BRISTOL, Conn. – The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team will play on ABC for the first time in the regular season in school history, as on Thursday ESPN announced its ESPN on ABC lineup for the 2026-27 season.
ABC will air a pair of road games for the Commodores this season. The first broadcast takes place on Jan. 3 at LSU, then Vandy takes the national stage again on Jan. 17 at Texas. Both contests are scheduled to go live at noon.
Vanderbilt will play in two of the nine women's basketball games to air on ABC this season. The Commodores defeated both LSU (65-61) and Texas (86-70) in a pair of ranked matchups at Memorial Gymnasium last season.
The pair of ABC games mark the second and third Vanderbilt women’s basketball games selected to air on national television in 2026-27. The Commodores’ SEC/ACC Challenge contest against Notre Dame on Dec. 3 will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT. It also marks the first time that Vanderbilt will play a regular-season game on ABC, as the network expanded its sports coverage to NCAA women’s basketball regular-season games in 2021.
Television selections for the remainder of the SEC women’s basketball schedule will be announced at a later date.
The Dores enter Season 6 under the direction of head coach Shea Ralph. Vanderbilt returns seven players from last season’s Sweet 16 team, which include All-American and current SEC Player of the Year Mikayla Blakes and the reigning SEC Freshman of the Year Aubrey Galvan. Additionally, the Dores brought in a pair of high-level NCAA Division I transfers, while Ralph inked the highest-rated freshman class during her time at Vanderbilt. This year’s trio of freshmen were ranked No. 11 by ESPN and No. 16 by 24/7 Sports.
The 2026-27 Vanderbilt women’s basketball season tips off Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. CT, when the Commodores host Lipscomb for Education Day. Fans can click the link here to purchase season tickets.
Tip times, broadcast information and promo schedule for the 2026-27 Vanderbilt women’s basketball schedule will be released at a later date.
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