College basketball games on TV today: Schedule, times, channels, live streams to watch Players Era and more

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Thanksgiving Week will begin with a terrific slate of college basketball on Monday.

The schedule features several games from events like the Players Era Championship, Southwest Maui Invitational and Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational. The action will start in the morning with a contest between Rhode Island and Towson and extend late into the evening with a matchup between UNLV and Maryland.

There are a few intriguing ranked battles on Monday night, too. St. John's will face Iowa State, and Gonzaga will take the court for a clash with Alabama.

Here is everything you need to know about watching college basketball games on Monday, including TV and streaming options for the marquee matchups.

College basketball games on TV today: Channels, live streams

• TV channels: ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, ESPN2, ESPNU, TNT, truTV

• Live streams:DIRECTV

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Full college basketball TV schedule for Monday, Nov. 24

Game

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

Rhode Island vs. Towson

11 a.m.

ESPN2, DIRECTV

Tennessee vs. Rutgers

1 p.m.

TNT, DIRECTV

Liberty vs. Vermont

1:30 p.m.

ESPNU, DIRECTV

Creighton vs. Baylor

2 p.m.

truTV, DIRECTV

Seton Hall vs. NC State

2:30 p.m.

ESPN2, DIRECTV

Notre Dame vs. Kansas

3:30 p.m.

TNT, DIRECTV

St. John's vs. Iowa State

4:30 p.m.

truTV, DIRECTV

Temple vs. UC San Diego

4:30 p.m.

ESPNU, DIRECTV

USC vs. Boise State

5 p.m.

ESPN2, DIRECTV

Syracuse vs. Houston

6 p.m.

TNT, DIRECTV

Ohio vs. George Mason

6 p.m.

CBSSN, DIRECTV

Eastern Michigan vs. Louisville

7 p.m.

ACCN, DIRECTV

Princeton vs. Bradley

7 p.m.

ESPNU, DIRECTV

UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Illinois

8 p.m.

BTN, DIRECTV

Oregon vs. Auburn

8 p.m.

truTV, DIRECTV

Loyola Marymount vs. Florida Atlantic

8:30 p.m.

CBSSN, DIRECTV

Washington State vs. Chaminade

9 p.m.

ESPNU, DIRECTV

Gonzaga vs. Alabama

9:30 p.m.

TNT, DIRECTV

Denver vs. Arizona

10:30 p.m.

CBSSN, DIRECTV

San Diego State vs. Michigan

10:30 p.m.

truTV, DIRECTV

Arizona State vs. Texas

11:30 p.m.

ESPN2, DIRECTV

UNLV vs. Maryland

Midnight

TNT, DIRECTV

College basketball AP top 25 rankings

1. Purdue

2. Houston

3. UConn

4. Arizona

5. Duke

6. Louisville

7. Michigan

8. Illinois

9. BYU

10. Florida

11. Alabama

12. Kentucky

13. Gonzaga

14. St. John's

15. Texas Tech

16. Iowa State

17. Michigan State

18. North Carolina

19. UCLA

20. Tennessee

21. Arkansas

22. Auburn

23. Wisconsin

24. Kansas

25. NC State

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