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2018-19 Men’s College Basketball Week 5 TV and Announcer Schedule

The top four on this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll (released on Dec. 3) — No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Duke and No. 4 Virginia — remained unchanged from last week.

The Michigan Wolverines (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten) have made a rapid rise to reach No. 5 after their latest impressive wins. They’ve beaten every opponent by at least 17 points, with three of those coming against ranked teams.

The Wolverines are off to their best start since winning the first 16 games of the 2012-13 season, a year that saw them play in the NCAA Tournament final. That’s also the last time the Wolverines had cracked the top 5 before Dec. 3.

The following is the Week 5 men’s college football regular season schedule including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:00 PM: Hartford at [#3] Duke (ESPN2)
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:00 PM: [#19] Ohio State at Illinois (Big Ten Network)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:00 PM: Lemoyne at [#17] Buffalo (ESPN3)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:00 PM: VMI at [#15] Virginia Tech (ACC Network)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:30 PM: Arkansas-Pine Bluff at [#13] Texas Tech (TBA)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
8:30 PM: Temple at [#21] Villanova (FS1)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
9:00 PM: UNC Wilmington at [#13] North Carolina (ESPN2)
Announcers: Doug Sherman, Cory Alexander

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
9:00 PM: [#24] Nebraska at Minnesota (Big Ten Network)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
11:00 PM: Washington at [#1] Gonzaga (ESPN2)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Bill Walton

Thursday, December 6, 2018
7:00 PM: [#23] Maryland at Purdue (Big Ten Network)

Thursday, December 6, 2018
8:00 PM: Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series: Iowa State at [#21] Iowa (FS1)

Friday, December 7, 2018
11:59 PM: Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Classic: [#6] Nevada at [#20] Arizona State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Dave Feldman, Jay Bilas

Saturday, December 8, 2018
12:00 PM: [#10] Michigan State at Florida (CBS)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
12:00 PM: Citi Hoops Classic: [#9] Kentucky at Seton Hall (Fox)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
12:00 PM: South Carolina at [#5] Michigan (FS1)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
2:00 PM: St. Joe’s at [#21] Villanova (FS1)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
4:00 PM: Never Forget Tribute Classic: [#22] Mississippi State at Clemson (ESPN2)
Announcers: Jon Sciambi, Chris Spatola

Saturday, December 8, 2018
4:00 PM: Loyola-Chicago at [#23] Maryland (Big Ten Network)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
4:00 PM: [#16] Kansas State at Tulsa (CBS Sports Network)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
4:00 PM: [#17] Buffalo at St. Bonaventure (ESPN+)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
4:00 PM: [#25] Furman at SC Upstate (ESPN+)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
5:00 PM: [#12] Wisconsin at Marquette (Fox)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
5:30 PM: Yale at [#3] Duke (ESPN)
Announcers: Doug Sherman, Jordan Cornette

Saturday, December 8, 2018
6:00 PM: Creighton at [#24] Nebraska (Big Ten Network)

Saturday, December 8, 2018
6:30 PM: Never Forget Tribute Classic: [#11] Florida State at UConn (ESPN2)
Announcers: Jon Sciambi, Chris Spatola

Saturday, December 8, 2018
8:30 PM: Jayhawk Shootout New Mexico State at [#2] Kansas (ESPN2)
Announcers: Mark Neely, Jon Sundvold

Saturday, December 8, 2018
8:30 PM: Dayton at [#8] Auburn (SEC Network)
Announcers: Dave Neal, Pat Bradley

Sunday, December 9, 2018
11:00 AM: MSG Holiday Special: Columbia at Iona (FS1)

Sunday, December 9, 2018
1:00 PM: MSG Holiday Special: Princeton at St. John’s (FS1)

Sunday, December 9, 2018
1:00 PM: SC State at [#15] Virginia Tech (ACC Network)

Sunday, December 9, 2018
1:30 PM: VCU at [#4] Virginia (ACC Network)

Sunday, December 9, 2018
3:00 PM: Air Force Reserve Jerry Colangelo Classic: [#7] Tennessee at [#1] Gonzaga (ESPN)
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham

Sunday, December 9, 2018
5:30 PM: Air Force Reserve Jerry Colangelo Classic: [#6] Nevada at Grand Canyon (ESPNU)
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
7:00 PM: [#21] Villanova at Penn (ESPN2)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
7:00 PM: Loyola MD at [#23] Maryland (Big Ten Network)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
7:00 PM: Charleston Southern at [#25] Furman (ESPN3)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
9:00 PM: Colorado at New Mexico (ESPN2)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
9:00 PM: North Florida at Minnesota (Big Ten Network)