ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference will have an exclusive 28-game men’s basketball schedule on ESPN platforms during the 2026-27 academic year, Commissioner Jeff Jackson announced Tuesday. 

MVC Men's Basketball Productions on ESPN Platforms (PDF)
MVC Women's Basketball Productions on ESPN Platforms (PDF)


The Valley will clear men's productions on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service. There will be four games on ESPN2, a total of six contests on ESPNU and a league-selected package of 18 digital exclusive games distributed on ESPN+.

For nine of the 10 linear telecasts, ESPN and The Valley will utilize a Wildcard Selection process to determine which game will be aired on a specific date. As part of the Wildcard Selection process, ESPN, working in tandem with league staff, will announce its telecast selection 14 days from competition.

Additional regular-season men’s basketball games produced by MVC institutions will be delivered exclusively through The Valley on ESPN -- the league’s co-branded digital network with ESPN available through the ESPN App.

The 2027 State Farm MVC Championship -- the league’s 37th-consecutive event in St. Louis -- on Wednesday-Sunday, March 3-7, will be the first-ever combined men’s and women’s basketball postseason tournament, and the first six men’s contests on March 4 and 5 will be shown nationally on ESPN+.