Regulation games for each season officially begin on the second Friday in November. Teams are now allowed to begin practice 42 days before the start of the season, and in that time they are allowed to play two exhibition games that do not count as regular season games. For these games, teams have two options. They can have a three hour closed scrimmage with another Div-1 team, or they can have a regulation game that is open to the public against another college team that is outside of Div-1 (i.e. Div-2, Div-3 or NAIA). Some schools will opt for two closed scrimmages. Some schools will opt for two open exhibition games. Some will opt for one of each.
Below is a list of this year’s exhibition games that are open to the public. All times are Eastern.
Not only do the exhibitions start on Tuesday, but Chad Sherwood will resume his conference previews tomorrow. Also be on the lookout for preseason podcasts which will debut this week!
Tuesday, October 25th
-Carroll College @ Idaho, 9 PM
Wednesday, October 26th
-Eckerd College @ Florida, 7 PM
-Southern New Orleans @ Southeast Louisiana, 8 PM – Live Stats
Thursday, October 27th
-Southeastern University @ Florida State, 7 PM
-Keiser @ Drexel, 7 PM
-Northwood @ Michigan State, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Arkansas Monticello @ Arkansas State, 8 PM- EAS Red Wolves Sports Network
Friday, October 28th
-Virginia State @ Duke, 7 PM
-Bemidji State @ Northern Iowa, 8 PM – ESPN3
-Central Missouri @ Arkansas, 8 PM
-Shorter University @ Jacksonville State, 8 PM
-Pittsburg State @ Kansas State, 8 PM – Fox Sports Kansas City
-Lewis-Clark State @ Boise State, 9 PM
Saturday, October 29th
-Wabash @ Butler, 2 PM
-Husson @ Maine, 2 PM
-Cal State Los Angeles @ Cal State Northridge, 5 PM – Live Stats
-West Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia, 6 PM (neutral site game played in Beckley, WV)
-Wayne State-MI @ Detroit, 7 PM
-Carleton @ Providence, 7 PM
-Quebec-Montreal @ Vermont, 7 PM
-Master’s College @ Southern Utah, 8:30 PM
-Seattle Pacific @ BYU, 9 PM – Cougar IMG Sports Network
-Multnomah @ Portland, 10 PM
Sunday, October 30th
-New Haven @ Connecticut, 1 PM
-Washington University @ Illinois, 3 PM – BTN Plus
-Southeastern Oklahoma State @ UTEP, 3 PM – Live Video
-Saint Martin’s @ Eastern Washington, 5 PM
-Wisconsin-Platteville @ Wisconsin, 6 PM
-Clarion @ Kentucky, 7 PM – SEC Network
Monday, October 31st
-Baruch @ St. John’s, 7 PM
Tuesday, November 1st
-Randolph @ Elon, TBA
-Hope College @ Indiana, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Mercy @ Notre Dame, 7 PM
-Southern Indiana @ Purdue, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Indiana-PA @ Syracuse, 7 PM
-Thomas More @ Austin Peay, 8PM – Video
-Indiana Tech @ Green Bay, 8 PM
-Auburn-Montgomery @ Alabama State, 8 PM
-Washburn @ Kansas, 8 PM – ESPN3 (JayhawkTV)
-Pittsburg State @ Oklahoma State, 8 PM – Fox Sports Southwest Plus
-Campbellsville @ Western Kentucky, 8 PM
-Dakota Wesleyan @ UNLV, 9 PM
-College of Idaho @ Arizona, 10 PM- Pac Twelve Networks
-Cal State San Bernardino @ Fresno State, 10 PM
-Pacific Union @ San Jose State, 10:30 PM
-Master’s University @ UCLA, 10:30 PM – Pac 12 Los Angeles
Wednesday, November 2nd
-Bellarmine @ Cincinnati, TBA – BearcatsTV
-Barry @ Miami-FL, 7 PM
-Saginaw Valley State @ Michigan State, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Virginia State @ Old Dominion, 7 PM
-Belmont Abbey @ Presbyterian, 7 PM
-Cedarville @ Wright State, 7 PM
-Southeastern Oklahoma @ Oral Roberts, 8 PM – Video
-Angelo State @ Texas, 8 PM
-Oklahoma Christian @ Tulsa, 8 PM
-LSU Alexandria @ Southeast Louisiana, 8 PM – Live Stats
-Southern Virginia @ Idaho State, 9 PM – 102.5 KMGI Pocatello
-Whitworth @ Montana, 9 PM
-Western New Mexico @ New Mexico, 9 PM
-Concordia Moorhead @ North Dakota State, 9 PM – MidcoSN
-Johnson & Wales @ Northern Colorado, 9 PM – WatchBigSky
Thursday, November 3rd
-West Virginia State @ Marshall, 6 PM
-Rose-Hulman @ Indiana State, 7 PM
-Ulndy @ Ball State, 7 PM
-Stonehill @ Boston College, 7 PM
-Lander @ Clemson, 7 PM
-Merrimack @ Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 PM
-Fort Valley State @ Georgia, 7 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Morehouse @ Ole Miss, 7 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Slippery Rock @ Tennessee, 7 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Berry @ Murray State, 7 PM – OVC Digital Network
-MIT @ Harvard, 7 PM – Ivy League Digital Network
-Assumption @ Holy Cross, 7 PM
-LaGrange College @ Savannah State, 7 PM
-Lees-McRae @ Georgia Southern, 7 PM
-Capital @ IPFW, 7 PM – Live Stats
-Kentucky Wesleyan @ Louisville, 7 PM – ACC Network Plus
-Voldosta State @ Florida State, 7 PM
-Lynn @ NC State, 7 PM – GoPack.com
-Southern Arkansas @ Louisiana Tech, 7:30 PM
-Jon Hopkins @ Loyola MD, 7:30 PM – Video
-Faulkner @ Alabama, 8 PM- SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Bemidji State @ Minnesota, 8 PM – BTN Plus
-Mississippi College @ Southern Miss, 8 PM
-Spring Hill @ Jacksonville State, 8 PM
-West Florida @ Louisiana Lafayette, 8 PM
-Missouri Saint Louis @ Southern Illinois, 8pm – ESPN3
-Auburn Montgomery @ Troy, 8 PM
-Loyola-New Orleans @ Tulane, 8 PM
-Carroll College @ Washington State, 8 PM
-Fisk @ Tennessee State, 8 PM – Live Stats
-Lincoln Christian @ Western Illinois, 8 PM
-Lindenwood @ UAB, 8:30 PM
-North Alabama @ Middle Tennessee, 8:30 PM
-Adams State @ Grand Canyon, 9 PM
-Chadron State @ Wyoming, 10 PM – Video
-UC San Diego @ San Diego State, 10 PM
-Pacific Union @ Sacramento State, 10 PM
-Western Washington @ Washington, 10 PM
-South Dakota Mines @ South Dakota State, 10:30 PM
Friday, November 4th
-Missouri Western State @ Texas Tech, TBA
-Queens (NC) @ VCU, TBA
-North Greenville @ The Citadel, 3 PM
-Capital @ Bowling Green, 5 PM
-Lock Haven @ Penn State, 6 PM
-Alvernia @ Central Connecticut State, 7 PM
-Covenant @ Chattanooga, 7 PM
-Allen @ College of Charleston, 7 PM
-Belmont Abbey @ Davidson, 7 PM
-Findlay @ Dayton, 7 PM – Audio Link
-Bridgeport @ Fairfield, 7 PM
-Saint Joseph’s IN @ IUPUI, 7 PM – Live Stats
-Georgia Southwestern @ Kennesaw State, 7 PM
-Armstrong State @ Michigan, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Virginia Wesleyan @ Old Dominion, 7 PM
-USC Aiken @ Georgia State, 7 PM – Twitter Channel
-Bob Jones @ Furman, 7 PM
-Farmingdale State @ Stony Brook, 7 PM
-Piedmont International @ Wake Forest, 7 PM
-UNC-Pembroke @ North Carolina, 7:30 PM
-Huston-Tillotson E @ Stephen F Austin, 7:30 PM – ESPN3
-Emporia State @ Arkansas, 8 PM
-Sewanee @ Austin Peay, 8 PM – Video
-Wayne State @ Creighton, 8 PM – 1620 AM Omaha
-Augustana @ Duke, 8 PM
-Lewis @ Illinois, 8 PM – BTN Plus
-Regis @ Iowa, 8 PM – BTN Plus
-Wilmington College @ Northern Kentucky, 8 PM
-Illinois-Springfield @ Northwestern, 8 PM – BTN Plus
-Central Missouri @ Missouri, 8 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Greenville @ Saint Louis, 8 PM
-Mobile @ South Alabama, 8 PM
-Saint Edwards @ Texas A&M, 8 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Texas Tyler @ UTRGV, 8 PM – Live Stats
-Daemen @ Buffalo, 8:30 PM
-La Verne @ Southern Utah, 8:30 PM
-Colorado Christian @ Air Force, 9 PM
-New Mexico Highlands @ UNLV, 9 PM
-Montevallo @ Auburn, 9 PM- Audio Link
-Rockhurst @ DePaul, 9 PM
-Lewis-Clark State College @ Idaho, 9 PM
-Washburn @ Kansas State, 9 PM – Fox Sports Kansas City
-Montana Western @ Montana State, 9 PM
-Eastern New Mexico @ New Mexico, 9 PM
-Southern Virginia @ Utah State, 9 PM
-Sonoma State @ LMU, 10 PM – The W TV
-San Francisco State @ Nevada, 10 PM
-Corban @ Oregon State, 10 PM
-Bristol @ Pacific, 10 PM – Live Stats
-Evergreen State @ Portland, 10 PM
-Linfield @ Portland State, 10:30 PM
Saturday, November 5th
-Washington & Lee @ Radford, TBA
-Maine-Fort Kent @ Maine, TBA (30 minutes after Maine’s football game)
-Southeastern Oklahoma State @ Texas State, TBA
-IUP @ Villanova, 12 PM
-Southern Connecticut State @ Connecticut, 1 PM
-Slippery Rock @ Central Michigan, 1:30 PM
-Penn State-Behrend @ Youngstown State, 1:30 PM
-Henderson State @ Arkansas State, 2 PM- EAS Red Wolves Sports Network
-Mansfield @ Duquesne, 2 PM
-Carleton @ La Salle, 2 PM
-Rockhurst @ Marquette, 2 PM – TWC Sports Channel Wisconsin
-Catawba @ Maryland, 2 PM – Live Audio
-Rio Grande @ Ohio, 2 PM
-Ohio Dominican @ Toledo, 2:30 PM
-Concordia Wisconsin @ Milwaukee, 3 PM
-Kalamazoo College @ Western Michigan, 3 PM
-Augusta @ Wichita State, 3 PM – COX
-Alaska-Fairbanks @ UTEP, 3 PM – Live Video
-Mars Hill @ East Tennessee State, 4 PM – Live Stats
-Judson @ Illinois-Chicago, 4 PM
-Pittsburgh-Johnstown @ Pittsburgh, 4 PM
-Bloomsburg @ Rider, 4 PM
-Hood @ Mount Saint Mary’s, 4 PM
-Alfred @ St. Bonaventure, 4 PM
-Ferris State @ Xavier, 4 PM
-Hampden-Sydney @ Longwood, 5 PM
-Tougaloo @ Mississippi Valley State, 5 PM
-Sonoma State @ UC-Irvine, 5 PM – Live Video
-Missouri S&T @ UMKC, 5 PM
-Northwest Christian @ Boise State, 6 PM
-Concordia @ Drake, 6 PM
-Virginia State @ Norfolk State, 6 PM
-Saginaw Valley State @ Butler, 7 PM
-Bellarmine @ Indiana, 7 PM – BTN Plus
-Cal Tech @ Long Beach State, 7 PM
-Montreat @ UNC-Asheville, 7 PM
-St. Michael’s @ Vermont, 7 PM
-Black Hills State @ Weber State, 7 PM
-Shorter @ Georgia Tech, 7:30 PM – 91.1 FM Atlanta
-UNC-Pembroke @ Houston, 8 PM
-McKendree @ SIU Edwardsville, 8 PM – Video
-Our Lady of the Lake @ Rice, 8 PM
-Missouri Baptist @ Missouri State, 8 PM
-Concordia @ TAMUCC, 8 PM – Live Stats
-Hillsdale @ Valparaiso, 8:30 PM
-St. Martin’s @ Cal State Fullerton, 9 PM – Live Stats
-West Georgia @ Gonzaga, 9 PM
-Kentucky Wesleyan @ Western Kentucky, 9 PM
-Life Pacific @ Santa Clara, 10:30 PM
Sunday, November 6th
-Charleston-WV @ Marshall, 2 PM
-Mount Olive @ UNC Wilmington, 2 PM
-Georgetown College @ Eastern Kentucky, 2 PM
-Cincinnati Christian @ Morehead State, 2 PM
-UW La Crosse @ Bradley, 3 PM
-Walsh @ Ohio State, 4 PM –BTN Plus
-Quincy @ Illinois State, 4 PM – ESPN3
-Newberry @ South Carolina, 4 PM – SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)
-Fresno Pacific @ UC Santa Barbara, 4 PM
-Eureka College @ Eastern Illinios, 4 PM
-Cal State East Bay @ San Jose State, 5 PM
-Cal State Chico @ Arizona, 7 PM- Pac Twelve Networks
-Sioux Falls @ Iowa State, 7 PM – Cyclones.TV
-Asbury @ Kentucky, 7 PM – SEC Network
-Emporia State @ Kansas, 8 PM – ESPN3 (JayhawkTV)
Monday, November 7th
-Ryerson @ Canisius, 6 PM
-Ferris State @ Detroit, 7 PM
-Point University @ Georgia State, 7 PM – Twitter Channel
-Bellarmine @ Louisville, 7 PM – ACC Network Extra
-Barton @ NC State, 7 PM – GoPack.com
-Catholic @ Notre Dame, 7 PM
-Grand Valley State @ Oakland, 7 PM
-Nova Southeastern @ South Florida, 7 PM – 1040 AM Tampa
-Christian Brothers @ Memphis, 7:30 PM
-Missouri S&T @ Southeast Missouri State, 7:30 PM
-Armstrong State @ Savannah State, 8PM
-Chadron State @ Nebraska, 8 PM – BTN Plus
-Reinhardt @ LSU, 8 PM – SEC Network Plus (Watch ESPN)
-Louisiana College @ Louisiana Monroe, 8 PM
-Champion Christian @ Prairie View A&M, 8 PM
-Huntingdon College @ Alabama State, 8PM
-William Carey @ Southern Miss, 8 PM
-Arkansas Tech @ Texas-San Antonio, 8 PM
-Northeastern State @ Tulsa, 8 PM
-Transylvania @ UT Martin, 8:30 PM
-Western State Colorado @ Utah Valley, 9 PM
-Northwest Christian @ Oregon, 10 PM – Pac Twelve Networks
-Cal State San Marcos @ San Diego State, 10 PM
Tuesday, November 8th
-Methodist @ Appalachian State, 7 PM
-Tiffin @ Cleveland State, 7 PM
-Le Moyne @ Syracuse, 7 PM
-Washburn @ Oklahoma, 8 PM
-Regis @ Colorado State, 9 PM
Wednesday, November 9th
-BYU-Hawai’i @ BYU, 9 PM – Cougar IMG Sports Network
-Master’s University @ CSU Bakersfield, 10 PM – Live Stats
TEAMS NOT PLAYING OPEN EXHIBITION GAMES: Abilene Christian, Akron, Alabama A&M, Albany, Alcorn State, American, Arizona State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Army, Baylor, Belmont, Bethune-Cookman, Binghamton, Boston U, Brown, Bryant, Bucknell, California, UC Davis, UC Riverside, Cal Poly, Campbell, Central Arkansas, Central Florida, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, Chicago State, Colgate, Colorado, Columbia, Coppin State, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware, Delaware State, Denver, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Evansville, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida International, Fordham, Gardner-Webb, Georgetown, George Mason, George Washington, Grambling, Hampton, Hartford, Hawai’i, High Point, Hofstra, Houston Baptist, Howard, Incarnate Word, Iona, Jackson State, Jacksonville, James Madison, Kent State, Lafayette, Lamar, Lehigh, Liberty, Lipscomb, LIU Brooklyn, Loyola Chicago, Manhattan, Marist, Maryland-Baltimore County, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Massachusetts, McNeese State, Mercer, Mississippi State,, UMass-Lowell, Miami-OH, Monmouth, Morgan State, Navy, New Hampshire, New Mexico State, New Orleans, NJIT, Niagara, Nicholls, Northeastern, Northern Arizona, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, North Dakota, North Florida, Northern Illinois, North Texas, Northwestern State, Omaha, Pennsylvania, Pepperdine, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Rhode Island, Richmond, Robert Morrs, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Samford, Saint Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis University, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Mary’s, Saint Peter’s, Sam Houston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Seton Hall, Siena, South Carolina State, South Carolina Upstate, South Dakota, Southern, Southern Methodist, Stanford, Stetson, TCU, Temple, Tennessee Tech, Texas Arlington, Texas Southern, Towson, UNC Greensboro, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, Wagner, William & Mary, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford, Yale