Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2020
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.
64
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2020
1
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils - Duke vs Louisville
2,150,000
2
CBB Wildcats–Red Raiders - Kentucky vs Texas Tech
2,140,000
3
CBB Buckeyes–Spartans - Michigan State vs Ohio State
2,050,000
4
CBB Badgers–Spartans - Michigan State vs Wisconsin
1,980,000
5
CBB Tigers–Wildcats - Auburn vs Kentucky
1,960,000
6
CBB Spartans–Blue Devils - Duke vs Michigan State
1,960,000
7
CBB Wildcats–Tigers - Auburn vs Kentucky
1,950,000
8
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kentucky
1,770,000
9
CBB Blue Devils–Orange - Duke vs Syracuse
1,740,000
10
CBB Terrapins–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Maryland
1,710,000
11
CBB Spartans–Terrapins - Maryland vs Michigan State
1,710,000
12
CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes - Michigan vs Ohio State
1,700,000
13
CBB Blue Devils–Cavaliers - Duke vs Virginia
1,660,000
14
CBB Wildcats–Razorbacks - Arkansas vs Kentucky
1,620,000
15
CBB Wildcats–Gators - Florida vs Kentucky
1,550,000
16
CBB Bears–Jayhawks - Baylor vs Kansas
1,540,000
17
CBB Mountaineers–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs West Virginia
1,410,000
18
CBB Bears–Gators - Baylor vs Florida
1,400,000
19
CBB Volunteers–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Tennessee
1,400,000
20
CBB Hoosiers–Wolverines - Indiana vs Michigan
1,400,000
21
CBB Cavaliers–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs Virginia
1,350,000
22
CBB Wildcats–Cardinals - Kentucky vs Louisville
1,310,000
23
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kansas State
1,290,000
24
CBB Spartans–Badgers - Michigan State vs Wisconsin
1,250,000
25
CBB Terrapins–Spartans - Maryland vs Michigan State
1,210,000
26
CBB Beacons–Braves - Bradley vs Valparaiso
1,200,000
27
CBB Cavaliers–Tar Heels - North Carolina vs Virginia
1,160,000
28
CBB Volunteers–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Tennessee
1,160,000
29
CBB Ducks–Huskies - Oregon vs Washington
1,140,000
30
CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats - Alabama vs Kentucky
1,120,000
31
CBB Buckeyes–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Ohio State
1,100,000
32
CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats - Georgia vs Kentucky
1,100,000
33
CBB Aggies–Aztecs - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,070,000
34
CBB Wolverines–Spartans - Michigan vs Michigan State
1,060,000
35
CBB Bruins–Trojans - UCLA vs Usc
1,060,000
36
CBB Cyclones–Jayhawks - Iowa State vs Kansas
1,040,000
37
CBB Fighting Illini–Bears - Baylor vs Illinois
1,040,000
38
CBB Tigers–Bulldogs - Auburn vs Gonzaga
1,030,000
39
CBB Tigers–Gators - Auburn vs Florida
1,020,000
40
CBB Tigers–Cougars - Houston vs Memphis
1,020,000
41
CBB Hoosiers–Terrapins - Indiana vs Maryland
1,010,000
42
CBB Red Raiders–Bears - Baylor vs Texas Tech
1,000,000
43
CBB Blue Devils–Wolfpack - Duke vs Nc State
978,000
44
CBB Tar Heels–Orange - North Carolina vs Syracuse
950,000
45
CBB Bulldogs–Tigers - Georgia vs Memphis
929,000
46
CBB Gaels–Bulldogs - Gonzaga vs Saint Marys
924,000
47
CBB Tar Heels–Fighting Irish - North Carolina vs Notre Dame
919,000
48
CBB Musketeers–Hoyas - Georgetown vs Xavier
913,000
49
CBB Boilermakers–Buckeyes - Ohio State vs Purdue
872,000
50
CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys - Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
788,000
51
CBB Hurricanes–Blue Devils - Duke vs Miami
783,000
52
CBB Boilermakers–Badgers - Purdue vs Wisconsin
752,000
53
CBB Panthers–Blue Devils - Duke vs Pittsburgh
730,000
54
CBB Cougars–Knights - Houston vs Ucf
710,000
55
CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini - Illinois vs Iowa
646,000
56
CBB Seminoles–Cavaliers - Florida State vs Virginia
621,000
57
CBB Cowboys–Sooners - Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State
618,000
58
CBB Hoyas–Bulldogs - Butler vs Georgetown
616,000
59
CBB Musketeers–Pirates - Seton Hall vs Xavier
592,000
60
CBB Pirates–Red Storm - Seton Hall vs St Johns
566,000
61
CBB Longhorns–Tar Heels - North Carolina vs Texas
473,000
62
CBB Buffaloes–Wildcats - Arizona vs Colorado
464,000
63
CBB Golden Gophers–Buckeyes - Minnesota vs Ohio State
434,000
64
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Kansas State
433,000
64 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.