With only a few stragglers left to release their schedules [*judging*], I’ve added the almost entirely complete 2026 NCAA Master Schedule.
Opening day is January 2, when Utah hosts Minnesota and Iowa at 7pm local time, and the season ends in its usual way in Fort Worth with the national semifinals on April 16 and the championship on April 18.
The regional hosts are LSU, Arizona State, Kentucky, and Oregon State, with LSU and Arizona State starting on Wednesday, April 1, and Kentucky and Oregon State starting on Thursday, April 2. The bulk of conference championships will be on Saturday, March 21.
By way of an abridged look at the schedule highlights, this is a rundown of the 53 meets that are currently slated to be on television (color television?!?!?) this season.
2026 NCAA TV Schedule
| MEET WEEK 2 | ||
| Saturday, January 10 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Sprouts Quad: Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah, LSU | ABC |
| 8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT | Sprouts Quad 2: Michigan State, Cal, Kentucky, Michigan | ESPN2 |
| MEET WEEK 3 | ||
| Friday, January 16 | ||
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | LSU @ Georgia | SECN |
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Alabama @ Florida | ESPN2 |
| 8:45pm ET/ 5:45pm PT | Oklahoma @ Missouri | SECN |
| Sunday, January 18 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Stanford @ North Carolina | ACCN |
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Auburn @ Arkansas | SECN |
| MEET WEEK 4 | ||
| Friday, January 23 | ||
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Georgia @ Oklahoma | SECN |
| 7:30pm ET/ 4:30pm PT | Kentucky @ LSU | ESPN2 |
| 8:45pm ET/ 5:45pm PT | Florida @ Auburn | SECN |
| Saturday, January 24 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Minnesota @ Nebraska | BTN |
| Sunday, January 25 | ||
| 1:00pm ET/ 10:00am PT | UCLA @ Michigan State | FOX |
| 5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT | Utah @ Iowa State | ESPN |
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Illinois @ Ohio State | BTN |
| MEET WEEK 5 | ||
| Friday, January 30 | ||
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Oklahoma @ Kentucky | SECN |
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Arkansas @ Florida | ESPN2 |
| 7:45pm ET/ 4:45pm PT | LSU @ Missouri | SECN |
| Sunday, February 1 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Michigan State @ Michigan | BTN |
| 5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT | Iowa State @ Denver | ESPN2 |
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Auburn @ Georgia | SECN |
| MEET WEEK 6 | ||
| Friday, February 6 | ||
| 8:45pm ET/ 5:45pm PT | Alabama @ Oklahoma | SECN |
| 9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT | Florida @ Missouri | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, February 7 | ||
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Cal @ Clemson | ACCN |
| Sunday, February 8 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | North Carolina @ NC State | ACCN |
| MEET WEEK 7 | ||
| Friday, February 13 | ||
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Oklahoma @ Florida | ESPN2 |
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Missouri @ Kentucky | SECN |
| 8:45pm ET/ 5:45pm PT | Auburn @ LSU | SECN |
| Sunday, February 15 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Clemson @ Pitt | ACCN |
| MEET WEEK 8 | ||
| Friday, February 20 | ||
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Florida @ Georgia | SECN |
| 8:45pm ET/ 5:45pm PT | Alabama @ Auburn | SECN |
| 9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT | LSU @ Oklahoma | ESPN2 |
| Sunday, February 22 | ||
| 5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT | UCLA @ Illinois | BTN |
| MEET WEEK 9 | ||
| Friday, February 27 | ||
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Georgia @ Kentucky | SECN |
| 7:45pm ET/ 4:45pm PT | Auburn @ Oklahoma | SECN |
| 9:30pm ET/ 6:30pm PT | Alabama @ LSU | SECN |
| 10:00pm ET/ 7:00pm PT | Big Four: Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa @ UCLA | FS1 |
| Saturday, February 28 | ||
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | Big Four: Michigan, Nebraska, Washington @ Penn State | BTN |
| Sunday, March 1 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | Big Four: Michigan State, Illinois, Rutgers @ Minnesota | BTN |
| MEET WEEK 10 | ||
| Sunday, March 8 | ||
| 5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT | Elevate: Auburn, Georgia, Clemson, Pitt | ACCN |
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | LSU @ Florida | SECN |
| MEET WEEK 11 | ||
| Friday, March 13 | ||
| 6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT | BYU @ Clemson | ACCN |
| Saturday, March 14 | ||
| 10:30pm ET/ 7:30pm PT | Utah @ UCLA | BTN |
| MEET WEEK 12 | ||
| Friday, March 20 | ||
| TBA | Big Ten Championship Session 1 | BTN |
| Saturday, March 21 | ||
| TBA | Big Ten Championship Session 2 | BTN |
| 2:30pm ET/ 11:30am PT | ACC Championship Session 1 | ACCN |
| 3:00pm ET/ 12:00pm PT | SEC Championship Session 1 | SECN |
| TBA | Big Ten Championship Session 3 | BTN |
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | Big 12 Championship Session 2 | ESPNU |
| 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT | ACC Championship Session 2 | ACCN |
| 8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT | SEC Championship Session 2 | SECN |
| MEET WEEK 16 | ||
| Thursday, April 16 | ||
| 4:30pm ET/ 1:30pm PT | National Semifinal 1 | ESPN2 |
| 9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT | National Semifinal 2 | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, April 18 | ||
| 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT | National Championship | ABC |
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