Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 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.
102
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, March 2026
1
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
2
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
3
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
4
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
5
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
6
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
7
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
8
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
9
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini
8,240,000
10
Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines
7,490,000
11
Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies
7,340,000
12
Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers
6,830,000
13
Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines
6,250,000
14
VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini
5,650,000
15
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats
5,530,000
16
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
17
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators
5,140,000
18
Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats
4,999,000
19
Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines
4,830,000
20
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
21
TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,623,000
22
Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines
4,519,000
23
VCU Rams at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,295,000
24
Iowa Hawkeyes at Clemson Tigers
4,232,000
25
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
26
Tennessee Volunteers at Virginia Cavaliers
4,001,000
27
UCLA Bruins at UConn Huskies
3,979,000
28
Vanderbilt Commodores at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,769,000
29
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,430,000
30
Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs
3,426,000
31
Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
3,122,000
32
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
33
Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars
2,974,000
34
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
2,920,000
35
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
2,900,000
36
California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks
2,890,000
37
Miami (OH) RedHawks at SMU Mustangs - Miami Oh vs Smu
2,841,000
38
CBB Boilermakers–Bruins - Purdue vs UCLA
2,730,000
39
Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,600,000
40
Utah State Aggies at Villanova Wildcats
2,511,000
41
UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins
2,509,000
42
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,312,000
43
Furman Paladins at UConn Huskies
2,166,000
44
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,130,000
45
Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,128,000
46
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers
2,091,000
47
Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
1,991,000
48
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
1,843,000
49
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats
1,840,000
50
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Florida Gators
1,798,000
51
North Dakota State Bison at Michigan State Spartans
1,789,000
52
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,770,000
53
Texas Longhorns at NC State Wolfpack
1,761,000
54
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arkansas Razorbacks
1,739,000
55
Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,705,000
56
Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
1,670,000
57
Texas A&M Aggies at Houston Cougars
1,625,000
58
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,612,000
59
Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack
1,579,000
60
Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats
1,571,000
61
Wright State Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
1,534,000
62
High Point Panthers at Wisconsin Badgers
1,508,000
63
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
1,506,000
64
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
1,500,000
65
Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,473,000
66
Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars
1,468,000
67
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,375,000
68
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,362,000
69
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,356,000
70
UMBC Retrievers at Howard Bison
1,352,000
71
Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
1,327,000
72
CBB Aztecs–Aggies - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,300,000
73
Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers
1,280,000
74
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1,263,000
75
Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
1,257,000
76
Queens University Royals at Purdue Boilermakers
1,225,000
77
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,210,000
78
Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
1,190,000
79
Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins
1,145,000
80
Houston Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys
953,000
81
Seton Hall Pirates at St. John's Red Storm
948,000
82
BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars
866,000
83
Santa Clara Broncos at Gonzaga Bulldogs
864,000
84
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
856,000
85
BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers
751,000
86
Texas A&M Aggies at Saint Mary's Gaels - Saint Marys vs Texas Am
667,000
87
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats
636,000
88
Oregon State Beavers at Gonzaga Bulldogs
636,000
89
Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
625,000
90
Detroit Mercy Titans at Wright State Raiders
582,000
91
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
480,000
92
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers
472,000
93
Baylor Bears at Houston Cougars
468,000
94
BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
417,000
95
VCU Rams at Dayton Flyers
318,000
96
San Francisco Dons at Oregon State Beavers
304,000
97
Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips
265,000
98
Morehead State Eagles at Tennessee State Tigers
210,000
99
Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls
206,000
100
Siena Saints at Merrimack Warriors
193,000
Top 100 of 102 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:05 UTC