Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of the 2020s
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.
637
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of the 2020s
1
UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
2
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
3
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
4
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
5
Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
6
Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils
16,290,000
7
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kentucky Wildcats
15,300,000
8
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
9
Michigan Wolverines at Texas A&M Aggies
15,000,000
10
UCLA Bruins vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
11
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,820,000
12
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
14,790,000
13
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
14
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
15
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
16
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
17
Saint Peter's Peacocks vs North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
18
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
19
Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies
12,855,000
20
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs
11,898,000
21
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
23
NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers
11,446,000
24
Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns
11,300,000
25
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
11,220,000
26
Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles
10,910,000
27
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
28
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
10,390,000
29
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Duke Blue Devils
10,340,000
30
Saint Peter's Peacocks vs Purdue Boilermakers
10,180,000
31
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
32
Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels
10,020,000
33
Michigan Wolverines at Tennessee Volunteers
9,830,000
34
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
35
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
36
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
37
Miami Hurricanes at Kansas Jayhawks
9,510,000
38
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
9,500,000
39
Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats
9,400,000
40
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
41
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
42
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,030,000
43
Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers
8,920,000
44
Creighton Bluejays at Kansas Jayhawks
8,710,000
45
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
46
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
47
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
48
Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs
8,340,000
49
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
8,280,000
50
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini
8,240,000
51
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Duke Blue Devils
8,230,000
52
Arkansas Razorbacks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
8,160,000
53
Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers
8,080,000
54
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,990,000
55
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
7,860,000
56
James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
57
Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,800,000
58
Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,800,000
59
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
60
Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears
7,540,000
61
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
62
Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines
7,490,000
63
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
64
Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies
7,340,000
65
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
66
UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines
6,890,000
67
Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers
6,830,000
68
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
69
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
70
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Murray State Racers
6,690,000
71
Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,660,000
72
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
73
Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
6,530,000
74
UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,510,000
75
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
76
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
6,480,000
77
Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears
6,450,000
78
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
6,380,000
79
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
6,360,000
80
Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines
6,250,000
81
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats
6,210,000
82
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
6,130,000
83
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
84
Michigan State Spartans vs Kansas State Wildcats
5,920,000
85
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
86
VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini
5,650,000
87
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats
5,530,000
88
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Kentucky Wildcats
5,460,000
89
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
90
USC Trojans vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
5,400,000
91
CBB Spartans–Wildcats - Arizona vs Michigan State
5,180,000
92
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators
5,140,000
93
Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats
4,999,000
94
Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
4,960,000
95
Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines
4,830,000
96
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
97
TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,623,000
98
NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,600,000
99
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
100
Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines
4,519,000
Top 100 of 637 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 02:22 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.