Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2026
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.
125
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts of 2026
1
UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
2
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
4
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
5
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
6
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
7
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
8
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
9
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
10
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
11
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
12
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini
8,240,000
13
Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines
7,490,000
14
Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies
7,340,000
15
Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers
6,830,000
16
Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines
6,250,000
17
VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini
5,650,000
18
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats
5,530,000
19
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
20
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators
5,140,000
21
Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats
4,999,000
22
Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines
4,830,000
23
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
24
TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,623,000
25
Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines
4,519,000
26
Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils
4,320,000
27
VCU Rams at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,295,000
28
Iowa Hawkeyes at Clemson Tigers
4,232,000
29
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
30
Tennessee Volunteers at Virginia Cavaliers
4,001,000
31
UCLA Bruins at UConn Huskies
3,979,000
32
Vanderbilt Commodores at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,769,000
33
CBB North Carolina–Duke
3,510,000
34
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,430,000
35
Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs
3,426,000
36
Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
3,122,000
37
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
38
Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars
2,974,000
39
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
2,920,000
40
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
2,900,000
41
California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks
2,890,000
42
Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins
2,860,000
43
Miami (OH) RedHawks at SMU Mustangs - Miami Oh vs Smu
2,841,000
44
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
2,800,000
45
CBB Boilermakers–Bruins - Purdue vs UCLA
2,730,000
46
Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,600,000
47
Utah State Aggies at Villanova Wildcats
2,511,000
48
UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins
2,509,000
49
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,450,000
50
Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,390,000
51
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,312,000
52
Furman Paladins at UConn Huskies
2,166,000
53
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
2,160,000
54
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,130,000
55
Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,128,000
56
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers
2,091,000
57
Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
1,991,000
58
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
1,900,000
59
CBB Wildcats–Tigers - Auburn vs Kentucky
1,850,000
60
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
1,843,000
61
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats
1,840,000
62
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Florida Gators
1,798,000
63
North Dakota State Bison at Michigan State Spartans
1,789,000
64
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,770,000
65
Texas Longhorns at NC State Wolfpack
1,761,000
66
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arkansas Razorbacks
1,739,000
67
Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,705,000
68
Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
1,670,000
69
Texas A&M Aggies at Houston Cougars
1,625,000
70
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,612,000
71
Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack
1,579,000
72
Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats
1,571,000
73
Wright State Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
1,534,000
74
High Point Panthers at Wisconsin Badgers
1,508,000
75
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
1,506,000
76
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,500,000
77
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
1,500,000
78
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,480,000
79
Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,473,000
80
Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars
1,468,000
81
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,375,000
82
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,362,000
83
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,356,000
84
UMBC Retrievers at Howard Bison
1,352,000
85
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
1,340,000
86
Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
1,327,000
87
CBB Aztecs–Aggies - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,300,000
88
Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers
1,280,000
89
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1,263,000
90
Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
1,257,000
91
Queens University Royals at Purdue Boilermakers
1,225,000
92
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,210,000
93
Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
1,190,000
94
Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins
1,145,000
95
Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,100,000
96
UConn Huskies at Creighton Bluejays
1,010,000
97
Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins
1,000,000
98
Houston Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys
953,000
99
Seton Hall Pirates at St. John's Red Storm
948,000
100
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
940,000
Top 100 of 125 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 02:22 UTC