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.
495
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of the 2020s
1
UConn Huskies at 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 at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
5
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
6
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
7
UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
8
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,823,000
9
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
10
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
11
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
12
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
13
Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
14
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,400,000
15
Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies
12,855,000
16
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs
11,898,000
17
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
18
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
19
NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers
11,446,000
20
Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns
11,300,000
21
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
11,220,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles
10,910,000
23
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
24
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
10,390,000
25
Arkansas Razorbacks at Duke Blue Devils
10,340,000
26
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Purdue Boilermakers
10,180,000
27
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
28
Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels
10,020,000
29
Michigan Wolverines at Tennessee Volunteers
9,830,000
30
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
31
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
32
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
33
Miami Hurricanes at Kansas Jayhawks
9,510,000
34
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
9,500,000
35
Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats
9,400,000
36
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
37
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
38
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,030,000
39
Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers
8,920,000
40
Creighton Bluejays at Kansas Jayhawks
8,710,000
41
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
42
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
43
Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs
8,340,000
44
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
8,280,000
45
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Duke Blue Devils
8,230,000
46
Arkansas Razorbacks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
8,160,000
47
Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers
8,080,000
48
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,990,000
49
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
7,860,000
50
James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
51
Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,800,000
52
Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,800,000
53
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
54
Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears
7,540,000
55
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
56
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
57
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
58
UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines
6,890,000
59
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
60
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
61
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Murray State Racers
6,690,000
62
Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,660,000
63
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
64
Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
6,530,000
65
UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,510,000
66
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
67
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
6,480,000
68
Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears
6,450,000
69
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats
6,210,000
70
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
6,130,000
71
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
72
Michigan State Spartans at Kansas State Wildcats
5,920,000
73
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
74
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Kentucky Wildcats
5,460,000
75
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
76
USC Trojans at Gonzaga Bulldogs
5,400,000
77
CBB Spartans–Wildcats, Arizona vs Michigan State
5,180,000
78
Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
4,960,000
79
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
80
NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,600,000
81
CBB Badgers–Wolverines, Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
82
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,410,000
83
Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils
4,320,000
84
Arkansas Razorbacks at UConn Huskies
4,260,000
85
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
86
CBB Tar Heels–Blue Devils, Duke vs North Carolina
3,980,000
87
Florida Atlantic Owls at Tennessee Volunteers
3,970,000
88
CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Ohio State
3,680,000
89
CBB Hawkeyes–Boilermakers, Iowa vs Purdue
3,590,000
90
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
3,560,000
91
CBB North Carolina–Duke
3,510,000
92
Cal State Fullerton Titans at Duke Blue Devils
3,500,000
93
Auburn Tigers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,440,000
94
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,400,000
95
Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa State Cyclones
3,300,000
96
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels, Nc State vs North Carolina
3,240,000
97
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers, Penn State vs Purdue
3,180,000
98
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
99
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils, Duke vs Louisville
3,070,000
100
San Francisco Dons at Murray State Racers
3,010,000
Top 100 of 495 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 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.