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Times, Networks Announced For 2025-26 Season

Marquee ESPN matchups with USC, UNC and NC State will air on ESPN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The final pieces of the 2025-26 Notre Dame women’s basketball schedule are falling into place, as the ACC announced on Monday television times and networks for the majority of this season’s matchups. In total, the Irish will play 16 games on linear television, and the remaining games will air on ACC Network Extra or ESPN+ depending on location. 

In addition to previously announced marquee matchups on NBC (Michigan) and Fox (UConn), Notre Dame will play five games on either ESPN or ESPN2 with a potential sixth ESPN game at Duke on Jan. 4. Prior to the start of ACC play, the Irish will play Southern Cal on ESPN in a Friday, Nov. 21 clash before heading to Oxford for the ACC/SEC Challenge against Ole Miss, a game that will air on ESPN2. 

Notre Dame will host North Carolina (Jan. 11) and NC State (Feb. 15) for ESPN-televised games, and the Irish will close out the regular season on ESPN2 at Louisville on March 1. 

Full 2025-26 Schedule

Fairleigh Dickinson — Nov. 5 • 7 p.m. • ACCNX
First Meeting

Chicago State — Nov. 9 • 3 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 3-0 // Last Meeting: Nov. 21, 2023

Akron — Nov. 12 • 7 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 1-0 // Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2011

Michigan (Detroit) — Nov. 15 • 4 p.m. • NBC
Irish lead 14-8 // Last Meeting: March 23, 2025

Southern Cal — Nov. 21 • 6 p.m. • ESPN
Irish lead 9-2 // Last Meeting: Nov. 23, 2024

Central Michigan —Nov. 24 • 9 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 5-1 // Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2016

at Ole Miss — Dec. 4 • 9 p.m. • ESPN2
Irish lead 1-0 // Last Meeting: March 25, 2024

at Florida State — Dec. 7 • 6 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 13-2 // Last Meeting: Feb. 27, 2025

Morehead State — Dec. 11 • 7 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 1-0 // Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2010

at James Madison — Dec. 14 • 4 p.m. • ESPN+
Dukes lead 2-1 // Last Meeting: Nov. 13, 2024

Bellarmine — Dec. 21 • 5 p.m. • ACCNX
First Meeting

Pittsburgh — Dec. 29 • 7 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 37-4 // Last Meeting: Feb. 13, 2025

at Georgia Tech — Jan. 1 • 4 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 19-1 // Last Meeting: Jan. 16, 2025

at Duke — Jan. 4 • Noon OR 1 p.m. • ESPN OR ACCN
Irish lead 19-5 // Last Meeting: March 8, 2025

Boston College — Jan. 8 • 6 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 31-9 // Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2025

North Carolina — Jan. 11 • 1 p.m. • ESPN
Irish lead 11-5 // Last Meeting: Jan. 5, 2025

Louisville — Jan. 15 • 7 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 22-14 // Last Meeting: March 2, 2025

at Connecticut — Jan. 19 • 5 p.m. • FOX
Huskies lead 39-16 // Last Meeting: Dec. 12, 2024

Miami — Jan. 22 • 7 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 26-6 // Last Meeting: Feb. 20, 2025

Clemson — Jan. 25 • 3 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 10-3 // Last Meeting: Jan. 12, 2025

at California — Jan. 29 • TBA • ACCNX
Irish lead 5-0 // Last Meeting: March 7, 2025

at Stanford — Feb. 1 • 4 p.m. • CW
Cardinal leads 4-3 // Last Meeting: Feb. 6, 2025

Virginia Tech — Feb. 5 • 7 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 18-2 // Last Meeting: Jan. 30, 2025

at Virginia — Feb. 8 • TBA • ACCNX
Irish lead 11-3 // Last Meeting: Dec. 29, 2024

NC State — Feb. 15 • TBA • ESPN
Irish lead 10-6 // Last Meeting: Feb. 23, 2025

at Wake Forest — Feb. 19 • 6 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 13-0 // Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2025

at SMU — Feb. 22 • 6 p.m. • ACCN
Irish lead 3-1 // Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2025

Syracuse — Feb. 26 • 7 p.m. • ACCNX
Irish lead 40-6 // Last Meeting: Dec. 8, 2024

at Louisville — March 1 • 4 p.m. • ESPN2
Irish lead 22-14 // Last Meeting: March 2, 2025

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