BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Twenty Patriot League basketball games will be televised on CBS Sports Network during the 2025-26 season, including the men’s and women’s basketball championship games in March.
The 2025-26 Patriot League men’s and women’s basketball schedules are available by visiting the League’s official website –
www.PatriotLeague.org.
The television schedule includes 15 men’s basketball and five women’s basketball games during the 2025-26 season. Navy hosts Yale as part of the Veterans Classic at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. on Friday, Nov. 7. Army West Point hosts Duke the following week on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Christl Arena.
The slate of Patriot League games begins on Monday, Jan. 12 in a rematch of the 2025 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game, with American hosting Navy. Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. The League schedule continues with Loyola Maryland traveling to Lehigh for a 7 p.m. start on Monday, Jan. 19.
CBS Sports Network will carry both Army West Point-Navy men’s and women’s basketball doubleheaders. The Mids host the Black Knights on Saturday, Jan. 24, with coverage of the women’s game beginning at 11 a.m. and the men’s game following at 1:30 p.m. Army West Point welcomes Navy on Saturday, Feb. 21, with the women’s game starting at 11 a.m. and the men’s game at 1:30 p.m.
The Patriot League’s CBS Sports Network schedule will feature a pair of women’s and men’s basketball doubleheaders between in-state rivals. Bucknell travels to Lafayette with the women’s game tipping off at 4:30 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. men’s game on Monday, Jan. 26. Holy Cross hosts in-state rival Boston University on Monday, Feb. 2, with the women’s game at 4:30 p.m. and the men’s game at 7 p.m.
The Patriot League PenFed Credit Union Men’s Basketball Championship Game will be televised on CBS Sports Network for the 15th consecutive season when it airs on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. The Patriot League PenFed Credit Union Women’s Basketball Championship Game will air for the 17th straight season on Sunday, March 15, at noon. CBS Sports Network will also carry both men’s basketball semifinal matchups on Sunday, March 8.
There will be two men’s basketball flex games, with the first on Sunday, Feb. 22. The second flex game will be the final day of the Patriot League men’s basketball regular season on Saturday, Feb. 28. The selection of flex contests will be made no later than 10 days before the competition date.
The Patriot League is now in its 23rd consecutive year in partnership with CBS Sports Network, which is widely available through all major cable, satellite, and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App by authenticating with select providers. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to
www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
2025-26 Patriot League Basketball Schedule on CBS Sports Network
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME (all times ET) |
| Friday, Nov. 7 |
Yale at Navy (Veterans Classic - Men’s Basketball) |
8:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Duke at Army West Point (Men’s Basketball) |
7 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 12 |
Navy at American (Men’s Basketball) |
7 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 19 |
Loyola Maryland at Lehigh (Men’s Basketball) |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 |
Army West Point at Navy (Women’s Basketball) |
11 a.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 |
Army West Point at Navy (Men’s Basketball) |
1:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 26 |
Bucknell at Lafayette (Women’s Basketball) |
4:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Jan. 26 |
Bucknell at Lafayette (Men’s Basketball) |
7 p.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 2 |
Boston University at Holy Cross (Women’s Basketball) |
4:30 p.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 2 |
Boston University at Holy Cross (Men’s Basketball) |
7 p.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 9 |
Navy at Bucknell (Men’s Basketball) |
6 p.m. |
| Monday, Feb. 16 |
Colgate at Boston University (Men’s Basketball) |
6 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Navy at Army West Point (Women’s Basketball) |
11 a.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Navy at Army West Point (Men’s Basketball) |
1:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 22 |
Flex Game (Men’s Basketball) |
Noon |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 |
Flex Game (Men’s Basketball) |
Noon |
| Sunday, March 8 |
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Semifinal |
Noon |
| Sunday, March 8 |
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Semifinal |
2 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 11 |
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game |
7 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 15 |
Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championship Game |
Noon |
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.