Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of all time
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
817
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
All eras
1
1979 NCAA championship game, Michigan State vs Indiana State
35,110,000
2
1992 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Michigan
34,310,000
3
1993 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Michigan
32,941,000
4
1994 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Arkansas
32,733,000
5
1983 NCAA championship game, Nc State vs Houston
32,140,000
6
1987 NCAA championship game, Syracuse vs Indiana
32,060,000
7
1985 NCAA championship game, Georgetown vs Villanova
31,230,000
8
1989 NCAA championship game, Seton Hall vs Michigan
31,120,000
9
1982 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Georgetown
30,589,000
10
1975 NCAA championship game, Kentucky vs UCLA
30,085,000
11
1990 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Unlv
29,260,000
12
1981 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Indiana
29,060,000
13
1991 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Duke
29,020,000
14
1986 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Louisville
28,710,000
15
1997 NCAA championship game, Arizona vs Kentucky
28,364,000
16
Wisconsin Badgers at Duke Blue Devils
28,263,000
17
1995 NCAA championship game, UCLA vs Arkansas
27,405,000
18
1976 NCAA championship game, Michigan vs Indiana
26,710,000
19
1988 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Oklahoma
26,690,000
20
1996 NCAA championship game, Kentucky vs Syracuse
26,670,000
21
1998 NCAA championship game, Utah vs Kentucky
26,601,000
22
1977 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Marquette
26,400,000
23
1999 NCAA championship game, Duke vs UConn
26,304,000
24
1978 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Kentucky
25,378,000
25
1984 NCAA championship game, Georgetown vs Houston
25,140,000
26
2001 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Arizona
23,970,000
27
2010 NCAA championship game, Butler vs Duke
23,944,000
28
2005 NCAA championship game, Illinois vs North Carolina
23,895,000
29
2002 NCAA championship game, Maryland vs Indiana
23,686,000
30
Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals
23,426,000
31
Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
22,998,000
32
Wisconsin Badgers at Kentucky Wildcats
22,626,000
33
Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies
21,196,000
34
Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats
20,869,000
35
2000 NCAA championship game, Florida vs Michigan State
20,587,000
36
Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies
20,055,000
37
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
19,630,000
38
2007 NCAA championship game, Florida vs Ohio State
19,563,000
39
2008 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Memphis
19,501,000
40
1998 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Utah
19,403,000
41
1997 NCAA national semifinal, Minnesota vs Kentucky
19,324,000
42
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
18,825,000
43
2003 NCAA championship game, Syracuse vs Kansas
18,573,000
44
2002 NCAA national semifinal, Maryland vs Kansas
18,466,000
45
2001 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs Maryland
18,323,000
46
UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
47
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
48
Villanova Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
17,752,000
49
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
50
2009 NCAA championship game, Michigan State vs North Carolina
17,649,000
51
2005 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Michigan State
17,548,000
52
2006 NCAA championship game, UCLA vs Florida
17,543,000
53
Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines
17,104,000
54
2004 NCAA championship game, Georgia Tech vs UConn
17,088,000
55
North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
56
1999 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs Michigan State
16,990,000
57
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
58
2004 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs UConn
16,736,000
59
Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies
16,715,000
60
Ohio State Buckeyes at Kansas Jayhawks
16,603,000
61
Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
16,250,000
62
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
63
Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats
15,967,000
64
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans
15,840,000
65
2010 NCAA national semifinal, West Virginia vs Duke
15,823,000
66
2005 NCAA national semifinal, Illinois vs Louisville
15,657,000
67
Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
68
Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
69
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
15,307,000
70
2000 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs North Carolina
15,245,000
71
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
72
1998 NCAA national semifinal, Kentucky vs Stanford
15,000,000
73
UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
74
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,823,000
75
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Kentucky Wildcats
14,700,000
76
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Duke Blue Devils
14,700,000
77
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
78
South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,683,000
79
2006 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs George Mason
14,492,000
80
Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals
14,469,000
81
2010 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs Butler
14,460,000
82
2009 NCAA national semifinal, Villanova vs North Carolina
14,454,000
83
2008 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Kansas
14,435,000
84
2002 NCAA national semifinal, Indiana vs Oklahoma
14,422,000
85
2007 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs UCLA
14,371,000
86
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
87
VCU Rams at Butler Bulldogs
14,189,000
88
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
89
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
90
1997 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Arizona
14,090,000
91
Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats
13,908,000
92
1999 NCAA national semifinal, Ohio State vs UConn
13,646,000
93
Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
94
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,400,000
95
2007 NCAA national semifinal, Georgetown vs Ohio State
13,229,000
96
2001 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs Arizona
13,202,000
97
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Michigan Wolverines
13,150,000
98
2006 NCAA national semifinal, Lsu vs UCLA
13,145,000
99
Kansas Jayhawks at Villanova Wildcats
13,092,000
100
Auburn Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers
12,967,000
Top 100 of 817 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:50 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
1979 NCAA championship game, Michigan State vs Indiana State
35,110,000
2
1992 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Michigan
34,310,000
3
1993 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Michigan
32,941,000
4
1994 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Arkansas
32,733,000
5
1983 NCAA championship game, Nc State vs Houston
32,140,000
6
1987 NCAA championship game, Syracuse vs Indiana
32,060,000
7
1985 NCAA championship game, Georgetown vs Villanova
31,230,000
8
1989 NCAA championship game, Seton Hall vs Michigan
31,120,000
9
1982 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Georgetown
30,589,000
10
1975 NCAA championship game, Kentucky vs UCLA
30,085,000
11
1990 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Unlv
29,260,000
12
1981 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Indiana
29,060,000
13
1991 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Duke
29,020,000
14
1986 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Louisville
28,710,000
15
1997 NCAA championship game, Arizona vs Kentucky
28,364,000
16
Wisconsin Badgers at Duke Blue Devils
28,263,000
17
1995 NCAA championship game, UCLA vs Arkansas
27,405,000
18
1976 NCAA championship game, Michigan vs Indiana
26,710,000
19
1988 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Oklahoma
26,690,000
20
1996 NCAA championship game, Kentucky vs Syracuse
26,670,000
21
1998 NCAA championship game, Utah vs Kentucky
26,601,000
22
1977 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Marquette
26,400,000
23
1999 NCAA championship game, Duke vs UConn
26,304,000
24
1978 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Kentucky
25,378,000
25
1984 NCAA championship game, Georgetown vs Houston
25,140,000
26
2001 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Arizona
23,970,000
27
2010 NCAA championship game, Butler vs Duke
23,944,000
28
2005 NCAA championship game, Illinois vs North Carolina
23,895,000
29
2002 NCAA championship game, Maryland vs Indiana
23,686,000
30
Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals
23,426,000
31
Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
22,998,000
32
Wisconsin Badgers at Kentucky Wildcats
22,626,000
33
Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies
21,196,000
34
Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats
20,869,000
35
2000 NCAA championship game, Florida vs Michigan State
20,587,000
36
Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies
20,055,000
37
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
19,630,000
38
2007 NCAA championship game, Florida vs Ohio State
19,563,000
39
2008 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Memphis
19,501,000
40
1998 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Utah
19,403,000
41
1997 NCAA national semifinal, Minnesota vs Kentucky
19,324,000
42
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
18,825,000
43
2003 NCAA championship game, Syracuse vs Kansas
18,573,000
44
2002 NCAA national semifinal, Maryland vs Kansas
18,466,000
45
2001 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs Maryland
18,323,000
46
Villanova Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
17,752,000
47
2009 NCAA championship game, Michigan State vs North Carolina
17,649,000
48
2005 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Michigan State
17,548,000
49
2006 NCAA championship game, UCLA vs Florida
17,543,000
50
Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines
17,104,000
51
2004 NCAA championship game, Georgia Tech vs UConn
17,088,000
52
1999 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs Michigan State
16,990,000
53
2004 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs UConn
16,736,000
54
Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies
16,715,000
55
Ohio State Buckeyes at Kansas Jayhawks
16,603,000
56
Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
16,250,000
57
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
58
Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats
15,967,000
59
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans
15,840,000
60
2010 NCAA national semifinal, West Virginia vs Duke
15,823,000
61
2005 NCAA national semifinal, Illinois vs Louisville
15,657,000
62
Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
63
Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
64
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
15,307,000
65
2000 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs North Carolina
15,245,000
66
1998 NCAA national semifinal, Kentucky vs Stanford
15,000,000
67
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Kentucky Wildcats
14,700,000
68
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Duke Blue Devils
14,700,000
69
South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,683,000
70
2006 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs George Mason
14,492,000
71
Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals
14,469,000
72
2010 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs Butler
14,460,000
73
2009 NCAA national semifinal, Villanova vs North Carolina
14,454,000
74
2008 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Kansas
14,435,000
75
2002 NCAA national semifinal, Indiana vs Oklahoma
14,422,000
76
2007 NCAA national semifinal, Florida vs UCLA
14,371,000
77
VCU Rams at Butler Bulldogs
14,189,000
78
1997 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Arizona
14,090,000
79
Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats
13,908,000
80
1999 NCAA national semifinal, Ohio State vs UConn
13,646,000
81
2007 NCAA national semifinal, Georgetown vs Ohio State
13,229,000
82
2001 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs Arizona
13,202,000
83
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Michigan Wolverines
13,150,000
84
2006 NCAA national semifinal, Lsu vs UCLA
13,145,000
85
Kansas Jayhawks at Villanova Wildcats
13,092,000
86
Auburn Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers
12,967,000
87
2004 NCAA national semifinal, Oklahoma State vs Georgia Tech
12,944,000
88
Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels
12,939,000
89
UCF Knights at Duke Blue Devils
12,880,000
90
2000 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs Wisconsin
12,643,000
91
2009 NCAA national semifinal, Michigan State vs UConn
12,583,000
92
2003 NCAA national semifinal, Syracuse vs Texas
12,571,000
93
2008 NCAA national semifinal, Memphis vs UCLA
11,770,000
94
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
11,654,000
95
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,600,000
96
Michigan State Spartans at Louisville Cardinals
10,600,000
97
Indiana Hoosiers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,500,000
98
Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,490,000
99
Villanova Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
10,451,000
100
Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,300,000
Top 100 of 375 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:50 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
2
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
3
North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
4
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
5
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
6
UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
7
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,823,000
8
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
9
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
10
Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
11
Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies
12,855,000
12
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs
11,898,000
13
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
14
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
15
NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers
11,446,000
16
Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns
11,300,000
17
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
11,220,000
18
Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles
10,910,000
19
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
10,390,000
20
Arkansas Razorbacks at Duke Blue Devils
10,340,000
21
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Purdue Boilermakers
10,180,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels
10,020,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Tennessee Volunteers
9,830,000
24
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
25
Miami Hurricanes at Kansas Jayhawks
9,510,000
26
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
9,500,000
27
Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats
9,400,000
28
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
29
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,030,000
30
Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers
8,920,000
31
Creighton Bluejays at Kansas Jayhawks
8,710,000
32
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
33
Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs
8,340,000
34
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
8,280,000
35
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Duke Blue Devils
8,230,000
36
Arkansas Razorbacks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
8,160,000
37
Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers
8,080,000
38
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,990,000
39
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
7,860,000
40
James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
41
Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,800,000
42
Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,800,000
43
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
44
Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears
7,540,000
45
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
46
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
47
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
48
UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines
6,890,000
49
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
50
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Murray State Racers
6,690,000
51
Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,660,000
52
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
53
Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
6,530,000
54
UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,510,000
55
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
6,480,000
56
Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears
6,450,000
57
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats
6,210,000
58
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
6,130,000
59
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
60
Michigan State Spartans at Kansas State Wildcats
5,920,000
61
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
62
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Kentucky Wildcats
5,460,000
63
USC Trojans at Gonzaga Bulldogs
5,400,000
64
CBB Spartans–Wildcats, Arizona vs Michigan State
5,180,000
65
Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
4,960,000
66
NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,600,000
67
CBB Badgers–Wolverines, Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
68
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,410,000
69
Arkansas Razorbacks at UConn Huskies
4,260,000
70
CBB Tar Heels–Blue Devils, Duke vs North Carolina
3,980,000
71
Florida Atlantic Owls at Tennessee Volunteers
3,970,000
72
CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Ohio State
3,680,000
73
CBB Hawkeyes–Boilermakers, Iowa vs Purdue
3,590,000
74
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
3,560,000
75
Cal State Fullerton Titans at Duke Blue Devils
3,500,000
76
Auburn Tigers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,440,000
77
Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa State Cyclones
3,300,000
78
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels, Nc State vs North Carolina
3,240,000
79
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers, Penn State vs Purdue
3,180,000
80
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils, Duke vs Louisville
3,070,000
81
San Francisco Dons at Murray State Racers
3,010,000
82
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins, Maryland vs Michigan
3,010,000
83
CBB Nittany Lions–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Penn State
2,810,000
84
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Auburn
2,760,000
85
CBB Blue Devils–Cavaliers, Duke vs Virginia
2,700,000
86
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels, Duke vs North Carolina
2,630,000
87
CBB Crimson Tide–Gators, Alabama vs Florida
2,620,000
88
CBB Buckeyes–Boilermakers, Ohio State vs Purdue
2,540,000
89
New Mexico State Aggies at UConn Huskies
2,520,000
90
CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines, Michigan vs Ohio State
2,510,000
91
Colorado State Rams at Texas Longhorns
2,510,000
92
CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Texas
2,490,000
93
Northern Kentucky Norse at Houston Cougars
2,490,000
94
CBB Volunteers–Tigers, Auburn vs Tennessee
2,400,000
95
Xavier Musketeers at Texas Longhorns
2,400,000
96
CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats, Gonzaga vs Kentucky
2,310,000
97
CBB Buckeyes–Boilermakers, Ohio State vs Purdue
2,280,000
98
CBB Wildcats–Cougars, Arizona vs Houston
2,240,000
99
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2,210,000
100
CBB Wolverines–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Michigan
2,210,000
Top 100 of 394 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:50 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
2
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
4
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,400,000
5
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
6
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
7
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
8
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
9
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
10
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
11
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
12
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
13
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
14
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
15
Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils
4,320,000
16
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
17
CBB North Carolina–Duke
3,510,000
18
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,400,000
19
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
20
CBB Badgers–Wolverines, Michigan vs Wisconsin
2,920,000
21
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
2,900,000
22
Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins
2,860,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
2,800,000
24
CBB Boilermakers–Bruins, Purdue vs UCLA
2,730,000
25
Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,600,000
26
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,450,000
27
Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,390,000
28
CBB Wildcats–Tigers, Auburn vs Kentucky
1,850,000
29
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,770,000
30
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
1,500,000
31
Florida Gators at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
32
CBB Aztecs–Aggies, San Diego State vs Utah State
1,300,000
33
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
1,100,000
34
CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers, Kansas vs Tennessee
926,000
35
CBB Volunteers–Cougars, Houston vs Tennessee
798,000
36
CBB Tigers–Wolverines, Auburn vs Michigan
787,000
36 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:50 UTC
Era unstated
1
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
2,160,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
1,900,000
3
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,500,000
4
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,480,000
5
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
1,340,000
6
Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,100,000
7
UConn Huskies at Creighton Bluejays
1,010,000
8
Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins
1,000,000
9
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
940,000
10
Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks
680,000
11
Memphis Tigers at North Texas Mean Green
340,000
12
Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
250,000
12 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:50 UTC