Arkansas vs Virginia: Tip-Off Time and TV (Nov. 8, 2026)

When: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, 1 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. (neutral site)
TV: ESPN
Records: No. 12 Arkansas 1-0, No. 9 Virginia 1-0
Event: Skyscanner Capital Showcase

It's the first ranked-vs.-ranked men's game on Sunday's national slate. Both teams opened with home wins earlier in the week: Arkansas beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-61 on Nov. 3, and Virginia beat Drexel 89-60 the same night. Rankings are the AP preseason poll, which was still the latest men's poll on ESPN as of the morning of Nov. 6.

ESPN lists Virginia as the home team and Arkansas as the visitor on the neutral floor in Washington.

Also Sunday: No. 10 Houston vs. California at 8:30 p.m. ET on CW from the Tahoe Blue Event Center (Lake Tahoe Classic). For the rest of the early slate, see our opening-week games and TV post. The Champions Classic is Tuesday in Chicago.

Print it: every team page has a one-page PDF and a calendar file for the whole season.

Sources

• ESPN men's college basketball scoreboard API, Nov. 8, 2026: event 401920424 (Skyscanner Capital Showcase, Capital One Arena, ESPN), retrieved Nov. 6, 2026
• ESPN team schedule API: Arkansas (8) and Virginia (258) 2026-27 results, retrieved Nov. 6, 2026
• ESPN rankings API (men's AP Top 25, preseason), retrieved Nov. 6, 2026

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