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College Basketball TV Ratings: Numbers For Most of the Games So Far

by Jon Lewis
13 years ago
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With the men’s college basketball regular season just past the halfway point, here are the ratings for most nationally televised games so far.

To the surprise of presumably few, the college basketball season has not been a huge draw thus far. Of the 316 games on CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU through last Sunday, only 26 earned at least a 1.0 U.S. rating. Keep in mind this does not include the December 29 Kentucky/Louisville game on CBS, which would likely bring the total to 27.

The sheer amount of college basketball games no doubt plays a contributing factor — there are numerous nationally televised games on competing networks.

The top rating of the season thus far was a 2.0 for Duke/Kentucky on ESPN November 13 and Temple/Kansas on CBS January 6. The latter had a direct lead-in from the NFL playoffs.

Rounding out the top five games of the season are North Carolina/Indiana on ESPN November 27 (1.8), and a pair of games last Saturday — Ohio State/Michigan State (1.6) and Syracuse/Louisville (1.6), both on ESPN.

TV Ratings For Nationally Televised College Basketball Games Through January 27
Click here to skip to week: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11
Numbers compiled from Son of the Bronx and Sports Business Daily
* Some games on NBC Sports Network included
* CBS Sports Network is not Nielsen-rated
* Does not include games on regional sports networks

Date
Rating
Away Home Time Net
WEEK ONE
Fri., 11/9/12
1.1 (1.7M)
Kentucky Maryland 8:30 PM ESPN
0.9 (1.3M)
Michigan St. Connecticut 5:30 PM ESPN
0.1 (189K)
Georgia St. Duke 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (53K)
South Dakota St. Alabama 9:00 PM ESPNU
Sun., 11/11/12
0.1 (136K)
Florida Atlantic UNC 2:30 PM ESPNU
0.1 (74K)
Duquesne Georgetown 6:30 PM ESPNU
0.0 (66K)
Colgate Marquette 4:30 PM ESPNU
Maui Invitational
0.0 (49K)
New Mexico St. Oregon State 9:30 PM ESPNU
WEEK TWO
Mon., 11/12/12
0.1 (130K)
IUPUI Michigan 9:00 PM ESPNU
NIT Tip-Off
0.0 (77K)
Youngstown St. Georgia 7:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 11/13/12
2.0 (3.0M)
Duke Kentucky 9:00 PM ESPN
1.3 (2.0M)
Michigan St. Kansas 7:00 PM ESPN
1.2 (1.7M)
West Virginia Gonzaga 12:00 AM ESPN
0.5 (625K)
Davidson New Mexico 2:00 AM ESPN
0.4 (485K)
Butler Xavier 4:00 PM ESPN
0.4 (442K)
Houston Baptist Hawaii 4:00 AM ESPN
0.3 (355K)
Detroit St. John’s 2:00 PM ESPN
0.3 (321K)
Stony Brook Rider 6:00 AM ESPN
0.2 (301K)
Cleveland St. Michigan 8:00 PM ESPN2
NIT Tip-Off
0.2 (268K)
Harvard UMass 10:00 AM ESPN
0.2 (258K)
Temple Kent State 12:00 PM ESPN
0.2 (236K)
Northern Illinois Valparaiso 8:00 AM ESPN
0.1 (121K)
Ala-Huntsville Kansas State 10:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (67K)
Wichita St. VCU 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (50K)
Lehigh Pittsburgh 9:00 PM ESPNU
Wed., 11/14/12
0.4 (609K)
Wisconsin Florida 7:00 PM ESPN2
Thu., 11/15/12
0.2 (331K)
N.C. State Penn State 5:00 PM ESPN2
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.2 (267K)
Villanova Purdue 9:30 PM ESPN2
2K Sports Classic
0.2 (248K)
Alabama Oregon State 7:00 PM ESPN2
2K Sports Classic
0.1 (142K)
Baylor Boston College 3:00 PM ESPNU
Charleston Classic
0.1 (98K)
St. John’s Coll. of Char. 5:00 PM ESPNU
Charleston Classic
0.1 (71K)
UNC-Ashe Tennessee 12:30 PM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.0 (53K)
Providence UMass 7:30 PM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.0 (28K)
Akron Oklahoma St. 10:30 AM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Fri., 11/16/12
0.3 (469K)
Alabama Villanova 7:30 PM ESPN2
2K Sports Classic
0.2 (295K)
UNC Long Beach St. 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (224K)
UMass N.C. State 5:00 PM ESPN2
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.1 (144K)
Purdue Oregon State 5:00 PM ESPNU
2K Sports Classic
0.1 (139K)
Dayton Boston College 2:30 PM ESPNU
Charleston Classic
0.0 (74K)
Baylor Colorado 12:30 PM ESPNU
Charleston Classic
0.0 (32K)
Oklahoma St. Tennessee 10:30 AM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Sun., 11/18/12
0.2 (324K)
Oklahoma St. N.C. State 6:30 PM ESPN2
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.2 (252K)
Washington Ohio State 4:30 PM ESPN2
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
0.1 (182K)
Fla. Gulf Coast Duke 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (157K)
Murray State Colorado 8:30 PM ESPN2
Charleston Classic
0.1 (137K)
UNC-Ashe Providence 11:00 AM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
0.0 (68K)
Baylor St. John’s 6:00 PM ESPNU
Charleston Classic
0.0 (34K)
Tennessee UMass 4:00 PM ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
WEEK THREE
Mon., 11/19/12
0.4 (577K)
Mississippi St. UNC 6:00 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.3 (505K)
Indiana Georgia 5:30 PM ESPNU
Legends Classic
0.3 (501K)
UCLA Georgetown 8:00 PM ESPN2
Legends Classic
0.3 (422K)
Kansas Washington St. 10:00 PM ESPN2
CBE Classic
0.2 (240K)
Butler Marquette 3:30 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.1 (150K)
Texas A&M Saint Louis 7:30 PM ESPNU
CBE Classic
0.1 (115K)
Texas Chaminade 9:30 PM ESPNU
Maui Invitational
Tue., 11/20/12
1.0 (1.6M)
Indiana Georgetown 10:00 PM ESPN
Legends Classic
1.0 (1.5M)
Butler UNC 8:00 PM ESPN
Maui Invitational
0.2 (331K)
Illinois Chaminade 10:30 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.2 (276K)
Texas USC 5:00 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.2 (216K)
USC Illinois 12:00 AM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.2 (211K)
Saint Louis Kansas 9:30 PM ESPNU
CBE Classic
0.2 (173K)
Mississippi St. Marquette 2:30 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.1 (157K)
Georgia UCLA 7:30 PM ESPNU
Legends Classic
Wed., 11/21/12
0.8 (1.2M)
Butler Illinois 10:00 PM ESPN
Maui Invitational
0.4 (617K)
Michigan Pittsburgh 9:30 PM ESPN2
NIT Tip-Off
0.3 (478K)
Chaminade UNC 7:30 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.3 (343K)
USC Marquette 5:00 PM ESPN2
Maui Invitational
0.1 (122K)
Texas Mississippi St. 2:30 PM ESPNU
Maui Invitational
0.1 (101K)
Delaware Kansas State 7:00 PM ESPNU
NIT Tip-Off
Thu., 11/22/12
0.2 (289K)
West Virginia Marist 12:00 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.2 (240K)
Clemson Gonzaga 9:00 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.1 (187K)
Drake California 11:30 PM ESPN2
DirecTV Classic
0.1 (183K)
Drexel St. Mary’s 4:30 PM ESPN2
DirecTV Classic
0.1 (163K)
UTEP Oklahoma 7:00 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.1 (149K)
Vanderbilt Davidson 2:00 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.0 (39K)
Pacific Xavier 2:00 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
0.0 (29K)
Rice Georgia Tech 9:00 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
Fri., 11/23/12
0.4 (659K)
Creighton Wisconsin 10:00 PM ESPN2
Las Vegas Invitational
0.5 (611K)
West Virginia Davidson 12:30 PM ESPN
Old Spice Classic
0.4 (596K)
Kansas State Michigan 4:30 PM ESPN
NIT Tip-Off
0.3 (400K)
Delaware Pittsburgh 2:30 PM ESPN
NIT Tip-Off
0.2 (289K)
Gonzaga Oklahoma 7:30 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.1 (125K)
Clemson UTEP 5:30 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.1 (119K)
St. Mary’s Pacific 3:30 PM ESPN2
DirecTV Classic
0.0 (61K)
Drexel Xavier 6:00 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
0.0 (48K)
Vanderbilt Marist 3:00 PM ESPNU
Old Spice Classic
0.0 (41K)
Rice Drake 9:30 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
Sat., 11/24/12
0.2 (256K)
Georgia Tech Cal 12:00 AM ESPN2
DirecTV Classic
0.1 (118K)
Creighton Arizona State 11:00 PM ESPNU
Las Vegas Invitational
Sun., 11/25/12
0.2 (259K)
Davidson Gonzaga 7:00 PM ESPN2
Old Spice Classic
0.1 (161K)
Pacific Cal 9:00 PM ESPN2
DirecTV Classic
0.1 (104K)
West Virginia Oklahoma 4:30 PM ESPNU
Old Spice Classic
0.0 (61K)
St. Mary’s Georgia Tech 6:30 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
0.0 (31K)
Marist Clemson 11:30 AM ESPNU
Old Spice Classic
0.0 (31K)
Xavier Drake 1:30 PM ESPNU
DirecTV Classic
WEEK FOUR
Mon., 11/26/12
0.1 (200K)
San Jose State Kansas 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (96K)
Chicago State Notre Dame 7:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 11/27/12
1.8 (2.7M)
UNC Indiana 9:30 PM ESPN
1.1 (1.7M)
N.C. State Michigan 7:30 PM ESPN
0.2 (345K)
Minnesota Florida State 7:15 PM ESPN2
0.2 (237K)
Maryland Northwestern 9:15 PM ESPN2
0.1 (169K)
Iowa Virginia Tech 7:15 PM ESPNU
0.1 (134K)
Nebraska Wake Forest 9:15 PM ESPNU
0.0 (50K)
Vermont Harvard 7:00 PM NBCSN
Wed., 11/28/12
1.5 (2.3M)
Ohio State Duke 9:30 PM ESPN
0.6 (938K)
Michigan Miami 7:30 PM ESPN
0.4 (502K)
Georgia Tech Illinois 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (470K)
Virginia Wisconsin 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (204K)
Purdue Clemson 7:15 PM ESPNU
0.1 (97K)
Boston College Penn State 9:15 PM ESPNU
0.0 (46K)
G. Washington J. Madison 7:00 PM NBCSN
Thu., 11/29/12
0.9 (1.3M)
Kentucky Notre Dame 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (382K)
Marquette Florida 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (59K)
South Carolina St. John’s 7:30 PM ESPNU
0.0 (59K)
Seton Hall LSU 9:30 PM ESPNU
Fri., 11/30/12
0.5 (713K)
Syracuse Arkansas 8:30 PM ESPN
0.5 (665K)
Tennessee Georgetown 6:30 PM ESPN
0.1 (77K)
Georgia South Florida 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (41K)
DePaul Auburn 9:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 12/1/12
1.1
Baylor Kentucky 12:30 PM CBS
0.2 (284K)
Alabama Cincinnati 3:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (270K)
UAB UNC 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (228K)
Arizona Texas Tech 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (198K)
Michigan Bradley 4:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (159K)
Villanova Vanderbilt 5:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (135K)
San Diego St. UCLA 10:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (127K)
Rutgers Mississippi 2:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (107K)
Mississippi St. Providence 12:00 PM ESPNU
Sun., 12/2/12
0.1 (103K)
Clemson South Carolina 12:00 PM ESPNU
WEEK FIVE
Mon., 12/3/12
0.2 (310K)
Eastern Mich. Syracuse 7:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 12/4/12
0.7 (998K)
N.C. State Connecticut 9:00 PM ESPN
0.6 (772K)
Georgetown Texas 7:00 PM ESPN
0.2 (284K)
Northwestern Baylor 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (279K)
Oklahoma Arkansas 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (164K)
Louisville Coll. of Char. 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (79K)
Georgia Georgia Tech 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (28K)
Richmond Old Dominion 7:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (33K)
Siena St. Bona. 9:00 PM NBCSN
Wed., 12/5/12
0.2 (229K)
Florida FSU 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (226K)
Temple Villanova 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (217K)
Gonzaga Wash. St. 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (197K)
South Florida Oklahoma St. 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (29K)
Penn State LaSalle 9:00 PM NBCSN
Thu., 12/6/12
0.3 (392K)
Long Beach St. Syracuse 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (198K)
Vanderbilt Xavier 7:30 PM ESPNU
Fri., 12/7/12
0.0 (58K)
VCU Old Dominion 9:00 PM NBCSN
Sat., 12/8/12
1.0
Arkansas Michigan 12:00 PM CBS
0.7 (1.1M)
Temple Duke 3:15 PM ESPN
0.6 (1.1M)
Illinois Gonzaga 10:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (867K)
UCLA Texas 5:15 PM ESPN
0.4 (614K)
Portland Kentucky 12:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (578K)
Arizona Clemson 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (563K)
Wisconsin Marquette 6:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (537K)
Colorado Kansas 2:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (498K)
Virginia Tech West Va. 4:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (65K)
Northern Iowa George Mason 6:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (50K)
Villanova Penn 8:00 PM NBCSN
Sun., 12/9/12
0.1 (93K)
UNLV Cal 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (55K)
Maine FSU 4:00 PM ESPNU
WEEK SIX
Tue., 12/11/12
0.1 (155K)
St. Joseph’s Villanova 7:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 12/15/12
1.4
Butler Indiana 2:00 PM CBS
0.8 (1.3M)
West Va. Michigan 8:00 PM ESPN
0.8 (1.2M)
Florida Arizona 10:00 PM ESPN
0.4 (654K)
Kansas State Gonzaga 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (601K)
Purdue Notre Dame 5:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (396K)
ECU UNC 12:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (318K)
Belmont Kansas 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (213K)
Tuskegee Michigan St. 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (171K)
Oklahoma Texas A&M 2:00 PM ESPNU
Sun., 12/16/12
0.1 (196K)
E. Kentucky Illinois 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (55K)
Delaware Villanova 4:00 PM ESPNU
WEEK SEVEN
Mon., 12/17/12
0.3 (512K)
Detroit Syracuse 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (188K)
IPFW Notre Dame 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (60K)
Cornell Vanderbilt 9:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 12/18/12
0.3 (459K)
Richmond Kansas 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (396K)
Stanford N.C. State 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (219K)
Michigan St. Bowling Green 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (54K)
W. Kentucky VCU 7:00 PM NBCSN
Wed., 12/19/12
0.5 (785K)
UNC Texas 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (575K)
Xavier Cincinnati 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (233K)
Cornell Duke 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (143K)
Oakland West Va. 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (66K)
Mississippi L. Marymount 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (18K)
W. Michigan Duquesne 7:00 PM NBCSN
Thu., 12/20/12
0.2 (365K)
Elon Duke 7:00 PM ESPNU
Fri., 12/21/12
0.3 (407K)
BYU Baylor 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (402K)
Florida Atlantic Indiana 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (113K)
Niagara Notre Dame 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (99K)
Vanderbilt M. Tennessee 9:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 12/22/12
1.4 (2.1M)
Kansas Ohio State 4:00 PM CBS
0.8 (1.3M)
Missouri Illinois 6:00 PM ESPN2
0.7 (995K)
Texas Michigan St. 2:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (898K)
Temple Syracuse 12:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (864K)
Florida Kansas State 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.5 (786K)
Marshall Kentucky 4:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (242K)
Louisville W. Kentucky 8:30 PM ESPNU
0.2 (183K)
McNeese St. UNC 12:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (167K)
LSU Marquette 2:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (164K)
Arizona E. Tenn. St. 10:30 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.1 (121K)
San Diego St. San Francisco 6:30 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.1 (106K)
Mississippi Indiana State 4:00 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.0 (53K)
Virginia Old Dominion 5:30 PM NBCSN
0.0 (47K)
George Mason Richmond 3:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (27K)
Davidson Drexel 8:00 PM NBCSN
Sun., 12/23/12
0.1 (216K)
Arizona Miami 11:30 PM ESPN2
Diamond Head Classic
0.1 (93K)
Indiana State San Diego St. 5:30 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.0 (86K)
Miami Hawaii 12:30 AM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.0 (43K)
E. Tenn. St. Hawaii 9:00 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
0.0 (16K)
Mississippi San Francisco 3:00 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
WEEK EIGHT
Tue., 12/25/12
0.3 (466K)
Arizona San Diego St. 9:30 PM ESPN2
Diamond Head Classic
0.2 (304K)
Indiana St. Miami 7:30 PM ESPN2
Diamond Head Classic
0.1 (130K)
Mississippi Hawaii 4:30 PM ESPNU
Diamond Head Classic
Thu., 12/27/12
0.3 (445K)
New Mexico Cincinnati 9:00 PM ESPN2
Fri., 12/28/12
0.5 (862K)
Missouri UCLA 10:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (438K)
Baylor Gonzaga 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (24K)
Providence Brown 7:00 PM NBCSN
Sat., 12/29/12
0.8 (1.2M)
UNLV UNC 2:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (925K)
Santa Clara Duke 12:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (372K)
Washington Connecticut 7:30 PM ESPN2
0.2 (281K)
Butler Vanderbilt 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (238K)
Xavier Tennessee 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (115K)
W. Michigan N.C. State 12:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (107K)
Va. Tech BYU 2:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (88K)
UCSB Cal St. Ful. 10:00 PM ESPNU
n/a
Kentucky Louisville 4:00 PM CBS
Sun., 12/30/12
0.0 (47K)
Tulane Alabama 6:00 PM ESPNU
WEEK NINE
Mon., 12/31/12
0.8 (1.2M)
Indiana Iowa 4:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (935K)
Gonzaga Oklahoma St. 6:00 PM ESPN2
0.6 (915K)
Michigan St. Minnesota 2:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (477K)
Cincinnati Pittsburgh 12:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (312K)
Harvard St. Mary’s 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (188K)
C. Conn. St. Syracuse 3:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (95K)
UNC-Green N.C. State 5:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (23K)
North Texas Mid. Tenn. 8:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 1/1/13
0.1 (221K)
Connecticut Marquette 8:00 PM ESPNU
Wed., 1/2/13
0.5 (783K)
Duke Davidson 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (366K)
E. Michigan Kentucky 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (107K)
St. John’s Villanova 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (57K)
San Francisco Santa Clara 10:00 PM ESPNU
Thu., 1/3/13
0.3 (493K)
Michigan Northwestern 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (237K)
Colorado Arizona 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (115K)
Stanford USC 10:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (19K)
Northeastern George Mason 7:00 PM NBCSN
Fri., 1/4/13
0.2 (318K)
Memphis Tennessee 8:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (49K)
Cleveland St. Valparaiso 7:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 1/5/13
0.3 (401K)
Pittsburgh Rutgers 11:00 AM ESPN2
0.2 (348K)
N.C. State Boston College 4:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (275K)
Wake Forest Duke 12:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (231K)
Texas Baylor 2:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (126K)
St. John’s Cincinnati 4:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (103K)
Washington Wash. St. 9:30 PM ESPNU
0.1 (99K)
Murray St. SEMO 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (26K)
Lehigh VCU 5:00 PM NBCSN
Sun., 1/6/13
2.0
Temple Kansas 4:30 PM CBS
0.3 (471K)
UNC Virginia 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (88K)
Wichita St. Bradley 5:30 PM ESPNU
0.0 (36K)
Florida Yale 5:30 PM NBCSN
WEEK TEN
Mon., 1/7/13
0.3 (471K)
Notre Dame Cincinnati 6:30 PM ESPN2
Tue., 1/8/13
0.7 (1.0M)
Alabama Missouri 7:00 PM ESPN
0.7 (964K)
Ohio State Purdue 9:00 PM ESPN
0.3 (381K)
Clemson Duke 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (253K)
Pittsburgh Georgetown 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (125K)
Baylor Texas Tech 7:00 PM ESPN2
Wed., 1/9/13
0.4 (592K)
Iowa State Kansas 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.3 (517K)
Louisville Seton Hall 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.3 (456K)
West Va. Texas 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (202K)
Arkansas Texas A&M 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (166K)
Washington Cal 11:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (39K)
Hawaii U-C Irvine 11:00 PM ESPNU
Thu., 1/10/13
0.7 (1.0M)
Kentucky Vanderbilt 9:00 PM ESPN
0.7 (857K)
Miami UNC 7:00 PM ESPN
0.5 (700K)
Michigan St. Iowa 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (587K)
Arizona Oregon 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (332K)
St. Mary’s Gonzaga 11:00 PM ESPN2
0.0 (50K)
USC Colorado 10:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (36K)
Northwestern Penn State 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (35K)
Old Dominion George Mason 7:00 PM NBCSN
Fri., 1/11/13
0.1 (90K)
Fairfield Loyola (MD) 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (39K)
Wright St. Loyola (CHI) 9:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 1/12/13
1.5 (2.2M)
Duke N.C. State 12:00 PM ESPN
1.0 (1.5M)
UNC FSU 2:00 PM ESPN
0.2 (291K)
Tennessee Alabama 1:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (197K)
Georgetown St. John’s 11:00 AM ESPN2
0.1 (189K)
Oklahoma St. Oklahoma 3:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (178K)
Texas Iowa State 2:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (151K)
Butler Dayton 2:00 PM NBCSN
0.1 (126K)
Marquette Pittsburgh 12:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (108K)
Arizona Oregon State 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (105K)
Florida LSU 4:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (44K)
Saint Louis Temple 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (35K)
Drexel J. Madison 4:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (34K)
Penn Princeton 6:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (24K)
Colorado St. San Diego St. 8:00 PM NBCSN
Sun., 1/13/13
1.2
Michigan Ohio State 1:30 PM CBS
0.2 (233K)
Maryland Miami 8:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (97K)
Iowa Northwestern 5:30 PM ESPNU
WEEK ELEVEN
Mon., 1/14/13
1.0 (1.5M)
Louisville Connecticut 7:00 PM ESPN
0.9 (1.3M)
Baylor Kansas 9:00 PM ESPN
0.0 (38K)
Jackson St. Prairie View A&M 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (22K)
Norfolk St. Howard 7:00 PM ESPNU
Tue., 1/15/13
1.4 (2.2M)
Wisconsin Indiana 9:00 PM ESPN
1.0 (1.5M)
Tennessee Kentucky 7:00 PM ESPN
0.3 (416K)
Notre Dame St. John’s 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (115K)
Mississippi Vanderbilt 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (66K)
Wake Forest Clemson 7:00 PM ESPNU
Wed., 1/16/13
0.5 (685K)
N.C. State Maryland 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.4 (468K)
West Va. Iowa State 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (223K)
St. Mary’s BYU 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (183K)
Kansas State TCU 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (154K)
Pittsburgh Villanova 7:00 PM ESPNU
Thu., 1/17/13
1.0 (1.5M)
Michigan Minnesota 7:00 PM ESPN
0.8 (1.2M)
Georgia Tech Duke 9:00 PM ESPN
0.2 (301K)
Florida Texas A&M 7:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (183K)
South Florida Rutgers 9:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (93K)
Oregon USC 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (62K)
Oregon State UCLA 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (22K)
Valparaiso Detroit 7:00 PM ESPNU
Fri., 1/18/13
0.0 (50K)
Stony Brook Vermont 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (51K)
Fairfield Iona 9:00 PM ESPNU
Sat., 1/19/13
1.6 (2.5M)
Ohio State Michigan State 6:00 PM ESPN
1.6 (2.2M)
Syracuse Louisville 4:00 PM ESPN
1.1 (1.6M)
Gonzaga Butler 9:00 PM ESPN
1.1 (1.5M)
Maryland UNC 12:00 PM ESPN
1.0 (1.3M)
Missouri Florida 2:00 PM ESPN
0.9
Kansas Texas 2:00 PM CBS
West Virginia Purdue
0.8
Oregon UCLA 4:00 PM CBS
0.3 (541K)
Kentucky Auburn 9:00 PM ESPNU
0.3 (405K)
Connecticut Pittsburgh 12:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (369K)
Marquette Cincinnati 7:00 PM ESPNU
0.2 (296K)
Creighton Wichita State 4:00 PM ESPN2
0.2 (235K)
Nebraska Penn State 1:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (171K)
Utah Washington 11:00 PM ESPNU
0.1 (147K)
Texas Tech Oklahoma St. 2:00 PM ESPN2
0.1 (94K)
VMI Coastal Carolina 11:00 AM ESPNU
0.1 (72K)
Akron Kent State 3:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (67K)
UNLV Colorado State 7:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (30K)
Hofstra George Madison 5:00 PM NBCSN
0.0 (21K)
Penn St. Joseph’s 5:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (20K)
Columbia Cornell 3:00 PM NBCSN
Sun., 1/20/13
0.1 (109K)
Clemson N.C. State 6:00 PM ESPNU
0.0 (34K)
Illinois State Southern Illinois 8:00 PM ESPNU

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