Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2022
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.
34
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2022
1
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
2
North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
3
Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
4
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
5
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
11,220,000
6
Arkansas Razorbacks at Duke Blue Devils
10,340,000
7
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Purdue Boilermakers
10,180,000
8
Michigan Wolverines at Tennessee Volunteers
9,830,000
9
Miami Hurricanes at Kansas Jayhawks
9,510,000
10
Creighton Bluejays at Kansas Jayhawks
8,710,000
11
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Duke Blue Devils
8,230,000
12
Arkansas Razorbacks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
8,160,000
13
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Murray State Racers
6,690,000
14
Saint Peter's Peacocks at Kentucky Wildcats
5,460,000
15
Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
4,960,000
16
CBB Tar Heels–Blue Devils, Duke vs North Carolina
3,980,000
17
CBB Hawkeyes–Boilermakers, Iowa vs Purdue
3,590,000
18
Cal State Fullerton Titans at Duke Blue Devils
3,500,000
19
San Francisco Dons at Murray State Racers
3,010,000
20
New Mexico State Aggies at UConn Huskies
2,520,000
21
CBB Buckeyes–Boilermakers, Ohio State vs Purdue
2,280,000
22
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2,210,000
23
Indiana Hoosiers at Wyoming Cowboys
2,200,000
24
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Kentucky
2,170,000
25
CBB Wildcats–Spartans, Kentucky vs Michigan State
2,030,000
26
CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Texas
1,910,000
27
Richmond Spiders at Iowa Hawkeyes
1,870,000
28
Akron Zips at UCLA Bruins
1,690,000
29
CBB Blue Devils–Jayhawks, Duke vs Kansas
1,560,000
30
CBB Spartans–Bulldogs, Gonzaga vs Michigan State
1,480,000
31
CBB Bruins–Wildcats, Arizona vs UCLA
1,300,000
32
CBB Bluejays–Wildcats, Creighton vs Villanova
1,220,000
33
Marquette Golden Eagles at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,170,000
34
CBB Bluejays–Razorbacks, Arkansas vs Creighton
1,160,000
34 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 UTC