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Kansas State will play basketball games on 10 different TV networks this season

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  • Kansas State will appear on 10 networks in 2025-26, forcing viewers to subscribe.
  • The schedule lists eight ESPN+ games, five Peacock games and multiple FOX/FS1 slots.
  • Big 12 expanded media deals drive revenue and scatter games across platforms.

Kansas State basketball fans will need access to more TV channels and streaming services than ever before to watch their favorite team play this season.

The Wildcats will appear on 10 different networks this season. Some games will be shown on traditional channels like CBS and ESPN. Others will only be available on subscription networks like Peacock.

Here is a breakdown of Kansas State’s TV schedule for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season: The Wildcats will play eight games on ESPN+, five games on Peacock, four games on FOX, four games on FS1, four games on CBSSN, two games on CBS, two games on ESPN2, one game on ESPN, one game on ESPNU, plus an exhibition game on SEC Network.

Got all that?

All Big 12 teams will play games on extra networks this season, as the conference has announced new partnerships with TV partners in order to maximize revenue.

Kansas State men’s basketball schedule for 2025-26

Nov. 4 - UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Nov. 8 - Bellarmine at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Nov. 13 - California at 8 p.m. on CBSSN

Nov. 17 - Tulsa at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Nov. 20 - vs. Mississippi State (T-Mobile Center in Kansas City) at 8:30 p.m. on Peacock

Nov. 21 - vs. Nebraska or New Mexico (T-Mobile Center in Kansas City) at 6 or 8:30 p.m. on Peacock

Nov. 25 - at Indiana at 7 p.m. on FS1

Dec. 1 - Bowling Green at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Dec. 6 - Seton Hall at 3 p.m. on ESPNU

Dec. 8 - Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Dec. 13 - at Creighton at 2 p.m. on FOX

Dec. 20 - South Dakota at 11 a.m. on ESPN+

Dec. 28 - ULM at 1 p.m. on ESPN+

Jan. 3 - BYU at 12:30 p.m. on CBS

Jan. 7 - at Arizona at 8 p.m. on FS1

Jan. 10 - at Arizona State at 2 p.m. on Peacock

Jan. 14 - UCF at 7 p.m. on Peacock

Jan. 17 - at Oklahoma State at 9 p.m. on CBSSN

Jan. 20 - Utah at 8 p.m. on CBSSN

Jan. 24 - Kansas at 7 p.m. on FOX

Jan. 27 - at West Virginia at 7:30 p.m. on FS1

Feb. 1 - Iowa State at 1 p.m. on FOX

Feb. 7 - at TCU at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2

Feb. 11 - Cincinnati at 7 or 8 p.m. on Peacock

Feb. 14 - at Houston at 8 p.m. on Peacock

Feb. 17 - Baylor at 8 p.m. on ESPN

Feb. 21 - at Texas Tech at 1:30 p.m. on FOX

Feb. 25 - at Colorado at 8 p.m. on FS1

Feb. 28 - TCU at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2

March 3 - West Virginia at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

March 7 - at Kansas at 1 p.m. on CBS

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Kellis Robinett covers Kansas State athletics for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. A winner of more than a dozen national writing awards, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.
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