Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2025
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.
105
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2025
1
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
2
Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils
16,290,000
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kentucky Wildcats
15,300,000
4
Michigan Wolverines at Texas A&M Aggies
15,000,000
5
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
14,790,000
6
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
8
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
9
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
10
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
11
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
12
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
13
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
14
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
15
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
16
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
17
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
6,380,000
18
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks
6,360,000
19
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
20
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
21
Troy Trojans at Kentucky Wildcats
3,860,000
22
Omaha Mavericks at St. John's Red Storm
3,770,000
23
New Mexico Lobos at Michigan State Spartans
3,690,000
24
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
3,560,000
25
Maryland Terrapins at Florida Gators
3,250,000
26
Xavier Musketeers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
27
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils - Duke vs Louisville
3,070,000
28
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins - Maryland vs Michigan
3,010,000
29
Colorado State Rams at Maryland Terrapins
3,010,000
30
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide - Alabama vs Auburn
2,760,000
31
Oklahoma Sooners at UConn Huskies
2,760,000
32
Oregon Ducks at Arizona Wildcats
2,750,000
33
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Houston Cougars
2,660,000
34
CBB Crimson Tide–Gators - Alabama vs Florida
2,620,000
35
New Mexico Lobos at Marquette Golden Eagles
2,570,000
36
Wofford Terriers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,430,000
37
CBB Volunteers–Tigers - Auburn vs Tennessee
2,400,000
38
Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns
2,400,000
39
Creighton Bluejays at Auburn Tigers
2,330,000
40
UCLA Bruins at Tennessee Volunteers
2,330,000
41
Saint Mary's Gaels at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,290,000
42
CBB Wildcats–Cougars - Arizona vs Houston
2,240,000
43
North Carolina Tar Heels at San Diego State Aztecs
2,200,000
44
CBB Wildcats–Crimson Tide - Alabama vs Kentucky
2,170,000
45
CBB Fighting Illini–Wolverines - Illinois vs Michigan
2,110,000
46
CBB Badgers–Spartans - Michigan State vs Wisconsin
2,030,000
47
Drake Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers
1,950,000
48
Drake Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,870,000
49
Kansas Jayhawks at Duke Blue Devils
1,870,000
50
CBB Spartans–Wolverines - Michigan vs Michigan State
1,780,000
51
CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes - Michigan vs Ohio State
1,760,000
52
CBB Tar Heels–Orange - North Carolina vs Syracuse
1,750,000
53
CBB Bluejays–Red Storm - Creighton vs St Johns
1,690,000
54
Arkansas Razorbacks at Michigan State Spartans
1,680,000
55
CBB Bulldogs–Tigers - Auburn vs Georgia
1,600,000
56
Michigan State Spartans at Kentucky Wildcats
1,570,000
57
CBB Tigers–Wildcats - Auburn vs Kentucky
1,560,000
58
Ole Miss Rebels at Iowa State Cyclones
1,560,000
59
CBB Wildcats–Longhorns - Kentucky vs Texas
1,540,000
60
CBB Crimson Tide–Razorbacks - Alabama vs Arkansas
1,480,000
61
CBB Volunteers–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Tennessee
1,480,000
62
CBB Broncos–Rams - Boise State vs Colorado State
1,460,000
63
CBB Red Storm–Huskies - St Johns vs UConn
1,450,000
64
CBB Trojans–Bruins - UCLA vs Usc
1,440,000
65
CBB Patriots–Rams - George Mason vs Vcu
1,440,000
66
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at American University Eagles
1,430,000
67
Yale Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies
1,430,000
68
CBB Volunteers–Aggies - Tennessee vs Texas Am
1,400,000
69
CBB Blazers–Tigers - Memphis vs Uab
1,400,000
70
CBB Cyclones–Cougars - Houston vs Iowa State
1,390,000
71
Kansas Jayhawks at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,370,000
72
Florida Gators at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
73
Texas Longhorns at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
74
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
1,270,000
75
CBB Cougars–Wildcats - Arizona vs Houston
1,260,000
76
Utah State Aggies at UCLA Bruins
1,260,000
77
CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Purdue
1,250,000
78
Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins
1,230,000
79
CBB Tigers–Razorbacks - Arkansas vs Missouri
1,210,000
80
CBB Buckeyes–Bruins - Ohio State vs UCLA
1,210,000
81
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
1,100,000
82
CBB Cardinal–Blue Devils - Duke vs Stanford
1,080,000
83
CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils - Duke vs Nc State
1,064,000
84
CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks - Kansas vs Oklahoma State
1,020,000
85
CBB Bearcats–Cougars - Cincinnati vs Houston
1,010,000
86
BYU Cougars at UConn Huskies
940,000
87
CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers - Kansas vs Tennessee
926,000
88
CBB Pirates–Red Storm - Seton Hall vs St Johns
925,000
89
Akron Zips at Arizona Wildcats
880,000
90
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kansas State
850,000
91
Texas Longhorns at Duke Blue Devils
850,000
92
CBB Volunteers–Cougars - Houston vs Tennessee
798,000
93
CBB Tigers–Wolverines - Auburn vs Michigan
787,000
94
Purdue Boilermakers at Alabama Crimson Tide
750,000
95
CBB Volunteers–Sooners - Oklahoma vs Tennessee
723,000
96
CBB Huskies–Friars - Providence vs UConn
717,000
97
Wisconsin Badgers at Villanova Wildcats
700,000
98
Florida Gators at Arizona Wildcats
540,000
99
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
450,000
100
Michigan Wolverines at TCU Horned Frogs
420,000
Top 100 of 105 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 03:33 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.