Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 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.
33
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 2018
1
Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
2
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Michigan Wolverines
13,150,000
3
Kansas Jayhawks at Villanova Wildcats
13,092,000
4
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,700,000
5
Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels
9,400,000
6
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Villanova Wildcats
8,800,000
7
Kansas State Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats
8,300,000
8
Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
9
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Kansas State Wildcats
7,800,000
10
Buffalo Bulls at Kentucky Wildcats
7,700,000
11
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Nevada Wolf Pack
7,060,000
12
Rhode Island Rams at Duke Blue Devils
6,600,000
13
Clemson Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
5,500,000
14
West Virginia Mountaineers at Villanova Wildcats
4,800,000
15
Alabama Crimson Tide at Villanova Wildcats
4,700,000
16
UMBC Retrievers at Kansas State Wildcats
4,600,000
17
Buffalo Bulls at Arizona Wildcats
4,300,000
18
Houston Cougars at Michigan Wolverines
3,800,000
19
UMBC Retrievers at Virginia Cavaliers
3,530,000
20
CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers, North Carolina vs Virginia
3,440,000
21
CBB Wolverines–Boilermakers, Michigan vs Purdue
3,180,000
22
Texas A&M Aggies at Michigan Wolverines
3,000,000
23
Florida Gators at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,800,000
24
CBB Wolverines–Spartans, Michigan vs Michigan State
2,700,000
25
Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,700,000
26
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Purdue Boilermakers
2,700,000
27
Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,500,000
28
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers, Penn State vs Purdue
2,200,000
29
Montana Grizzlies at Michigan Wolverines
1,900,000
30
San Diego State Aztecs at Houston Cougars
1,800,000
31
CBB Redbirds–Ramblers, Illinois State vs Loyola Chicago
1,760,000
32
CBB Cougars–Bulldogs, Byu vs Gonzaga
877,000
33
CBB Dons–Bulldogs, Gonzaga vs San Francisco
721,000
33 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC