Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2023
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.
54
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2023
1
San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies
14,694,000
2
Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies
12,855,000
3
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs
11,898,000
4
Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns
11,300,000
5
Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles
10,910,000
6
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
9,500,000
7
Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats
9,400,000
8
Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers
8,920,000
9
Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs
8,340,000
10
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs
7,990,000
11
Gonzaga Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
6,130,000
12
Michigan State Spartans at Kansas State Wildcats
5,920,000
13
CBB Spartans–Wildcats, Arizona vs Michigan State
5,180,000
14
Arkansas Razorbacks at UConn Huskies
4,260,000
15
Florida Atlantic Owls at Tennessee Volunteers
3,970,000
16
Auburn Tigers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,440,000
17
CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers, Penn State vs Purdue
3,180,000
18
CBB Nittany Lions–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Penn State
2,810,000
19
CBB Blue Devils–Cavaliers, Duke vs Virginia
2,700,000
20
CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels, Duke vs North Carolina
2,630,000
21
CBB Buckeyes–Boilermakers, Ohio State vs Purdue
2,540,000
22
CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Texas
2,490,000
23
Northern Kentucky Norse at Houston Cougars
2,490,000
24
CBB Wolverines–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Michigan
2,210,000
25
CBB Aggies–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Texas Am
1,950,000
26
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats, Kansas vs Kentucky
1,890,000
27
CBB Cavaliers–Tar Heels, North Carolina vs Virginia
1,870,000
28
CBB Wildcats–Razorbacks, Arkansas vs Kentucky
1,840,000
29
CBB Tigers–Wildcats, Auburn vs Kentucky
1,740,000
30
Pittsburgh Panthers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,740,000
31
CBB Hoosiers–Boilermakers, Indiana vs Purdue
1,730,000
32
CBB Wildcats–Volunteers, Kentucky vs Tennessee
1,670,000
33
CBB Aggies–Aztecs, San Diego State vs Utah State
1,660,000
34
CBB Wildcats–Bruins, Arizona vs UCLA
1,570,000
35
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Kentucky
1,530,000
36
CBB Blue Devils–Spartans, Duke vs Michigan State
1,510,000
37
CBB Flyers–Rams, Dayton vs Vcu
1,390,000
38
Nevada Wolf Pack at Arizona State Sun Devils
1,380,000
39
CBB Tar Heels–Sooners, North Carolina vs Oklahoma
1,290,000
40
CBB Jayhawks–Bears, Baylor vs Kansas
1,220,000
41
CBB Bruins–Buckeyes, Ohio State vs UCLA
1,210,000
42
CBB Bears–Blue Devils, Baylor vs Duke
1,180,000
43
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Texas Southern Tigers
1,080,000
44
CBB Blue Devils–Hokies, Duke vs Virginia Tech
1,030,000
45
CBB Musketeers–Golden Eagles, Marquette vs Xavier
980,000
46
CBB Bulldogs–Gaels, Gonzaga vs Saint Marys
869,000
47
CBB Tar Heels–Orange, North Carolina vs Syracuse
855,000
48
CBB Crimson Tide–Bluejays, Alabama vs Creighton
784,000
49
CBB Bulldogs–Huskies, Butler vs UConn
718,000
50
CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Ohio State
705,000
51
CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats, Alabama vs Arizona
634,000
52
CBB Golden Eagles–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Marquette
327,000
53
CBB Wildcats–Bluejays, Creighton vs Villanova
230,000
54
CBB Retrievers–Hawkeyes, Iowa vs Umbc
113,000
54 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 UTC