Sports on TV for Dec. 31

Published 9:00 am Thursday, December 31, 2015

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8 a.m., FS1 — Xavier at Villanova

10 a.m., FS1 — Creighton at St. John’s

10 a.m., ESPNU — Drake at Wichita St.

10:30 a.m., CBSSN — Providence at Butler

7 p.m., ESPNU — BYU at Saint Mary’s

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 a.m., ESPN — Peach Bowl, Houston vs. Florida St., at Atlanta

Noon, ESPN — College Football Playoff, semifinal, Orange Bowl, Clemson vs. Oklahoma, at Miami Gardens, Fla.

4 p.m., ESPN — College Football Playoff, semifinal, Cotton Bowl Classic, Alabama vs. Michigan St., at Arlington, Texas

NHL HOCKEY

11:30 a.m., NBCSN — Exhibition, Winter Classic Alumni Game, Montreal vs. Boston, at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8 a.m., BTN — Michigan St. at Ohio St.