Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 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.
20
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 2017
1
Kentucky Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
2
Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,300,000
3
South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators
9,700,000
4
Oregon Ducks vs Kansas Jayhawks
9,300,000
5
Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals
7,300,000
6
Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks
7,100,000
7
Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks
6,600,000
8
Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
6,400,000
9
South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils
6,000,000
10
Xavier Musketeers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,000,000
11
West Virginia Mountaineers at Gonzaga Bulldogs
4,900,000
12
Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers
4,700,000
13
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels - Duke vs North Carolina
4,100,000
14
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins
3,400,000
15
Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins
2,900,000
16
CBB Fighting Irish–Cardinals - Louisville vs Notre Dame
1,700,000
17
CBB Cougars–Bruins - UCLA vs Washington State
1,600,000
18
CBB Boilermakers–Wildcats - Northwestern vs Purdue
1,600,000
19
USC Trojans vs Providence Friars
1,600,000
20
CBB Broncos–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs Santa Clara
901,000
20 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:04 UTC