Schedule
Schedule
Games and key dates for seven days (Eastern Time).
Key dates
- Oct 30 to Dec 11NBA Cup: group play, knockouts, final
Group games run on Fridays and a few other November nights, then a single-elimination bracket leads to the championship game on Dec 11.
- Nov 8 to Dec 18MLS Cup playoffs (start date after the Nov 7 finale; final on Dec 18)
Nine teams per conference qualify. The playoffs are planned for an uninterrupted block in November and December.
- Dec 1TueLabor agreement expires; owners are expected to lock out the players if there is no new deal
A lockout would be the first work stoppage since 2021-22. The league's national TV deals have clauses that extend them by a season if 60 or more games per team are lost.
- Dec 4 to Dec 5Conference championship weekend begins: Big 12 (Dec 4, Arlington) and ACC (Dec 5)
The Big 12 title game is at AT&T Stadium; the ACC game is on Dec 5. Other conferences' title-game dates are not in our sources.
- Dec 6SunSelection Day: playoff field and first-round campus sites announced
The committee ranks the top 25 after each of the last six weeks of the regular season. The windows for the Peach, Cotton and Rose bowl quarterfinals are also assigned that day.
Games by day
Square and bold = national TV or streaming
| Time ET | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
Mon, Nov 301 game · 1 national | ||
| 7:30PM ET | Los Angeles LakersatHouston RocketsNBAPeacock NBA Monday, per NBC Sports' schedule: streams on Peacock and also airs on NBCSN. | |
Tue, Dec 12 games · 2 national | ||
| 8:00PM ET | New York KnicksatChicago BullsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |
| 11:00PM ET | Utah JazzatGolden State WarriorsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |
Sun, Dec 61 game · 1 national | ||
| 8:20PM ET | Houston TexansatPittsburgh SteelersNFLSunday Night Football, per NBC. Flexible scheduling can change the game and the slot. Kickoff time is the usual SNF slot, not confirmed in our source. | |