South Carolina vs North Carolina Women: Tip-Off Time and TV (Ally Tipoff)

When: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, 5:30 p.m. ET
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. (neutral site)
TV: ESPN
Records: No. 1 South Carolina 1-0, No. 12 North Carolina 0-1
Event: Ally Tipoff

South Carolina opened with a 101-93 win over Maryland in Paris on Nov. 2. North Carolina lost its opener to Oklahoma, 91-79, the same day. Rankings are the AP preseason women's poll, which was still the latest on ESPN as of the morning of Nov. 6.

ESPN lists South Carolina as the home team and North Carolina as the visitor on the neutral floor in Charlotte. The Ally Tipoff doubleheader also includes No. 14 Kentucky vs. No. 25 NC State at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at the same arena.

Also Sunday: No. 10 Iowa (2-0) at No. 2 UConn (1-1), 2 p.m. ET on FS1 from Gampel Pavilion. See our Iowa at UConn preview and the opening-week roundup.

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Sources

• ESPN women's college basketball scoreboard API, Nov. 8, 2026: events 401906089 (South Carolina vs. North Carolina) and 401913737 (Kentucky vs. NC State), retrieved Nov. 6, 2026
• ESPN team schedule API: South Carolina (2579) and North Carolina (153) 2026-27 results, retrieved Nov. 6, 2026
• ESPN rankings API (women's AP Top 25, preseason), retrieved Nov. 6, 2026

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