College basketball's 2026-27 season arrives Monday with a wall-to-wall slate of openers, and home courts dominate the schedule.

The headliner is No. 10 Houston, which hosts La Salle at 9 p.m. ET. The ranked Cougars are the biggest name tipping off Monday night, but the slate runs deep across the country. Marquette welcomes Mercyhurst to Milwaukee at 7:30 p.m. ET, while Butler hosts Lafayette in Indianapolis at 7 p.m. ET.

Out west, Utah opens against Long Beach State in Salt Lake City, Oregon State hosts Weber State in Corvallis at 9:30 p.m. ET, Grand Canyon takes on Texas Southern in Phoenix, and Santa Clara closes the night against Towson at 10 p.m. ET.

The mid-major ranks are busy too: George Mason opens at home against UMBC at 4 p.m. ET, Georgia Southern hosts Ball State, UL Monroe faces Central Michigan, and Bowling Green — in a scheduling quirk — hosts that same Georgia Southern program in Ohio. Per Yahoo Sports, every one of these openers tips at home for the listed host, giving fans a full evening of first looks at rosters that will define the winter.