SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League announced a nine-game regular season lineup of men’s and women’s basketball games that will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. The nine-game schedule will be added to the four games scheduled to be televised on CBS Sports Network from the 2025 Summit League Basketball Championship, which include the men's semifinals on March 8 and the women's and men's title games on March 9.

In total, 13 Summit League games will appear linearly on CBS Sports Network for the second consecutive year. The slate starts with a women’s basketball game between Duke and South Dakota State on Sunday, Nov. 17 with tip-off set for 2:30 p.m. CT from the newly-renovated First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings. The Blue Devils were ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25, while the Jackrabbits were among 16 teams receiving votes in initial poll of the season.

The first men's game on the schedule will also feature a nationally-ranked team as No. 2 Alabama visits North Dakota on Wednesday, Dec. 18 for an 8 p.m. CT tip. The Crimson Tide, who were a national semifinalist in 2024, have former All-Summit League performer Grant Nelson on their roster as he returns to his home state for the matchup with the Fighting Hawks.

The seven remaining regular season games are all intra-Summit League tilts starting with a rematch of the 2024 men's championship tilt between Denver and South Dakota State. The Pioneers, who made their first title-game appearance a season ago, will visit the Jackrabbits for an 8 p.m. CT start on Thursday, Jan. 2, which is the opening night of Summit action.

The men's preseason favorite Kansas City will make the first of two appearances on CBS Sports Network when the Roos travel to Omaha to face the Mavericks at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

North Dakota State and St. Thomas will be play in St. Paul on Feb. 2, which is the first of three Sunday afternoon affairs lined on the network. The Bison and Tommies will tip at 3 p.m. CT from Schonecker Arena. 

The top two teams from the 2024-25 women's preseason poll will square off on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. CT as the Jackrabbits play host to Oral Roberts. Both teams won 20-plus games a season ago.

The Bison men will host the Golden Eagle men on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. CT. The Coyote men will then host the Jackrabbit men at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. CT. SDSU will host the final regular season game on the docket as the Jackrabbits will play Kansas City on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. CT.

2024-25 Summit League Basketball schedule on CBS Sports Network

Date	Time	Sport	Matchup
11/17/2024	3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT	WBB	Duke at South Dakota State
12/18/2024	9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT	MBB	Alabama at North Dakota
1/2/2025	9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT	MBB	Denver at South Dakota State
1/8/2025	9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT	MBB	Kansas City at Omaha
2/2/2025	4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT	MBB	North Dakota State at St. Thomas
2/8/2025	12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT	WBB	Oral Roberts at South Dakota State
2/13/2025	9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT	MBB	Oral Roberts at North Dakota State
2/16/2025	2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT	MBB	South Dakota State at South Dakota
2/23/2025	2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT	MBB	Kansas City at South Dakota State
3/8/2025	8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT	MBB	Men’s Basketball Semifinal
3/8/2025	25 minutes after first semifinal	MBB	Men’s Basketball Semifinal
3/9/2025	4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT	WBB	Women’s Basketball Championship
3/9/2025	9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT	MBB	Men’s Basketball Championship

CBS Sports Network will also air four games at the 2025 Summit League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The men’s semifinals will air on Saturday, March 8 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT along with both title games on Sunday, March 9. The women’s championship game is slated for 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT and the men’s is slated for 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

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