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.
59
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2025
1
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
2
Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
11,700,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils
9,800,000
4
Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm
9,200,000
5
UConn Huskies at Florida Gators
7,800,000
6
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators
7,500,000
7
Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers
7,340,000
8
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
9
Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks
6,810,000
10
Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans
6,710,000
11
Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
6,570,000
12
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina
6,500,000
13
BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,800,000
14
CBB Badgers–Wolverines, Michigan vs Wisconsin
4,530,000
15
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
3,560,000
16
CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils, Duke vs Louisville
3,070,000
17
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins, Maryland vs Michigan
3,010,000
18
CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Auburn
2,760,000
19
CBB Crimson Tide–Gators, Alabama vs Florida
2,620,000
20
CBB Volunteers–Tigers, Auburn vs Tennessee
2,400,000
21
Xavier Musketeers at Texas Longhorns
2,400,000
22
CBB Wildcats–Cougars, Arizona vs Houston
2,240,000
23
North Carolina Tar Heels at San Diego State Aztecs
2,200,000
24
CBB Wildcats–Crimson Tide, Alabama vs Kentucky
2,170,000
25
CBB Fighting Illini–Wolverines, Illinois vs Michigan
2,110,000
26
CBB Badgers–Spartans, Michigan State vs Wisconsin
2,030,000
27
CBB Spartans–Wolverines, Michigan vs Michigan State
1,780,000
28
CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes, Michigan vs Ohio State
1,760,000
29
CBB Tar Heels–Orange, North Carolina vs Syracuse
1,750,000
30
CBB Bluejays–Red Storm, Creighton vs St Johns
1,690,000
31
CBB Bulldogs–Tigers, Auburn vs Georgia
1,600,000
32
CBB Tigers–Wildcats, Auburn vs Kentucky
1,560,000
33
CBB Wildcats–Longhorns, Kentucky vs Texas
1,540,000
34
CBB Crimson Tide–Razorbacks, Alabama vs Arkansas
1,480,000
35
CBB Volunteers–Wildcats, Kentucky vs Tennessee
1,480,000
36
CBB Red Storm–Huskies, St Johns vs UConn
1,450,000
37
CBB Trojans–Bruins, UCLA vs Usc
1,440,000
38
CBB Patriots–Rams, George Mason vs Vcu
1,440,000
39
Yale Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies
1,430,000
40
CBB Volunteers–Aggies, Tennessee vs Texas Am
1,400,000
41
CBB Blazers–Tigers, Memphis vs Uab
1,400,000
42
CBB Cyclones–Cougars, Houston vs Iowa State
1,390,000
43
Florida Gators at UConn Huskies
1,300,000
44
CBB Cougars–Wildcats, Arizona vs Houston
1,260,000
45
CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Purdue
1,250,000
46
CBB Tigers–Razorbacks, Arkansas vs Missouri
1,210,000
47
CBB Buckeyes–Bruins, Ohio State vs UCLA
1,210,000
48
Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
1,100,000
49
CBB Cardinal–Blue Devils, Duke vs Stanford
1,080,000
50
CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils, Duke vs Nc State
1,064,000
51
CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Oklahoma State
1,020,000
52
CBB Bearcats–Cougars, Cincinnati vs Houston
1,010,000
53
CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers, Kansas vs Tennessee
926,000
54
CBB Pirates–Red Storm, Seton Hall vs St Johns
925,000
55
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats, Kansas vs Kansas State
850,000
56
CBB Volunteers–Cougars, Houston vs Tennessee
798,000
57
CBB Tigers–Wolverines, Auburn vs Michigan
787,000
58
CBB Volunteers–Sooners, Oklahoma vs Tennessee
723,000
59
CBB Huskies–Friars, Providence vs UConn
717,000
59 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 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.