Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2018
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.
105
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2018
1
Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats
15,967,000
2
Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
3
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Michigan Wolverines
13,150,000
4
Kansas Jayhawks at Villanova Wildcats
13,092,000
5
Florida State Seminoles vs Michigan Wolverines
9,700,000
6
Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels
9,400,000
7
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Villanova Wildcats
8,800,000
8
Kansas State Wildcats vs Kentucky Wildcats
8,300,000
9
Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
10
Loyola Chicago Ramblers vs Kansas State Wildcats
7,800,000
11
Buffalo Bulls at Kentucky Wildcats
7,700,000
12
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Nevada Wolf Pack
7,060,000
13
Rhode Island Rams at Duke Blue Devils
6,600,000
14
Clemson Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
5,500,000
15
West Virginia Mountaineers at Villanova Wildcats
4,800,000
16
Alabama Crimson Tide at Villanova Wildcats
4,700,000
17
UMBC Retrievers vs Kansas State Wildcats
4,600,000
18
Buffalo Bulls at Arizona Wildcats
4,300,000
19
Houston Cougars at Michigan Wolverines
3,800,000
20
UMBC Retrievers at Virginia Cavaliers
3,530,000
21
CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers - North Carolina vs Virginia
3,440,000
22
CBB Spartans–Buckeyes - Michigan State vs Ohio State
3,300,000
23
CBB Wolverines–Boilermakers - Michigan vs Purdue
3,180,000
24
CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils - Duke vs Virginia
3,000,000
25
Texas A&M Aggies at Michigan Wolverines
3,000,000
26
CBB Wildcats–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Northwestern
2,900,000
27
CBB Blue Devils–Wildcats - Duke vs Kentucky
2,850,000
28
Florida Gators at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,800,000
29
CBB Wolverines–Spartans - Michigan vs Michigan State
2,700,000
30
Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,700,000
31
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Purdue Boilermakers
2,700,000
32
Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,500,000
33
CBB Wildcats–Mountaineers - Kentucky vs West Virginia
2,200,000
34
CBB Wildcats–Tigers - Kentucky vs Missouri
2,200,000
35
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers - Penn State vs Purdue
2,200,000
36
CBB Spartans–Badgers - Michigan State vs Wisconsin
2,100,000
37
CBB Spartans–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Michigan State
2,000,000
38
CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines - Michigan vs Ohio State
1,970,000
39
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels - Nc State vs North Carolina
1,900,000
40
Montana Grizzlies at Michigan Wolverines
1,900,000
41
CBB Gators–Wildcats - Florida vs Kentucky
1,800,000
42
CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats - Alabama vs Kentucky
1,800,000
43
San Diego State Aztecs at Houston Cougars
1,800,000
44
CBB Redbirds–Ramblers - Illinois State vs Loyola Chicago
1,760,000
45
CBB Wolverines–Badgers - Michigan vs Wisconsin
1,732,000
46
CBB Orange–Blue Devils - Duke vs Syracuse
1,700,000
47
CBB Wolverines–Spartans - Michigan vs Michigan State
1,600,000
48
CBB Jayhawks–Sooners - Kansas vs Oklahoma
1,600,000
49
CBB Mountaineers–Sooners - Oklahoma vs West Virginia
1,600,000
50
CBB Hokies–Cavaliers - Virginia vs Virginia Tech
1,600,000
51
CBB Mountaineers–Jayhawks - Kansas vs West Virginia
1,600,000
52
CBB Pirates–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Seton Hall
1,510,000
53
CBB Jayhawks–Mountaineers - Kansas vs West Virginia
1,500,000
54
CBB Bulldogs–Tar Heels - Gonzaga vs North Carolina
1,470,000
55
CBB Cardinals–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Louisville
1,430,000
56
CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Purdue
1,400,000
57
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kansas State
1,400,000
58
CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Oklahoma State
1,400,000
59
CBB Sooners–Longhorns - Oklahoma vs Texas
1,400,000
60
CBB Wildcats–Musketeers - Villanova vs Xavier
1,400,000
61
CBB Sooners–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Oklahoma
1,400,000
62
CBB Blue Devils–Hokies - Duke vs Virginia Tech
1,400,000
63
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Villanova
1,390,000
64
CBB Hoosiers–Bulldogs - Butler vs Indiana
1,370,000
65
CBB Aggies–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Texas Am
1,320,000
66
CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers - North Carolina vs Virginia
1,300,000
67
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes - Duke vs Miami
1,300,000
68
CBB Fighting Irish–Blue Devils - Duke vs Notre Dame
1,300,000
69
CBB Badgers–Terrapins - Maryland vs Wisconsin
1,300,000
70
CBB Volunteers–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Tennessee
1,300,000
71
CBB Wildcats–Aggies - Kentucky vs Texas Am
1,300,000
72
CBB Spartans–Gators - Florida vs Michigan State
1,280,000
73
CBB Boilermakers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Purdue
1,240,000
74
CBB Wildcats–Gamecocks - Kentucky vs South Carolina
1,200,000
75
CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Mississippi State
1,200,000
76
CBB Jayhawks–Bears - Baylor vs Kansas
1,200,000
77
CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals - Louisville vs North Carolina
1,200,000
78
CBB Wildcats–Razorbacks - Arkansas vs Kentucky
1,200,000
79
CBB Tigers–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Missouri
1,200,000
80
CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Texas
1,200,000
81
CBB Badgers–Golden Eagles - Marquette vs Wisconsin
1,200,000
82
CBB Bulldogs–Blue Devils - Duke vs Yale
1,130,000
83
CBB Tar Heels–Tigers - Clemson vs North Carolina
1,100,000
84
CBB Spartans–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Michigan State
1,100,000
85
CBB Tar Heels–Hokies - North Carolina vs Virginia Tech
1,000,000
86
CBB Fighting Irish–Tar Heels - North Carolina vs Notre Dame
1,000,000
87
CBB Hurricanes–Tar Heels - Miami vs North Carolina
1,000,000
88
CBB Cardinals–Hokies - Louisville vs Virginia Tech
995,000
89
CBB Mountaineers–Horned Frogs - Tcu vs West Virginia
977,000
90
CBB Commodores–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Vanderbilt
956,000
91
CBB Boilermakers–Fighting Irish - Notre Dame vs Purdue
951,000
92
CBB Orange–Cardinals - Louisville vs Syracuse
898,000
93
CBB Cougars–Bulldogs - Byu vs Gonzaga
877,000
94
CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes - Iowa vs Michigan State
836,000
95
CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans - Illinois vs Michigan State
806,000
96
CBB Sooners–Red Raiders - Oklahoma vs Texas Tech
759,000
97
CBB Badgers–Boilermakers - Purdue vs Wisconsin
727,000
98
CBB Razorbacks–Longhorns - Arkansas vs Texas
726,000
99
CBB Dons–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs San Francisco
721,000
100
CBB Hurricanes–Fighting Irish - Miami vs Notre Dame
702,000
Top 100 of 105 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC