Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2024
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.
202
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2024
1
NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
15,140,000
2
Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies
14,823,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies
14,117,000
4
NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers
11,446,000
5
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
10,390,000
6
Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels
10,020,000
7
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
8,280,000
8
Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers
8,080,000
9
James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils
7,800,000
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,800,000
11
Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,800,000
12
Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
6,530,000
13
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
6,480,000
14
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats
6,210,000
15
NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,600,000
16
Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa State Cyclones
3,300,000
17
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels, Nc State vs North Carolina
3,240,000
18
Colorado State Rams at Texas Longhorns
2,510,000
19
CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats, Gonzaga vs Kentucky
2,310,000
20
Oregon Ducks at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,020,000
21
CBB Blue Devils–Wildcats, Duke vs Kentucky
1,840,000
22
CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats, Alabama vs Kentucky
1,820,000
23
Morehead State Eagles at Illinois Fighting Illini
1,790,000
24
CBB Wildcats–Tigers, Auburn vs Kentucky
1,730,000
25
CBB Panthers–Tar Heels, North Carolina vs Pittsburgh
1,720,000
26
Samford Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
1,610,000
27
CBB Razorbacks–Wildcats, Arkansas vs Kentucky
1,530,000
28
CBB Wildcats–Gators, Florida vs Kentucky
1,490,000
29
CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers, North Carolina vs Virginia
1,470,000
30
CBB Bears–Jayhawks, Baylor vs Kansas
1,430,000
31
CBB Spartans–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Michigan State
1,410,000
32
CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Texas
1,400,000
33
CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils, Duke vs Nc State
1,390,000
34
CBB Jayhawks–Sooners, Kansas vs Oklahoma
1,370,000
35
CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans, Illinois vs Michigan State
1,340,000
36
CBB Spartans–Wolverines, Michigan vs Michigan State
1,330,000
37
CBB Spartans–Boilermakers, Michigan State vs Purdue
1,320,000
38
CBB Cougars–Bears, Baylor vs Houston
1,300,000
39
CBB Jayhawks–Bears, Baylor vs Kansas
1,290,000
40
CBB Red Storm–Huskies, St Johns vs UConn
1,280,000
41
CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils, Duke vs Virginia
1,260,000
42
CBB Spartans–Terrapins, Maryland vs Michigan State
1,230,000
43
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats, Kansas vs Kansas State
1,220,000
44
CBB Blue Devils–Demon Deacons, Duke vs Wake Forest
1,220,000
45
Drake Bulldogs at Washington State Cougars
1,200,000
46
CBB Orange–Blue Devils, Duke vs Syracuse
1,190,000
47
CBB Tigers–Tar Heels, Clemson vs North Carolina
1,150,000
48
CBB Orange–Tar Heels, North Carolina vs Syracuse
1,130,000
49
CBB Tar Heels–Jayhawks, Kansas vs North Carolina
1,120,000
50
CBB Tar Heels–Panthers, North Carolina vs Pittsburgh
1,110,000
51
CBB Tar Heels–Wolfpack, Nc State vs North Carolina
1,100,000
52
CBB Jayhawks–Red Raiders, Kansas vs Texas Tech
1,090,000
53
CBB Golden Eagles–Huskies, Marquette vs UConn
1,090,000
54
CBB Demon Deacons–Tar Heels, North Carolina vs Wake Forest
1,070,000
55
CBB Tar Heels–Hurricanes, Miami vs North Carolina
1,050,000
56
CBB Huskies–Wildcats, Arizona vs Washington
1,030,000
57
CBB Trojans–Huskies, Usc vs Washington
1,030,000
58
CBB Gamecocks–Tigers, Auburn vs South Carolina
1,020,000
59
CBB Wildcats–Tigers, Kentucky vs Lsu
1,010,000
60
CBB Bulldogs–Gaels, Gonzaga vs Saint Marys
1,010,000
61
CBB Cyclones–Cougars, Houston vs Iowa State
1,000,000
62
CBB Demon Deacons–Blue Devils, Duke vs Wake Forest
999,000
63
CBB Wolfpack–Cavaliers, Nc State vs Virginia
985,000
64
CBB Bulldogs–Volunteers, Mississippi State vs Tennessee
962,000
65
CBB Aggies–Volunteers, Tennessee vs Texas Am
961,000
66
CBB Tar Heels–Yellow Jackets, Georgia Tech vs North Carolina
955,000
67
CBB Bearcats–Jayhawks, Cincinnati vs Kansas
937,000
68
CBB Tigers–Volunteers, Auburn vs Tennessee
926,000
69
CBB Hoosiers–Cornhuskers, Indiana vs Nebraska
914,000
70
CBB Fighting Illini–Boilermakers, Illinois vs Purdue
904,000
71
CBB Wildcats–Huskies, UConn vs Villanova
891,000
72
CBB Longhorns–Cougars, Houston vs Texas
869,000
73
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Auburn
840,000
74
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Kansas State
801,000
75
CBB Eagles–Blue Devils, Boston College vs Duke
796,000
76
CBB Golden Eagles–Bluejays, Creighton vs Marquette
786,000
77
CBB Crimson Tide–Gators, Alabama vs Florida
747,000
78
CBB Volunteers–Gamecocks, South Carolina vs Tennessee
740,000
79
CBB Spartans–Boilermakers, Michigan State vs Purdue
731,000
80
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes, Duke vs Miami
697,000
81
CBB Buckeyes–Hawkeyes, Iowa vs Ohio State
696,000
82
CBB Crimson Tide–Tigers, Alabama vs Lsu
677,000
83
CBB Wildcats–Friars, Providence vs Villanova
675,000
84
CBB Cavaliers–Hokies, Virginia vs Virginia Tech
643,000
85
CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Oklahoma State
642,000
86
CBB Badgers–Wildcats, Northwestern vs Wisconsin
639,000
87
CBB Hurricanes–Cavaliers, Miami vs Virginia
631,000
88
CBB Nittany Lions–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Penn State
620,000
89
CBB Bluejays–Bulldogs, Butler vs Creighton
596,000
90
CBB Fighting Irish–Orange, Notre Dame vs Syracuse
591,000
91
CBB Trojans–Bruins, UCLA vs Usc
577,000
92
CBB Red Raiders–Bears, Baylor vs Texas Tech
576,000
93
CBB Orange–Panthers, Pittsburgh vs Syracuse
566,000
94
CBB Cougars–Cyclones, Byu vs Iowa State
564,000
95
CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini, Illinois vs Iowa
549,000
96
CBB Crimson Tide–Rebels, Alabama vs Ole Miss
542,000
97
CBB Horned Frogs–Cougars, Houston vs Tcu
541,000
98
CBB Huskies–Golden Eagles, Marquette vs UConn
523,000
99
CBB Gators–Gamecocks, Florida vs South Carolina
520,000
100
CBB Huskies–Bulldogs, Butler vs UConn
503,000
Top 100 of 202 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 UTC