PAC 12 Media Schedule Drops
Summary
Pick/market: From Gronk Pac-12 2026 TV Slot Rankings (Home games only on the league’s national linear partners: CBS/Paramount+, USA, CW, CBSSN) Ranked objectively by a simple scoring system: CBS = 4 pts (national over-the-air, biggest...
From Gronk
Pac-12 2026 TV Slot Rankings
(Home games only on the league’s national linear partners: CBS/Paramount+, USA, CW, CBSSN) Ranked objectively by a simple scoring system: CBS = 4 pts (national over-the-air, biggest audience)
USA = 3 pts
CW = 2 pts (national broadcast)
CBSSN = 1 pt
+1 bonus per prime-time/home-night game (6:00 PM PT or later, or Thursday/Friday)
Only the 40+ home games explicitly assigned in the schedule are counted. Non-conference away games use opponents’ networks (not included here unless they’re on a Pac-12 partner).Rank
Team
Score
# Home TV Games
CBS
USA
CW
CBSSN
Prime-Time Homes
Standout Slots
1
Oregon State
19
6
1
3
1
1
3
CBS vs Texas Tech (W2), 8 PM USA vs Montana (W3), 7:30 PM CW vs Texas State (W10)
2
Colorado State
17
6
1
3
1
1
1
CBS vs BYU (W3), 6:30 PM CW vs San Diego State (W8)
3
San Diego State
17
6
0
2
2
2
5
Five night games: 7 PM CW vs James Madison (W3), 7:30 PM CW vs Texas State (W5), 7:30 PM CBSSN vs Fresno State (W7), 6:30 PM USA twice
4
Washington State
16
5
1
3
0
1
2
CBS vs Arizona (W4), 6:30 PM USA vs Fresno State (W5), 7:30 PM CBSSN vs Colorado State (W11)
5
Boise State
16
6
0
3
1
2
3
7 PM CW vs Texas State (W9), 6:30 PM USA vs San Diego State (W12), plus huge non-conf CBS road game at Oregon (W1)
6
Texas State
16
7
0
3
2
2
2
Most total homes; Thursday 5 PM CBSSN vs Colorado State (W7) is their best night slot
7
Fresno State
13–14
5
0
1
3
1
3–4
Three straight prime evenings early (7–7:30 PM CW/CBSSN in W2/4/6); Week 9 vs Oregon State could jump to 8 PM USA
8
Utah State
12
5
0
2
1
2
2
Friday night CW vs Washington State (W6), 6:30 PM USA vs Fresno State (W10)
Quick TakeawaysOregon State clearly won the TV lottery — they landed the only non-BYU/Arizona CBS home game plus multiple night slots.
Colorado State & Washington State got the two other premium CBS home dates against strong non-conference opponents (BYU and Arizona).
San Diego State dominates night football — five prime-time home games give them huge local and national visibility even without CBS.
Boise State is right behind the CBS trio thanks to heavy USA usage and that massive CBS road game in Week 1.
Texas State has the most home games on TV but a lot of them are early afternoon (9 AM–3 PM), so lower overall “quality.”
Fresno State & Utah State lean more toward cable evenings and fewer total high-tier slots.
Week 13 flex matchups and the championship (CBS) will add one more game for the top 4 seeds, but those are TBD. Let me know if you want this broken down by a specific team or just the prime-time schedule!
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San Diego State
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