EXPN to Present 8th Annual COLLEGE HOOPS TIP OFF Marathon

ESPN's eighth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon will feature 16 men's and WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL games beginning on Monday, Nov. 16 and continuing Tuesday, Nov. 17, across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU bringing more than 24 hours of game action to mark the start of the 2015-16 season. The schedule includes 15 men's games and a top-25 women's matchup concluding with the fifth annual State Farm Champions Classic from the United Center in Chicago.

The neutral-site, early-season men's doubleheader that matches four of the winningest programs against each other begins with College GameDay Covered by State Farm from inside the arena at 7 p.m. ET, followed by preseason-ranked No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Duke at 7:30 p.m. and No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 19 Michigan State at 10 p.m. - all on ESPN. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: TOP 25 - ESPN's exclusive reveal of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL Playoff weekly rankings - will air from the United Center between games with host Rece Davis and analyst Kirk Herbstreit onsite.

ESPN2's Marathon schedule will include 10 games tipping off about every two hours beginning Monday with a quadruple header at 5:30 p.m. featuring three-time defending national champion Connecticut women. ESPN's schedule of five consecutive games starts at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and concludes with the State Farm Champions Classic. ESPN2 will also televise a Tuesday men's primetime game featuring top-ranked Maryland at 9 p.m.

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