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- Schedule Features Key Rivalry Games, Top Conferences and Nation's Most Recognized Programs
CBS Sports returns to the court for the upcoming 2019-2020 college basketball season with its strongest and most extensive schedule to date. The schedule showcases key rivalry games, top conferences, 12 automatic bids to the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments (on CBS or CBS Sports Network) and the nation's most recognized, prosperous programs.
CBS enters its 39th consecutive season televising college basketball, starting on Saturday, December 14th. A cross-conference clash between the Oregon Ducks and the Michigan Wolverines starting at 12:00 PM, ET. For the 6th straight year, CBS will broadcast the "CBS Sports Classic" with this year's matchups featuring UCLA vs. North Carolina (3:00 PM, ET) followed by Ohio State vs. Kentucky (5:15 PM, ET) on Saturday, December 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. The following week, Kentucky will host Louisville in one of basketball's most intense and noteworthy on Saturday, December 28th at 3:45 PM (ET).
The schedule also features key conference matchups, including:
- Michigan at Michigan State (Sunday, January 5)
- Baylor at Kansas (Saturday, January 11)
- Oregon at Washington (Saturday, January 18)
- Villanova at Providence (Saturday, January 25)
- Georgetown at St. John's (Sunday, February 2)
- Maryland at Ohio State (Sunday, February 23)
- Kansas at Kansas State (Saturday, February 29)
- Auburn at Kentucky (Saturday, February 29)
- Kentucky at Florida (Saturday, March 7)
- Memphis at Houston (Sunday, March 8)
- Ohio State at Michigan State (Sunday, March 8)
Once again, CBS serves as the home for college basketball as the calendar turns to March, with four automatic bids awarded to the Men's NCAA Tournament. The action starts with the Mountain West Conference Championship - airing one week earlier this season - on Saturday, March 7th. Then, continues with the Missouri Valley Championship on Sunday, March 8th. After that, the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, March 14th. Finally, the Atlantic 10 Championship and the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday, March 15th.
CBS also broadcasts the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship for the 39th consecutive year, including a partnership since 2011 with Turner Sports to produce and dispense exclusive live coverage of each and every game on CBS, TBS, truTV and TNT.
CBS Sports' coverage of college basketball for this season will be available to stream live via the CBS All Access subscription service, with additional coverage on CBSSports.com and CBSSportsHQ.
Here is the CBS College Basketball for the 2019-20 season (all times ET & subject to change):
- 2019 - 2020 College Basketball on CBS Schedule
. Oregon @ Michigan, CBS 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Carter Blackburn, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, December 21st (CBS Sports Classic)
. UCLA vs. North Carolina (Las Vegas), CBS 3:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Jamie Erdahl
. Ohio State vs. Kentucky (Las Vegas), CBS 5:15 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Jamie Erdahl
* Saturday, December 28th
. Wisconsin @ Tennessee, CBS 1:30 p.m. (ET) - Carter Blackburn, Clark Kellogg
. Louisville @ Kentucky, CBS 3:45 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, January 4th
. Georgia @ Memphis, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg
* Sunday, January 5th
. Michigan @ Michigan State, CBS 1:30 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, January 11th
. Baylor @ Kansas, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery
* Sunday, January 12th
. Michigan State @ Purdue, CBS 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg
* Saturday, January 18th
. Auburn @ Florida, CBS 1:30 p.m. (ET) - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg
. Oregon @ Washington, CBS 3:45 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, January 25th
. Villanova @ Providence, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery
* Sunday, January 26th
. Maryland @ Indiana, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Jim Sparnakel
* Saturday, February 1st
. Connecticut @ Memphis, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg
* Sunday, February 2nd
. Georgetown @ St. John's, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Jon Rothstein
* Saturday, February 8th
. Kentucky @ Tennessee, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery
* Sunday, February 9th
. Ohio State @ Wisconsin, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Carter Blackburn, Jim Spanarkel
* Saturday, February 15th
. Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery
* Sunday, February 16th
. Indiana @ Michigan, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Dan Bonner
* Saturday, February 22nd
. Tennessee @ Auburn, CBS 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Spero Dedes, Clark Kellogg
. Texas @ Kansas State, CBS 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas
. UCLA @ Colorado, CBS 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Dan Bonner
* Sunday, February 23rd
. St. John's @ Seton Hall, CBS 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
. Maryland @ Ohio State, CBS 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, February 29th
. Kansas @ Kansas State, CBS 1:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Jim Spanarkel, Evan Washburn
. Auburn @ Kentucky, CBS 3:45 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson
* Sunday, March 1st
. Xavier @ Georgetown, CBS 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas
. Michigan @ Ohio State, CBS 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner
* Saturday, March 7th
. Kentucky @ Florida, CBS 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
. UCLA @ USC, CBS 3:15 p.m. (ET) - Carter Blackburn, Pete Gillen
. Mountain West Championship (Las Vegas): Utah State vs. San Diego State, CBS 5:30 p.m. (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
* Sunday, March 8th
. Memphis @ Houston, CBS 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson
. Missouri Valley Championship (St. Louis): Valparaiso vs. Bradley, CBS 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, John Schriffen
. Ohio State @ Michigan State, CBS 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Brad Nessler, Clark Kellogg
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H/T: CBS.
