Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2017
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.
41
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2017
1
Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
22,998,000
2
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
18,825,000
3
Kentucky Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
4
South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,683,000
5
Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,300,000
6
South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators
9,700,000
7
Oregon Ducks vs Kansas Jayhawks
9,300,000
8
Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals
7,300,000
9
Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks
7,100,000
10
Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks
6,600,000
11
Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
6,400,000
12
South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils
6,000,000
13
Xavier Musketeers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,000,000
14
West Virginia Mountaineers at Gonzaga Bulldogs
4,900,000
15
Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers
4,700,000
16
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels - Duke vs North Carolina
4,100,000
17
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins
3,400,000
18
CBB Blue Devils–Spartans - Duke vs Michigan State
3,000,000
19
Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins
2,900,000
20
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Kentucky
2,700,000
21
CBB Gators–Wildcats - Florida vs Kentucky
2,300,000
22
CBB Bruins–Wildcats - Kentucky vs UCLA
2,300,000
23
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes - Duke vs Miami
2,200,000
24
CBB Bruins–Wildcats - Arizona vs UCLA
2,100,000
25
CBB Badgers–Spartans - Michigan State vs Wisconsin
2,000,000
26
CBB Wildcats–Bulldogs - Butler vs Villanova
1,900,000
27
CBB Fighting Irish–Cardinals - Louisville vs Notre Dame
1,700,000
28
CBB Buckeyes–Tar Heels - North Carolina vs Ohio State
1,700,000
29
CBB Seminoles–Blue Devils - Duke vs Florida State
1,700,000
30
CBB Cougars–Bruins - UCLA vs Washington State
1,600,000
31
CBB Boilermakers–Wildcats - Northwestern vs Purdue
1,600,000
32
USC Trojans vs Providence Friars
1,600,000
33
CBB Bruins–Wolverines - Michigan vs UCLA
1,520,000
34
CBB Orange–Hoyas - Georgetown vs Syracuse
1,160,000
35
CBB Buckeyes–Badgers - Ohio State vs Wisconsin
1,100,000
36
CBB Hoosiers–Fighting Irish - Indiana vs Notre Dame
913,000
37
CBB Broncos–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs Santa Clara
901,000
38
CBB Bearcats–Bruins - Cincinnati vs UCLA
832,000
39
CBB Mustangs–Huskies - Smu vs UConn
798,000
40
CBB Boilermakers–Bulldogs - Butler vs Purdue
719,000
41
CBB Aggies–Mountaineers - Texas Am vs West Virginia
710,000
41 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 03:32 UTC