THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 2026 · NCAA DIVISION I

Women's basketball schedule: Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026

71 women's college basketball games on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, 6 on national TV. Top game: No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels, 8:00 PM ET on ESPN2.

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6 games on national TV channels. Every game is in the full list below.

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Upcoming games, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, by tip time. Times ET.
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2 games
LSU New Orleans Privateers at East Texas A&M LionsThe Field House · Commerce, TXNot listed
9 games
SMU Mustangs at Wake Forest Demon DeaconsLJVM Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NCNot listed
19 games
Northwestern State Lady Demons at Nicholls ColonelsDavid R. Stopher Gymnasium · Thibodaux, LANot listed
5 games
Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Texas A&M AggiesReed Arena · College Station, TXNot listed
10 games
South Dakota Coyotes at Boise State BroncosExtraMile Arena · Boise, IDNot listed
7 games
California Golden Bears at No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting IrishPurcell Pavilion · South Bend, INNot listed
3 games
6 games
4 games
3 games
1 game
2 games

Quick answers

What women's basketball games are on TV Thursday, Dec. 31?

Six: No. 4 UConn Huskies at Xavier Musketeers (5 PM ET, FS1), No. 23 North Carolina Tar Heels at Syracuse Orange (6 PM, ACC Network), Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (7 PM, SEC Network), No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels (8 PM, ESPN2), No. 5 Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers (8 PM, ACC Network) and Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 8 Vanderbilt Commodores (9 PM, SEC Network).

How many women's college basketball games are on Dec. 31, 2026?

71 Division I games, 11 with a ranked team.