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.
44
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2021
1
Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
2
UCLA Bruins vs 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 vs 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
UCLA Bruins at Michigan State Spartans
3,150,000
16
CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines - Michigan vs Ohio State
2,510,000
17
CBB Wolverines–Spartans - Michigan vs Michigan State
2,130,000
18
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels - Duke vs North Carolina
1,870,000
19
CBB Yellow Jackets–Seminoles - Florida State vs Georgia Tech
1,800,000
20
CBB Wildcats–Blue Devils - Duke vs Kentucky
1,780,000
21
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Florida Gators
1,720,000
22
CBB Cowboys–Longhorns - Oklahoma State vs Texas
1,650,000
23
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide - Alabama vs Lsu
1,600,000
24
CBB Jayhawks–Spartans - Kansas vs Michigan State
1,520,000
25
CBB Fighting Illini–Buckeyes - Illinois vs Ohio State
1,500,000
26
CBB Spartans–Buckeyes - Michigan State vs Ohio State
1,450,000
27
CBB Aggies–Aztecs - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,440,000
28
CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils - Duke vs Virginia
1,230,000
29
CBB Hawkeyes–Wolverines - Iowa vs Michigan
1,190,000
30
CBB Beavers–Buffaloes - Colorado vs Oregon State
1,160,000
31
CBB Rams–Bonnies - St Bonaventure vs Vcu
1,060,000
32
CBB Bulldogs–Ramblers - Drake vs Loyola Chicago
1,010,000
33
CBB Spartans–Wolverines - Michigan vs Michigan State
1,000,000
34
CBB Bearcats–Cougars - Cincinnati vs Houston
893,000
35
CBB Orange–Blue Devils - Duke vs Syracuse
827,000
36
CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns - Kansas vs Texas
744,000
37
CBB Sooners–Red Raiders - Oklahoma vs Texas Tech
722,000
38
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes - Duke vs Miami
718,000
39
CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers - Illinois vs Indiana
713,000
40
CBB Bears–Longhorns - Baylor vs Texas
704,000
41
CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils - Duke vs Georgia Tech
667,000
42
CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys - Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
590,000
43
CBB Longhorns–Sooners - Oklahoma vs Texas
545,000
44
CBB Gators–Tigers - Auburn vs Florida
271,000
44 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:04 UTC