in full during BT Sport's decade on air (2013–2023), unless live sport was being aired on all of its channels. In July 2023, BT Sport was relaunched as TNT Sports following the sale of BT Sport to Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.[8] This saw the cessation of ESPN studio programming and therefore College Gameday is no longer shown in the UK. The football version of the show returned in November following an agreement between Sky Sports and ESPN which sees Sky Sports broadcasting three NCAA basketball games each week plus March Madness.[9] However, Gameday has not been seen on Sky Sports since the deal came into effect.

Personalities

Current

Former

Locations

2005

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 2221 Pittsburgh Panthers7614 UConn Huskies66Storrs, ConnecticutGampel Pavilion[10]
January 2916 Texas Longhorns656 Kansas Jayhawks90Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[11]
February 5Notre Dame Fighting Irish578 Syracuse Orange60Syracuse, New YorkCarrier Dome[12]
February 127 Duke Blue Devils92Maryland Terrapins99College Park, MarylandComcast CenterRivalry[13]
February 19Mississippi State Bulldogs785 Kentucky Wildcats94Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena[14]
February 2611 Louisville Cardinals53Memphis Tigers44Memphis, TennesseeFedEx Forum[15]
March 5Texas Longhorns748 Oklahoma State Cowboys73Stillwater, OklahomaGallagher-Iba Arena[16]
March 12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets782 North Carolina Tar Heels75Washington, D.C.MCI CenterACC Tournament[17][18]
North Carolina State Wolfpack695 Duke Blue Devils76

2006

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 213 UConn Huskies7117 Louisville Cardinals58Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall[19]
January 284 Texas Longhorns7224 Oklahoma Sooners82Norman, OklahomaLloyd Noble Center[20]
February 4Kentucky Wildcats808 Florida Gators95Gainesville, FloridaO'Connell CenterRivalry[21]
February 11Stanford Cardinal765 Gonzaga Bulldogs80Spokane, WashingtonMcCarthey Athletic Center[22]
February 18Louisville Cardinals665 Syracuse Orange79Syracuse, New YorkCarrier Dome[23]
February 2516 Kansas Jayhawks557 Texas Longhorns80Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center[24]
March 413 North Carolina Tar Heels831 Duke Blue Devils76Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[25]
March 11Nebraska Cornhuskers6517 Kansas Jayhawks79Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines CenterBig 12 Tournament[26][27]
Texas A&M Aggies708 Texas Longhorns74

2007

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 618 UConn Huskies4914 LSU Tigers66Baton Rouge, LouisianaPete Maravich Assembly Center[28]
January 13Georgetown Hoyas697 Pittsburgh Panthers74Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPetersen Events Center[29]
January 20Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets614 North Carolina Tar Heels77Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith Center[30]
January 27Michigan State Spartans645 Ohio State Buckeyes66Columbus, OhioValue City Arena[31]
February 310 Texas A&M Aggies696 Kansas Jayhawks66Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[32]
February 101 Florida Gators6418 Kentucky Wildcats61Lexington, KentuckyShow held on Rupp Arena rooftopRivalry[33]
February 174 North Carolina Tar Heels7721 Boston College Eagles72Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsConte Forum[34]
February 24Indiana Hoosiers58Michigan State Spartans66East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center[35]
March 312 Pittsburgh Panthers6920 Marquette Golden Eagles75Milwaukee, WisconsinBradley Center[36]
March 10NoneBristol, ConnecticutESPN studiosChampionship Week
March 31(2) Georgetown Hoyas60(1) Ohio State Buckeyes67Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia DomeFinal Four[37][38]
(2) UCLA Bruins66(1) Florida Gators76
April 2(1) Ohio State Buckeyes75(1) Florida Gators84National Championship Game[39]

2008

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 19Kentucky Wildcats70Florida Gators81OTGainesville, FloridaO'Connell CenterRivalry[40]
January 26Creighton Bluejays44Southern Illinois Salukis48Carbondale, IllinoisSIU Arena[41]
February 2Arizona Wildcats605 UCLA Bruins82Los Angeles, CaliforniaPauley PavilionRivalry[42]
February 96 Georgetown Hoyas51Louisville Cardinals59Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall[43]
February 232 Tennessee Volunteers661 Memphis Tigers62Memphis, TennesseeFedEx Forum[44]
March 1Kansas State Wildcats747 Kansas Jayhawks88Lawrence, KansasAllen FieldhouseRivalry[45]
March 81 North Carolina Tar Heels766 Duke Blue Devils68Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[46]
April 5(1) UCLA Bruins63(1) Memphis Tigers78San Antonio, TexasAlamodomeFinal Four[47][48]
(1) Kansas Jayhawks84(1) North Carolina Tar Heels66
April 7(1) Kansas Jayhawks75 OT(1) Memphis Tigers68National Championship Game[49]

2009

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 17Miami Hurricanes656 North Carolina Tar Heels82Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith Center[50]
January 243 UConn Huskies6919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish61South Bend, IndianaPurcell Pavilion[51]
January 31Florida Gators63Tennessee Volunteers79Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena[52]
February 715 Memphis Tigers6818 Gonzaga Bulldogs50Spokane, WashingtonMcCarthey Athletic Center[53]
February 1424 Ohio State Buckeyes50Wisconsin Badgers55Madison, WisconsinKohl Center[54]
February 212 Oklahoma Sooners68Texas Longhorns73Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center[55]
February 2822 UCLA Bruins72California Golden Bears68Berkeley, CaliforniaHaas Pavilion[56]
March 76 Louisville Cardinals62West Virginia Mountaineers59Morgantown, West VirginiaWVU Coliseum[57]

2010

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 163 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (women)461 UConn Huskies (women)70Storrs, ConnecticutGampel Pavilion[58]Rivalry[59]
January 237 Duke Blue Devils6017 Clemson Tigers47Clemson, South CarolinaLittlejohn Coliseum[60]
January 30[a]2 Kansas Jayhawks81 OT11 Kansas State Wildcats79Manhattan, KansasBramlage ColiseumRivalry[61]
February 65 Michigan State Spartans73Illinois Fighting Illini78Champaign, IllinoisAssembly Hall[62]
February 13[b]12 Tennessee Volunteers622 Kentucky Wildcats78Lexington, KentuckyRupp ArenaRivalry[63]
February 20UCLA Bruins68Washington Huskies97Seattle, WashingtonBank of America Arena[64]
February 27[c]7 Villanova Wildcats684 Syracuse Orange97Syracuse, New YorkCarrier Dome[65]
March 6North Carolina Tar Heels504 Duke Blue Devils82Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[66]

2011

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 15[d]Vanderbilt Commodores (men)64Tennessee Volunteers (men)67Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena[67]
Vanderbilt Commodores (women)566 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (women)68[68]
January 2217 Michigan State Spartans7614 Purdue Boilermakers86West Lafayette, IndianaMackey Arena[69]
January 29Kansas State Wildcats666 Kansas Jayhawks90Lawrence, KansasAllen FieldhouseRivalry[70]
February 510 Kentucky Wildcats68Florida Gators70Gainesville, FloridaO'Connell CenterRivalry[71]
February 124 Pittsburgh Panthers579 Villanova Wildcats54Villanova, PennsylvaniaFinneran Pavilion[72]
February 19Illinois Fighting Illini57Michigan State Spartans61East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center[73]
February 261 Duke Blue Devils60Virginia Tech Hokies64Blacksburg, VirginiaCassell Coliseum[74]
March 57 Texas Longhorns60Baylor Bears54Waco, TexasFerrell Center[75]

2012

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 143 North Carolina Tar Heels57Florida State Seminoles90Tallahassee, FloridaDonald L. Tucker Civic Center[76]
January 2123 Louisville Cardinals73Pittsburgh Panthers62Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPetersen Events Center[77]
January 28Washington Huskies69Arizona Wildcats67Tucson, ArizonaMcKale Center[78]
February 48 Kansas Jayhawks714 Missouri Tigers74Columbia, MissouriMizzou ArenaBorder War[79]
February 111 Kentucky Wildcats69Vanderbilt Commodores63Nashville, TennesseeMemorial Gymnasium[80]
February 186 Ohio State Buckeyes5117 Michigan Wolverines56Ann Arbor, MichiganCrisler CenterRivalry[81]
February 252 Syracuse Orange71UConn Huskies69Storrs, ConnecticutGampel PavilionRivalry[82]
March 36 North Carolina Tar Heels884 Duke Blue Devils70Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[83]

2013

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 198 Gonzaga Bulldogs6313 Butler Bulldogs64Indianapolis, IndianaHinkle Fieldhouse[84]
January 26North Carolina Tar Heels8318 NC State Wolfpack91Raleigh, North CarolinaPNC ArenaRivalry[85]
February 21 Michigan Wolverines733 Indiana Hoosiers81Bloomington, IndianaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall[86]
February 91 Louisville Cardinals10125 Notre Dame Fighting Irish1045 OTSouth Bend, IndianaPurcell Pavilion[87]
February 16Texas Longhorns4714 Kansas Jayhawks73Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[88]
February 23Missouri Tigers83Kentucky Wildcats90Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena[89]
March 211 Arizona Wildcats69UCLA Bruins74Los Angeles, CaliforniaPauley PavilionRivalry[90]
March 9[e][91]17 Syracuse Orange395 Georgetown Hoyas61Washington, D.C.Verizon Center[92]
3 Duke Blue Devils69North Carolina Tar Heels53Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[93]

2014

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 18Temple Owls68La Salle Explorers74Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Palestra[94]
January 1818 Louisville Cardinals76UConn Huskies64Storrs, ConnecticutGampel Pavilion[95]
January 2521 Michigan Wolverines803 Michigan State Spartans75East Lansing, MichiganBreslin CenterRivalry[96]
February 1[f]17 Duke Blue Devils892 Syracuse Orange91OTSyracuse, New YorkCarrier Dome[98]
February 823 Gonzaga Bulldogs5424 Memphis Tigers60Memphis, TennesseeFedEx Forum[99]
February 153 Florida Gators6914 Kentucky Wildcats59Lexington, KentuckyRupp ArenaRivalry[100]
February 224 Arizona Wildcats88Colorado Buffaloes61Boulder, ColoradoCU Events Center[101]
March 15 Kansas Jayhawks65Oklahoma State Cowboys72Stillwater, OklahomaGallagher-Iba Arena[102]
March 814 North Carolina Tar Heels814 Duke Blue Devils93Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[103]

2015

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 179 Kansas Jayhawks8111 Iowa State86Ames, IowaHilton Coliseum[104]
January 246 Wisconsin Badgers69Michigan Wolverines64Ann Arbor, MichiganCrisler Center[105]
January 314 Duke Blue Devils692 Virginia Cavaliers63Charlottesville, VirginiaJohn Paul Jones Arena[106]
February 71 Kentucky Wildcats68Florida Gators61Gainesville, FloridaO'Connell CenterRivalry[107]
February 14UConn Huskies5525 SMU Mustangs73University Park, TexasMoody Coliseum[108]
February 21UCLA Bruins477 Arizona Wildcats57Tucson, ArizonaMcKale CenterRivalry[109]
February 2810 Northern Iowa Panthers6011 Wichita State Shockers74Wichita, KansasCharles Koch Arena[110]
February 28Texas Longhorns648 Kansas Jayhawks69Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[111]
March 74 Duke Blue Devils8415 North Carolina Tar Heels77Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[112]

2016

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 237 Maryland Terrapins6511 Michigan State Spartans74East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center[113]
January 3020 Kentucky Wildcats844 Kansas Jayhawks90OTLawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[114]
February 62 North Carolina Tar Heels76Notre Dame Fighting Irish80Notre Dame, IndianaJoyce Center[115]
February 136 Kansas Jayhawks763 Oklahoma Sooners72Norman, OklahomaLloyd Noble Center[116]
February 2014 Kentucky Wildcats77Texas A&M Aggies79OTCollege Station, TexasReed Arena[117]
February 277 North Carolina Tar Heels743 Virginia Cavaliers79Charlottesville, VirginiaJohn Paul Jones Arena[118]
March 58 North Carolina Tar Heels7617 Duke Blue Devils72Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[119]

2017

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 21Miami Hurricanes5818 Duke Blue Devils70Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor Stadium[120]
January 282 Kansas Jayhawks794 Kentucky Wildcats73Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena[121]
February 48 Kentucky Wildcats6624 Florida Gators88Gainesville, FloridaO'Connell CenterRivalry[122]
February 111 Gonzaga Bulldogs7420 Saint Mary's Gaels64Moraga, CaliforniaMcKeon PavilionRivalry[123]
February 1814 Virginia Cavaliers4110 North Carolina Tar Heels65Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith Center[124]
February 255 UCLA Bruins774 Arizona Wildcats72Tucson, ArizonaMcKale CenterRivalry[125]
March 417 Duke Blue Devils835 North Carolina Tar Heels90Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[126]

2018

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 20Florida Gators6618 Kentucky Wildcats64Lexington, KentuckyRupp ArenaRivalry[127]
January 27Kentucky Wildcats837 West Virginia Mountaineers76Morgantown, West VirginiaWVU Coliseum[128]
February 312 Oklahoma Sooners74Texas Longhorns79Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center[129]
February 89 Duke Blue Devils7821 North Carolina Tar Heels82Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[130]
February 10Virginia Tech Hokies61OT2 Virginia Cavaliers60Charlottesville, VirginiaJohn Paul Jones ArenaRivalry[131]
February 1720 West Virginia Mountaineers6913 Kansas Jayhawks77Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[132]
February 248 Kansas Jayhawks746 Texas Tech Red Raiders72Lubbock, TexasUnited Supermarkets Arena[133]
March 39 North Carolina Tar Heels645 Duke Blue Devils74Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[134]

2019

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 194 Virginia Cavaliers701 Duke Blue Devils72Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor Stadium[135]
January 269 Kansas Jayhawks638 Kentucky Wildcats71Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena[136]
February 2Indiana Hoosiers79OT6 Michigan State Spartans75East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center[137]
February 92 Duke Blue Devils813 Virginia Cavaliers71Charlottesville, VirginiaJohn Paul Jones Arena[138]
February 161 Tennessee Volunteers695 Kentucky Wildcats86Lexington, KentuckyRupp ArenaRivalry[139]
February 208 North Carolina Tar Heels881 Duke Blue Devils72Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[140]
February 23[g]No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios
March 2UCF Knights698 Houston Cougars64Houston, TexasFertitta Center[141]
March 94 Duke Blue Devils703 North Carolina Tar Heels79Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[142]

2020

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 1811 Louisville Cardinals793 Duke Blue Devils73Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor Stadium[143]
January 25Tennessee Volunteers683 Kansas Jayhawks74Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[144]
February 113 Kentucky Wildcats6617 Auburn Tigers75Auburn, AlabamaNeville Arena[145]
February 87 Duke Blue Devils98OTNorth Carolina Tar Heels96Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[146]
February 159 Maryland Terrapins67Michigan State Spartans60East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center[147]
February 223 Kansas Jayhawks641 Baylor Bears61Waco, TexasFerrell Center[148]
February 2924 Michigan State Spartans789 Maryland Terrapins66College Park, MarylandComcast Center[149]
March 7George Washington Colonials513 Dayton Flyers76Dayton, OhioUD Arena[150]

2021

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 16No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN StudiosAll shows were held from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6

2022

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 15No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios[151]
January 22
January 2912 Kentucky Wildcats809 Kansas Jayhawks62Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse[152]
February 59 Duke Blue Devils87North Carolina Tar Heels67Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry[153]
February 12Texas A&M Aggies581 Auburn Tigers75Auburn, AlabamaNeville Arena[154]
February 19Oregon Ducks813 Arizona Wildcats84Tucson, ArizonaMcKale Center[155]
February 2012 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (women)531 South Carolina Gamecocks (women)67Columbia, South CarolinaColonial Life Arena[156]
February 265 Kansas Jayhawks7010 Baylor Bears80Waco, TexasFerrell Center[157]
March 5North Carolina Tar Heels944 Duke Blue Devils81Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[158]

2023

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 14No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios[159]
January 21
January 26 5 UConn Huskies (women)84Tennessee Lady Volunteers (women)67Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena[160]Rivalry[161]
January 2810 Texas Longhorns714 Tennessee Volunteers82Big 12/SEC Challenge[162]
February 4North Carolina Tar Heels57Duke Blue Devils63Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry[163]
February 113 Alabama Crimson Tide77Auburn Tigers69Auburn, AlabamaNeville ArenaRivalry[164]
February 189 Baylor Bears715 Kansas Jayhawks87Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse
February 2515 Saint Mary's Gaels6812 Gonzaga Bulldogs77Spokane, WashingtonMcCarthey Athletic Center[165]Rivalry
February 262 Indiana Hoosiers (women)836 Iowa Hawkeyes (women)84Iowa City, IowaCarver–Hawkeye Arena[166]
March 4Duke Blue Devils62North Carolina Tar Heels57Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry
March 5Tennessee Lady Volunteers (women)581 South Carolina Gamecocks (women)74Greenville, South CarolinaBon Secours Wellness Arena[167]SEC Tournament (women)
March 26No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios
April 1(9) Florida Atlantic Owls71(5) San Diego State Aztecs72Houston, TXNRG Stadium[168]2023 Final Four
(5) Miami Hurricanes59(4) UConn Huskies72
April 3(5) San Diego State Aztecs59(4) UConn Huskies76National Championship Game

2024

DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotes
January 13No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios
January 20
January 25No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (women)76No. 9 LSU Tigers (women)70Baton Rouge, LouisianaPete Maravich Assembly Center
January 27No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats63Arkansas Razorbacks57Fayetteville, ArkansasBud Walton Arena
February 3No. 7 Duke Blue Devils84No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels93Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith CenterRivalry
February 10No. 13 Baylor Bears61No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks64Lawrence, KansasAllen Fieldhouse
February 17No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats70No. 13 Auburn Tigers59Auburn, AlabamaNeville Arena
February 18Georgia Lady Bulldogs (women)56No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (women)70Columbia, South CarolinaColonial Life ArenaShow aired on ABC
February 24Villanova Wildcats54No. 1 UConn Huskies78Storrs, ConnecticutGampel Pavilion
February 25North Carolina Tar Heels (women)62No. 8 Virginia Tech Hokies (women)74Blacksburg, VirginiaCassell Coliseum
March 2No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers81No. 14 Alabama Crimson Tide74Tuscaloosa, AlabamaColeman ColiseumShow aired on ABC
March 3No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (women)83No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes (women)93Iowa City, IowaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
March 9No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels84No. 9 Duke Blue Devils79Durham, North CarolinaCameron Indoor StadiumRivalry
March 10No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (women)55No. 11 NC State Wolfpack (women)51Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro ColiseumACC Tournament (Women's)
March 16NC State Wolfpack84No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels76Washington, D.C.Capital One ArenaACC Tournament (Men's)
March 23No TeamNo TeamBristol, ConnecticutESPN Studios
March 30
April 6TBDTBDGlendale, AZState Farm Stadium2024 Final Four
TBDTBD
April 8TBDTBDNational Championship Game
Notes

Winners are listed in bold.
Home team listed in italics for neutral-site or off-campus games.
All rankings displayed for Division I teams are from the AP Poll.
Rankings displayed in parentheses refer to seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

Appearances by school

Announced and visited locations as of the March 9, 2024. All schools are listed with their current athletic brand names and conference affiliations, which do not necessarily match those of a given school during its last GameDay appearance.

The North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils both have been featured on GameDay a record 30 times each, with Duke and North Carolina hosting the most games at 14. The Carolina–Duke rivalry has been the most frequent matchup featured 20 times, with North Carolina leading the series 11–9 record over its rival.
SchoolConferenceAppearancesHostedRecordWin %Last Hosted
DukeACC301415–15.500March 9, 2024
North CarolinaACC301417–13.567February 3, 2024
KansasBig 12261218–8.692February 10, 2024
KentuckySEC22911–11.500February 16, 2019
TexasBig 121136–5.545February 3, 2018
Michigan StateBig Ten1054–6.400February 15, 2020
UConn (Men's)Big East1035–5.500February 24, 2024
FloridaSEC957–2.778February 4, 2017
LouisvilleACC926–3.667February 9, 2008
ArizonaPac-12733–4.429February 19, 2022
Tennessee (Men's)SEC825–3.625January 28, 2023
UCLAPac-12724–3.571March 2, 2013
GonzagaWCC633–3.500February 25, 2023
MemphisAmerican633–3.500February 8, 2014
SyracuseACC645–1.833February 1, 2014
VirginiaACC641–5.167February 9, 2019
BaylorBig 12531–4.200February 26, 2022
PittsburghACC523–2.600January 21, 2012
AuburnSEC442–2.500February 17, 2024
MarylandBig Ten422–2.500February 29, 2020
MichiganBig Ten422–2.500January 24, 2015
Notre Dame (Men's)ACC432–2.500February 6, 2016
OklahomaBig 12421–3.250February 13, 2016
Texas A&MSEC412–2.500February 20, 2016
IndianaBig Ten312–1.667February 2, 2013
GeorgetownBig East311–2.333March 9, 2013
Kansas StateBig 12310–3.000January 30, 2010
Miami (FL)ACC300–3.000Never
Ohio StateBig Ten311–2.333January 27, 2007
Tennessee (Women's)SEC321–2.333January 26, 2023
VillanovaBig East310–3.000February 12, 2011
West VirginiaBig 12320–3.000January 27, 2018
AlabamaSEC211–1.500March 2, 2024
Georgia TechACC201–1.500Never
IllinoisBig Ten211–1.500February 6, 2010
Iowa (Women's)Big Ten222–01.000March 3, 2024
MissouriSEC211–1.500February 4, 2012
NC StateACC211–1.500January 26, 2013
Oklahoma StateBig 12221–1.500March 1, 2014
Saint Mary'sWCC210–2.000February 11, 2017
San Diego StateMountain West201–11.000Never
South Carolina (Women's)SEC202–01.000Never
UConn (Women's)Big East212–01.000January 16, 2010
VanderbiltSEC210–2.000February 11, 2012
Virginia TechACC212–01.000February 10, 2018
WashingtonPac-12212–01.000February 20, 2010
WisconsinBig Ten212–01.000February 14, 2009
ArkansasSEC110–1.000January 27, 2024
Boston CollegeACC110–1.000February 17, 2007
ButlerBig East111–01.000January 9, 2013
CaliforniaPac-12110–1.000February 28, 2009
ClemsonACC110–1.000January 23, 2010
ColoradoPac-12110–1.000February 22, 2014
CreightonBig East100–1.000Never
DaytonA-10111–01.000March 7, 2020
Florida AtlanticConference USA100–1.000Never
Florida StateACC111–01.000January 14, 2012
George WashingtonA-10100–0Never
HoustonAmerican110–1.000March 2, 2019
Indiana (Women's)Big Ten100–1.000Never
Iowa StateBig 12111–01.000January 17, 2015
LaSalleA-10111–01.000January 18, 2014
LSUSEC111–01.000January 6, 2007
LSU (Women's)SEC110–1.000January 25, 2024
MarquetteBig East111–01.000March 3, 2007
Mississippi StateSEC100–1.000Never
NebraskaBig Ten100–1.000Never
North Carolina (Women's)ACC101–01.000Never
Northern IowaMissouri Valley100–1.000Never
Notre Dame (Women's)ACC100–1.000Never
Ohio State (Women's)Big Ten100–1.000Never
OregonPac-12100–1.000Never
PurdueBig Ten111–01.000January 22, 2011
SMUAmerican111–01.000February 14, 2015
Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley111–01.000January 26, 2008
StanfordPac-12100–1.000Never
TempleAmerican100–1.000Never
Texas TechBig 12110–1.000February 24, 2018
UCFAmerican101–01.000Never
Vanderbilt (Women's)SEC100–1.000Never
Virginia Tech (Women's)ACC110–1.000February 25, 2024
Wichita StateAmerican111–01.000February 28, 2015

Frequent Matchups

College Gameday has attended several particular matchups with regularity.

Team 1Team 2MatchupsRecordLast AppearanceLast Result
DukeNorth Carolina20North Carolina 11−9March 9, 2024North Carolina 84–79
FloridaKentucky8Florida 7−1January 20, 2018Florida 66–64
ArizonaUCLA4UCLA 3−1February 25, 2017UCLA 77–72
BaylorKansas4Kansas 3−1February 10, 2024Kansas 64–61
KansasKentucky4Tied 2−2January 29, 2022Kentucky 80–62
KansasTexas4Kansas 3−1February 28, 2015Kansas 69–64
DukeVirginia3Duke 3−0February 9, 2019Duke 81–71
KansasKansas State3Kansas 3−0January 29, 2011Kansas 90–66
MarylandMichigan State3Michigan State 2–1February 29, 2020Michigan State 78–66
OklahomaTexas3Texas 2−1February 3, 2018Texas 79–74


AP Top 5 vs Top 5

DateTeamTeamResultSignificance
1April 2, 2007No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 3 Florida84−752007 National Title Game
2February 23, 2008No. 1 MemphisNo. 2 Tennessee66−62
3April 5, 2008No. 3 UCLANo. 2 Memphis78−632008 Final Four
4April 5, 2008No. 1 North CarolinaNo. 4 Kansas84−662008 Final Four
5April 7, 2008No. 2 MemphisNo. 4 Kansas75−68OT2008 National Title Game
6January 16, 2010No. 1 UConn Huskies (Women's)No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Women's)70−46Rivalry
7February 2, 2013No. 1 MichiganNo. 3 Indiana81−73
8January 31, 2015No. 2 VirginiaNo. 3 Duke69−63
9January 28, 2017No. 2 KansasNo. 4 Kentucky79−73Big 12/SEC Challenge
10February 25, 2017No. 4 ArizonaNo. 5 UCLA77−72Rivalry
11January 19, 2019No. 1 DukeNo. 4 Virginia72−70
12February 9, 2019No. 2 DukeNo. 3 Virginia81−71
13February 16, 2019No. 1 TennesseeNo. 5 Kentucky86−69Rivalry
14March 9, 2019No. 3 North CarolinaNo. 4 Duke79−70Rivalry
15February 22, 2020No. 1 BaylorNo. 3 Kansas64−61

See also

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