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.
973
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
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 vs 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 vs Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
56
1999 NCAA national semifinal - Duke vs Michigan State
16,990,000
57
Baylor Bears vs 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
Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils
16,290,000
62
Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
16,250,000
63
Michigan State Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
64
Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats
15,967,000
65
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans
15,840,000
66
2010 NCAA national semifinal - West Virginia vs Duke
15,823,000
67
2005 NCAA national semifinal - Illinois vs Louisville
15,657,000
68
Kentucky Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
69
Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
70
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
15,307,000
71
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kentucky Wildcats
15,300,000
72
2000 NCAA national semifinal - Florida vs North Carolina
15,245,000
73
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
74
1998 NCAA national semifinal - Kentucky vs Stanford
15,000,000
75
Michigan Wolverines at Texas A&M Aggies
15,000,000
76
UCLA Bruins vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
77
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,820,000
78
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
14,790,000
79
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Kentucky Wildcats
14,700,000
80
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Duke Blue Devils
14,700,000
81
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
82
South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,683,000
83
2006 NCAA national semifinal - Florida vs George Mason
14,492,000
84
Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals
14,469,000
85
2010 NCAA national semifinal - Michigan State vs Butler
14,460,000
86
2009 NCAA national semifinal - Villanova vs North Carolina
14,454,000
87
2008 NCAA national semifinal - North Carolina vs Kansas
14,435,000
88
2002 NCAA national semifinal - Indiana vs Oklahoma
14,422,000
89
2007 NCAA national semifinal - Florida vs UCLA
14,371,000
90
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
91
VCU Rams at Butler Bulldogs
14,189,000
92
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
93
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
94
1997 NCAA national semifinal - North Carolina vs Arizona
14,090,000
95
Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats
13,908,000
96
1999 NCAA national semifinal - Ohio State vs UConn
13,646,000
97
Saint Peter's Peacocks vs North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
98
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
99
2007 NCAA national semifinal - Georgetown vs Ohio State
13,229,000
100
2001 NCAA national semifinal - Michigan State vs Arizona
13,202,000
Top 100 of 973 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:32 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 vs 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 vs North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
63
Duke Blue Devils vs 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 vs Kentucky Wildcats
14,700,000
68
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs 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 vs 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 vs Kansas Jayhawks
11,600,000
96
Michigan State Spartans vs Louisville Cardinals
10,600,000
97
Indiana Hoosiers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,500,000
98
Purdue Boilermakers at Virginia Cavaliers
10,490,000
99
Auburn Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats
10,490,000
100
Villanova Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
10,451,000
Top 100 of 390 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:32 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 vs Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
4
Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
5
Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils
16,290,000
6
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kentucky Wildcats
15,300,000
7
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
8
Michigan Wolverines at Texas A&M Aggies
15,000,000
9
UCLA Bruins vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
10
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,820,000
11
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
14,790,000
12
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
13
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
14
Saint Peter's Peacocks vs North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
15
Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies
12,855,000
16
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs
11,898,000
17
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
18
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
19
NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers
11,446,000
20
Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns
11,300,000
21
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
11,220,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles
10,910,000
23
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
10,390,000
24
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Duke Blue Devils
10,340,000
25
Saint Peter's Peacocks vs Purdue Boilermakers
10,180,000
26
Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels
10,020,000
27
Michigan Wolverines at Tennessee Volunteers
9,830,000
28
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
29
Miami Hurricanes at Kansas Jayhawks
9,510,000
30
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
9,500,000
31
Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats
9,400,000
32
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
33
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,030,000
34
Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers
8,920,000
35
Creighton Bluejays at Kansas Jayhawks
8,710,000
36
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
37
Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs
8,340,000
38
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
8,280,000
39
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Duke Blue Devils
8,230,000
40
Arkansas Razorbacks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
8,160,000
41
Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers
8,080,000
42
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,990,000
43
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
7,860,000
44
James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
45
Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,800,000
46
Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,800,000
47
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
48
Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears
7,540,000
49
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
50
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
51
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
52
UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines
6,890,000
53
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
54
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Murray State Racers
6,690,000
55
Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,660,000
56
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
57
Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
6,530,000
58
UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,510,000
59
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
6,480,000
60
Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears
6,450,000
61
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
6,380,000
62
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
6,360,000
63
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats
6,210,000
64
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
6,130,000
65
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
66
Michigan State Spartans vs Kansas State Wildcats
5,920,000
67
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
68
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Kentucky Wildcats
5,460,000
69
USC Trojans vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
5,400,000
70
CBB Spartans–Wildcats - Arizona vs Michigan State
5,180,000
71
Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
4,960,000
72
NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,600,000
73
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
74
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,410,000
75
Arkansas Razorbacks at UConn Huskies
4,260,000
76
CBB Tar Heels–Blue Devils - Duke vs North Carolina
3,980,000
77
Florida Atlantic Owls at Tennessee Volunteers
3,970,000
78
Troy Trojans at Kentucky Wildcats
3,860,000
79
Omaha Mavericks at St. John's Red Storm
3,770,000
80
New Mexico Lobos at Michigan State Spartans
3,690,000
81
CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini - Illinois vs Ohio State
3,680,000
82
CBB Hawkeyes–Boilermakers - Iowa vs Purdue
3,590,000
83
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
3,560,000
84
Cal State Fullerton Titans at Duke Blue Devils
3,500,000
85
Auburn Tigers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,440,000
86
Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa State Cyclones
3,300,000
87
Maryland Terrapins at Florida Gators
3,250,000
88
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels - Nc State vs North Carolina
3,240,000
89
Xavier Musketeers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
90
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers - Penn State vs Purdue
3,180,000
91
UCLA Bruins at Michigan State Spartans
3,150,000
92
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils - Duke vs Louisville
3,070,000
93
San Francisco Dons at Murray State Racers
3,010,000
94
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins - Maryland vs Michigan
3,010,000
95
Colorado State Rams at Maryland Terrapins
3,010,000
96
CBB Nittany Lions–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Penn State
2,810,000
97
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide - Alabama vs Auburn
2,760,000
98
Oklahoma Sooners at UConn Huskies
2,760,000
99
Oregon Ducks at Arizona Wildcats
2,750,000
100
CBB Blue Devils–Cavaliers - Duke vs Virginia
2,700,000
Top 100 of 432 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:32 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
UConn Huskies vs 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
13,427,000
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
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
11
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
12
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini
8,240,000
13
Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines
7,490,000
14
Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies
7,340,000
15
Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers
6,830,000
16
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
17
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
18
Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines
6,250,000
19
VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini
5,650,000
20
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats
5,530,000
21
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
22
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators
5,140,000
23
Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats
4,999,000
24
Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines
4,830,000
25
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
26
TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,623,000
27
Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines
4,519,000
28
Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils
4,320,000
29
VCU Rams at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,295,000
30
Iowa Hawkeyes at Clemson Tigers
4,232,000
31
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
32
Tennessee Volunteers at Virginia Cavaliers
4,001,000
33
UCLA Bruins at UConn Huskies
3,979,000
34
Vanderbilt Commodores at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,769,000
35
CBB North Carolina–Duke
3,510,000
36
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,430,000
37
Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs
3,426,000
38
Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
3,122,000
39
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
40
Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars
2,974,000
41
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
2,920,000
42
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
2,900,000
43
California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks
2,890,000
44
Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins
2,860,000
45
Miami (OH) RedHawks at SMU Mustangs - Miami Oh vs Smu
2,841,000
46
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
2,800,000
47
CBB Boilermakers–Bruins - Purdue vs UCLA
2,730,000
48
Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,600,000
49
Utah State Aggies at Villanova Wildcats
2,511,000
50
UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins
2,509,000
51
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,450,000
52
Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,390,000
53
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,312,000
54
Furman Paladins at UConn Huskies
2,166,000
55
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
2,160,000
56
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,130,000
57
Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,128,000
58
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers
2,091,000
59
Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
1,991,000
60
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
1,900,000
61
Kansas Jayhawks at Duke Blue Devils
1,870,000
62
CBB Wildcats–Tigers - Auburn vs Kentucky
1,850,000
63
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
1,843,000
64
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats
1,840,000
65
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Florida Gators
1,798,000
66
North Dakota State Bison at Michigan State Spartans
1,789,000
67
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,770,000
68
Texas Longhorns at NC State Wolfpack
1,761,000
69
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arkansas Razorbacks
1,739,000
70
Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,705,000
71
Arkansas Razorbacks at Michigan State Spartans
1,680,000
72
Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
1,670,000
73
Texas A&M Aggies at Houston Cougars
1,625,000
74
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,612,000
75
Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack
1,579,000
76
Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats
1,571,000
77
Michigan State Spartans at Kentucky Wildcats
1,570,000
78
Wright State Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
1,534,000
79
High Point Panthers at Wisconsin Badgers
1,508,000
80
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
1,506,000
81
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,500,000
82
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
1,500,000
83
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,480,000
84
Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,473,000
85
Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars
1,468,000
86
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,375,000
87
Kansas Jayhawks at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,370,000
88
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,362,000
89
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,356,000
90
UMBC Retrievers at Howard Bison
1,352,000
91
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
1,340,000
92
Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
1,327,000
93
Florida Gators at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
94
Texas Longhorns at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
95
CBB Aztecs–Aggies - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,300,000
96
Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers
1,280,000
97
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
1,270,000
98
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1,263,000
99
Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
1,257,000
100
Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins
1,230,000
Top 100 of 151 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:32 UTC