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 10 or 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.

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 23 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 2023–2024 basketball & football seasons, 42 schools (Alabama, 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 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the main campus of the University of Connecticut 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.

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. 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.

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.

On October 8, 2019, Jay Williams replaced Paul Pierce as an analyst on NBA Countdown, and left College GameDay.ESPN Reimagines NBA Pregame Coverage with New Strategy 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 show's history, bringing the overall total for women's games to six. Also since the first time since 2008, ESPN returned to the Final Four in Houston for both the Semifinal & Championship game.

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.

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. 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. However, Sky Sports has not shown GameDay.

Personalities

Current Rece Davis: (Host, 2005–present) Christine Williamson: (Men's Reporter, 2024; Women's Host, 2025–present)) Jay Bilas: (Analyst, 2005–present) Seth Greenberg: (Analyst, 2015–present) Rebecca Lobo: (Women's Analyst, 2022–present) Carolyn Peck: (Women's Analyst, 2022–present) Andraya Carter: (Women's Analyst, 2022–present; Men's Analyst, 2024–present) Holly Rowe: (Women's Reporter, 2022–present) Jay Williams: (Analyst, 2015–2019, 2024–present) Chiney Ogwumike: (Women's Analyst, 2024–present) Pete Thamel: (Men's Reporter, 2025–present)

Former Chris Fowler: (Host, 2005) Hubert Davis: (Analyst, 2007–2012) Bob Knight: (Analyst, 2008–2012) Digger Phelps: (Analyst, 2005–2014) Jalen Rose: (Analyst, 2013–2014) Andy Katz: (Reporter, 2005–2017) LaPhonso Ellis: (Analyst, 2020–2023) Elle Duncan: (Women's Host, 2022–2025)

Locations

Since the program was launched in 2005, the show has been on the road. However, all shows in 2021 were broadcast from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Appearances by school Announced and visited locations as of April 6, 2026. 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.

Men SchoolConferenceAppearancesHostedRecordWin %Last HostedDukeACC371620–17March 7, 2026North CarolinaACC341618–16February 7, 2026KansasBig 12281319–9January 31, 2026KentuckySEC23911–12February 16, 2019FloridaSEC16614–2February 28, 2026UConnBig East1236–6February 24, 2024Michigan StateBig Ten1155–6February 15, 2020TexasSEC1136–5February 3, 2018ArizonaBig 121044–6February 14, 2026TennesseeSEC1026–4January 28, 2023LouisvilleACC926–3February 9, 2008AuburnSEC854–4January 25, 2025MichiganBig Ten724–3January 24, 2015UCLABig Ten724–3March 2, 2013GonzagaWCC633–3February 25, 2023HoustonBig 12622–4February 22, 2025MemphisAmerican633–3February 8, 2014SyracuseACC645–1February 1, 2014VirginiaACC641–5February 9, 2019BaylorBig 12531–4February 26, 2022PittsburghACC523–2January 21, 2012Texas A&MSEC512–3February 20, 2016AlabamaSEC421–3February 15, 2025MarylandBig Ten422–2February 29, 2020Notre DameACC432–2February 6, 2016OklahomaSEC421–3February 13, 2016GeorgetownBig East311–2March 9, 2013IllinoisBig Ten311–2February 6, 2010IndianaBig Ten312–1February 2, 2013Iowa StateBig 12322–1February 8, 2025Kansas StateBig 12310–3January 30, 2010Miami (FL)ACC300–3NeverOhio StateBig Ten311–2January 27, 2007Texas TechBig 12322–1January 24, 2026VillanovaBig East310–3February 12, 2011West VirginiaBig 12320–3January 27, 2018ArkansasSEC210–2January 27, 2024Georgia TechACC201–1NeverMissouriSEC211–1February 4, 2012NC StateACC211–1January 26, 2013Oklahoma StateBig 12221–1March 1, 2014Saint Mary'sWCC210–2February 11, 2017San Diego StateMountain West201–1NeverVanderbiltSEC210–2February 11, 2012Virginia TechACC212–0February 10, 2018WashingtonBig Ten212–0February 20, 2010WisconsinBig Ten212–0February 14, 2009Boston CollegeACC110–1February 17, 2007ButlerBig East111–0January 9, 2013BYUBig 12101–0NeverCaliforniaACC110–1February 28, 2009ClemsonACC110–1January 23, 2010ColoradoBig 12110–1February 22, 2014CreightonBig East100–1NeverDaytonA-10111–0March 7, 2020Florida AtlanticAmerican100–1NeverFlorida StateACC111–0January 14, 2012George WashingtonA-10100–1NeverLa SalleA-10111–0January 18, 2014LSUSEC111–0January 6, 2007MarquetteBig East111–0March 3, 2007Mississippi StateSEC100–1NeverNebraskaBig Ten100–1NeverNorthern IowaMissouri Valley100–1NeverOregonBig Ten100–1NeverPurdueBig Ten111–0January 22, 2011SMUACC111–0February 14, 2015Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley111–0January 26, 2008StanfordACC100–1NeverTCUBig 12100–1NeverTempleAmerican100–1NeverUCFBig 12101–0NeverWichita StateAmerican111–0February 28, 2015

Women SchoolConferenceAppearancesHostedRecordWin %Last HostedSouth CarolinaSEC947–2February 22, 2026Notre DameACC412–2March 2, 2025TennesseeSEC321–2January 26, 2023UConnBig East313–0January 16, 2010TexasSEC312–1February 1, 2026IowaBig Ten222–0March 3, 2024LSUSEC220–2February 14, 2026NC StateACC211–1February 23, 2025BaylorBig 12100–1NeverGeorgiaSEC100–1NeverIndianaBig Ten100–1NeverLouisvilleACC100–1NeverNorth CarolinaACC101–0NeverOhio StateBig Ten100–1NeverOklahomaSEC100–1NeverOle MissSEC100–1NeverTCUBig 12111–0March 1, 2026VanderbiltSEC100–1NeverVirginia TechACC110–1February 25, 2024

Frequent Matchups

College GameDay has attended several particular matchups with regularity.

Men Team 1 Team 2 Matchups Record Last Appearance Last ResultDuke North Carolina 24 Tied 12–12 March 7, 2026 Duke 76–61Florida Kentucky 8 Florida 7−1 January 20, 2018 Florida 66–64Arizona UCLA 4 UCLA 3−1 February 25, 2017 UCLA 77–72Baylor Kansas 4 Kansas 3−1 February 10, 2024 Kansas 64–61Kansas Kentucky 4 Tied 2−2 January 29, 2022Kentucky 80–62Kansas Texas 4 Kansas 3−1 February 28, 2015 Kansas 69–64Duke Virginia 3 Duke 3−0 February 9, 2019 Duke 81–71Kansas Kansas State 3 Kansas 3−0 January 29, 2011 Kansas 90–66Maryland Michigan State 3 Michigan State 2–1 February 29, 2020 Michigan State 78–66Oklahoma Texas 3 Texas 2−1 February 3, 2018 Texas 79–74

=== Women === Team 1 Team 2 Matchups Record Last Appearance Last ResultSouth Carolina Texas 2 Tied 1−1 March 8, 2026 Texas 78–61South Carolina LSU 2 South Carolina 2−0 February 14, 2026 South Carolina 79–72Notre Dame NC State 2 Tied 1−1 February 23, 2025 NC State 104–95 2OTSouth Carolina Tennessee 2 South Carolina 2−0 March 5, 2023 South Carolina 74–58

AP Top 5 vs Top 5

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