Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2021
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.
42
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2021
1
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
2
UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
3
Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines
9,030,000
4
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
5
Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
7,860,000
6
Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears
7,540,000
7
UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines
6,890,000
8
Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,660,000
9
UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,510,000
10
Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears
6,450,000
11
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
12
USC Trojans at Gonzaga Bulldogs
5,400,000
13
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,410,000
14
CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Ohio State
3,680,000
15
CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines, Michigan vs Ohio State
2,510,000
16
CBB Wolverines–Spartans, Michigan vs Michigan State
2,130,000
17
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels, Duke vs North Carolina
1,870,000
18
CBB Yellow Jackets–Seminoles, Florida State vs Georgia Tech
1,800,000
19
CBB Wildcats–Blue Devils, Duke vs Kentucky
1,780,000
20
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Florida Gators
1,720,000
21
CBB Cowboys–Longhorns, Oklahoma State vs Texas
1,650,000
22
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Lsu
1,600,000
23
CBB Jayhawks–Spartans, Kansas vs Michigan State
1,520,000
24
CBB Fighting Illini–Buckeyes, Illinois vs Ohio State
1,500,000
25
CBB Spartans–Buckeyes, Michigan State vs Ohio State
1,450,000
26
CBB Aggies–Aztecs, San Diego State vs Utah State
1,440,000
27
CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils, Duke vs Virginia
1,230,000
28
CBB Hawkeyes–Wolverines, Iowa vs Michigan
1,190,000
29
CBB Beavers–Buffaloes, Colorado vs Oregon State
1,160,000
30
CBB Rams–Bonnies, St Bonaventure vs Vcu
1,060,000
31
CBB Spartans–Wolverines, Michigan vs Michigan State
1,000,000
32
CBB Bearcats–Cougars, Cincinnati vs Houston
893,000
33
CBB Orange–Blue Devils, Duke vs Syracuse
827,000
34
CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns, Kansas vs Texas
744,000
35
CBB Sooners–Red Raiders, Oklahoma vs Texas Tech
722,000
36
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes, Duke vs Miami
718,000
37
CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers, Illinois vs Indiana
713,000
38
CBB Bears–Longhorns, Baylor vs Texas
704,000
39
CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils, Duke vs Georgia Tech
667,000
40
CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys, Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
590,000
41
CBB Longhorns–Sooners, Oklahoma vs Texas
545,000
42
CBB Gators–Tigers, Auburn vs Florida
271,000
42 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC