The Iowa State Cyclones is a college basketball team that competes in the Big 12 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I. Iowa State has won several championships, including two Big 12 Conference Regular Season Titles, in 2000 and 2001, and five Big 12 Conference Tournament Championships, in 2000, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019. It also has eight previous titles from when it was part of the Big Eight Conference.
The Iowa State Cyclones struggled in the shortened 2019/20 season, finishing second from the bottom of the Big 12 Conference. It finished the season with five wins and 13 defeats against fellow Big 12 Conference sides and an overall record of 12 wins and 19 losses.
This article will explore how to watch Iowa State basketball live and the streaming services that enable Cyclones fans to get an Iowa State basketball live stream in the 2021 season.
What channels show Iowa State Cyclones games?
Iowa State Cyclone games are broadcast on ABC, ESPN2, and ESPNU. The best options for Cyclones fans to stream Iowa State basketball are Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV, which include all 3 of these channels in their base packages and are the same price. The team’s games are also available on ESPN+ ($5.99/mo.), which is a separate streaming service from ESPN that is purchased separately through the network.
Streaming Iowa State Cyclones live without cable
| fuboTV | Hulu + Live TV | Sling TV Orange | YouTube TV | AT&T TV | |
| ABC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ESPN2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| ESPNU | +$7.99/mo. | ✔ | +$10/mo. | ✔ | +$15/mo. |
| ESPN+ | +$7/mo. |
How to watch the Iowa State Cyclones on Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV enables Iowa State Cyclones fans to stream their team’s games as its channel lineup includes ABC, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
The service offers a strong sports lineup with channels including ESPNews, Golf Channel, and Olympic Channel, and national networks FOX Sports 1, NBC Sports Network, TBS, and TNT. College sports fans can watch more live games on ACC Network and ACC Network Extra, CBS Sports Network, ESPNU, and SEC Network.
Hulu + Live TV costs $64.99/mo. after a 7-day free trial. Another option for Cyclones fans is to bundle Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN+ for $71.99/mo., which will also enable them to watch the team’s games on the ESPN+ streaming app.
Hulu + Live TV comes with 50 hours of storage through its cloud digital video recorder (DVR) feature and 2 simultaneous streams. Users can upgrade to 200 hours of cloud DVR as well as 3 mobile devices and unlimited home streaming for an additional $14.99/mo. Hulu + Live TV customers also get access to the Hulu on-demand library, which includes thousands of movies and TV shows.
Find out more about the service in our Hulu + Live TV review.
How to watch the Iowa State Cyclones on fuboTV
fuboTV’s standard package, which costs $64.99/mo. after a 7-day free trial, enables Iowa State Cyclones fans to watch their team on ABC and ESPN2 in its standard package. To watch ESPNU, subscribers need to add the fubo Extra package to their plan, which costs an extra $7.99/mo.
In addition to this, fuboTV offers plenty of sports viewing, including beIN Sports, Big Ten Network, Eleven Sports, FOX local networks, and FOX Sports 1, Golf Channel, NBC Sports Network, NFL Network, and Olympic Channel. Subscribers get access to further college sports content through ACC Network, CBS Sports Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network. fuboTV customers can get more sports by adding the Sports Plus add-on package ($10.99/mo.) to their subscription, which includes FOX College Sports, MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL RedZone, NHL Network, and Tennis Channel.
fuboTV customers get 250 hours of cloud DVR, which can be boosted to 1,000 hours for an additional $6.99/mo. It also comes with 3 simultaneous streams, which users can boost to 5 with Family Share Max ($9.99/mo.). Find out more about the fuboTV service and packages in our fuboTV review.
How to watch the Iowa State Cyclones on YouTube TV
YouTube TV includes ABC, ESPN2, and ESPNU in its standard channel lineup, which enables Iowa State Cyclones fans to stream their team’s games. The streaming service offers plenty more sports channels, including Big Ten Network, CBS, FOX Sports, NBC Sports Network, TBS, and TNT. The service also provides access to professional sports channels MLB Network, NBA TV, and NFL Network, and college sports channels ACC Network and ACC Network Extra, CBS Sports Network, ESPNU, and SEC Network. YouTube TV also has a Sports Plus add-on package ($10.99/mo.), which includes channels like FOX College Sports, FOX Soccer Plus, NFL RedZone, GOLTV, and Stadium.
YouTube TV costs $64.99/mo. following a 7-day free trial. Customers get 3 simultaneous streams and a cloud DVR service that enables unlimited live TV recordings for up to 9 months. Discover the channels and features available through the service in our YouTube TV review.
How to watch the Iowa State Cyclones on Sling TV
Iowa State Cyclones games are available to watch through the Sling TV Orange package. The service includes ESPN2 in its base package, which costs $35/mo., and ESPNU is available in the Sling TV Orange Sports Plus add-on, which is an additional $10/mo.
Sling TV Orange’s sports options also include ESPN and ESPN2, plus Stadium and TBS, while its Sports Plus add-on includes ACC Network and ACC Network Extra, ESPNU and ESPNews, Longhorn Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network and SEC Network+, as well as MLB Network and MLB Network Strike Zone, NBA TV, and NHL Network.
Sling TV’s other base plan, Sling TV Blue (also $35/mo.), also has sports channels like Big Ten Network, FOX local networks and FOX Sports 1, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, Stadium, and TNT. Adding the Sports Plus add-on through Sling TV Blue includes beIN Sports, FOX Sports 2, Golf Channel, MLB Network and MLB Network Strike Zone, NBA TV, NFL RedZone, NHL Network, and Pac-12 Network. Users can combine both base plans in Sling TV Blue & Orange for $50/mo. and all plans come with a 3-day trial.
Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR, which can be extended to 50 hours for $5/mo. Sling TV Orange is available on 1 device at any time, Sling TV Blue has 3 simultaneous streams, and Sling TV Blue & Orange has 4. Discover the content and plans the service has to offer in our Sling TV review.
How to watch the Iowa State Cyclones on AT&T TV
Iowa State Cyclones fans can watch their team through ABC and ESPN2 on AT&T TV’s Entertainment package, which costs $69.99/mo. To watch games on ESPNU, they’ll need to subscribe to the AT&T TV Choice plan, which costs $84.99/mo.
AT&T TV Entertainment also includes national sports networks like FOX Sports, NBC Sports Network, TBS, and TNT. Upgrading to Choice adds ESPNews, ESPNU, MLB Network, NBA TV, SEC Network, and Tennis Channel.
All AT&T TV plans come with 20 hours of cloud DVR, which can be boosted to 500 hours for an extra $10/mo., and 3 simultaneous streams.