2022 - 2023 CBB on CBS Schedule

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As we approach the holiday of Halloween coming up on Monday, that means another season of college basketball is almost here. And the great folks at CBS Sports have just dropped their schedule for the forthcoming college basketball soon. CBS is set to return for their 42nd season covering college basketball action in some capacity. CBS will begin their 2022-23 CBB slate in early December. More details regarding CBS' college basketball plans can be found below by reading below.

CBS plans to start their college basketball schedule on the afternoon of Saturday, December 3 as Oklahoma plays No. 16 Villanova at 12:30 PM (ET) in a very important early-season matchup.

A few weeks later, on Saturday, December 17, the network is scheduled to air a tripleheader with a focus on five CBB teams ranked in the top 20. The tripleheader starts off at 1:00 PM (ET) as No. 2 Gonzaga battles No. 20 Alabama. This Gonzaga-Alabama game serves as the predecessor for the annual CBS Sports Classic doubleheader later that day. The ninth annual CBS Sports Classic doubleheader will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the NBA's New York Knicks. The first game of the doubleheader takes place at 3:00 PM (ET) as No. 1 North Carolina will do battle against Ohio State. Then, at 5:30 PM (ET) the CBS Sports Classic doubleheader continues as No. 8 UCLA meets No. 4 Kentucky.

Some of the top teams in the nation will make up a significant portion of CBS' broadcast schedule for the 2022-23 CBB season. In fact, 35 appearances by teams inside of the Top 25, with 21 of these schools primed to make appearances on CBS this year. In fact, nine of the top 10 teams in the nation have at least one CBS appearance lined up, including: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Gonzaga, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 5 Kansas, No. 8 UCLA, No. 9 Creighton & No. 10 Arkansas.

The Kentucky Wildcats, the No. 4 ranked team, will appear on the CBS television network a whopping five times during the regular season schedule. Three regular season games are in the cards for defending national champion and No. 5 Kansas, No. 13 Indiana & No. 22 Michigan. Other programs that CBS will spotlight at least twice are No. 3 Houston, No. 8 UCLA, No. 19 San Diego State, and No. 20 Alabama.

In March, CBS will televise four automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament (Missouri Valley, Big Ten, Mountain West & Atlantic 10). The Missouri Valley Conference winner will be determined at the championship game on CBS on Sunday, March 5, at 2:00 PM (ET) / 1:00 PM (CT), live from St. Louis, Missouri. The following weekend, CBS will present the Mountain West Championship Game (Saturday, March 11, 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT), the Big Ten Semifinals and Championship Game (March 11, 1 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m. ET & March 12, 3:30 p.m. ET), the Atlantic 10 Championship Game (Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m. ET).

The 2022-23 CBB on CBS regular season schedule can be found below, with announcer assignments/games to be filled as those details are confirmed throughout the year.

• College Basketball on CBS - 2022-23 Regular Season Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET; Subject to Change) 

* Saturday, December 3rd

. Oklahoma at Villanova (Wells Fargo Center) - CBS, 12:30 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright (special cameo appearance), Jon Rothstein

* Saturday, December 17th

. Gonzaga vs. Alabama (Birmingham) - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel

- C.M. Newton Classic

. North Carolina vs. Ohio State (New York City) - CBS, 3:00 PM (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Jenny Dell

- CBS Sports Classic, doubleheader game 1

. UCLA vs. Kentucky (New York City) - CBS, 5:30 PM (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Jenny Dell

- CBS Sports Classic, doubleheader game 2

* Saturday, December 31st (New Year's Eve)

. Louisville at Kentucky - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

. Oklahoma State at Kansas - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Rich Waltz, Clark Kellogg

. San Diego State at UNLV - CBS, 4:00 PM (ET) - John Sadak, Steve Lappas

* Saturday, January 7th

. Vanderbilt at Missouri - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - John Sadak, Steve Lappas

. Ole Miss at Mississippi State - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

. San Diego State at Wyoming - CBS, 4:00 PM (ET) - Rich Waltz, Clark Kellogg

* Saturday, January 14th

. Wisconsin at Indiana - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

* Saturday, January 21st

. TCU at Kansas - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

* Sunday, January 22nd

. Michigan State at Indiana - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel

* Saturday, January 28th

. Xavier at Creighton - CBS, 12:15 PM (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

. Cincinnati at Houston - CBS, 2:15 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel

* Sunday, January 29th

. Michigan State at Purdue - CBS, 12:15 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

* Saturday, February 4th

. Texas Tech at Baylor - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery

* Sunday, February 5th

. Ohio State at Michigan - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Jay Wright

* Saturday, February 11th

. Kansas at Oklahoma - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright

* Sunday, February 12th

. Michigan State at Ohio State - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Clark Kellogg

* Saturday, February 18th

. Tennessee at Kentucky - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery

* Sunday, February 19th

. Ohio State at Purdue - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel

* Saturday, February 25th

. Connecticut vs. St. John's (Madison Square Garden) - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Clark Kellogg

. Arizona State at Arizona - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Rich Waltz, Jim Spanarkel

. Auburn at Kentucky - CBS, 4:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner

* Sunday, February 26th

. Illinois at Ohio State - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tom McCarthy, Jay Wright

. Wisconsin at Michigan - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

. UCLA at Colorado - CBS, 4:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery

* Saturday, March 4th

. Alabama at Texas A&M - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Brad Nessler, Jay Wright

. Kentucky at Arkansas - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas

. Stanford at Oregon - CBS, 4:00 PM (ET) - Spero Dedes, Avery Johnson

* Sunday, March 5th

. Houston at Memphis - CBS, 12:00 PM (ET) - Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery

. #2 Drake vs. #1 Bradley (St. Louis) - CBS, 2:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Evan Washburn

- Missouri Valley Conference Championship Game

. Michigan at Indiana - CBS, 4:30 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel

* Saturday, March 11th

. #13 Ohio State vs. #1 Purdue (Chicago) - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

- Big Ten Semifinal #1

. #10 Penn State vs. #3 Indiana (Chicago) - CBS, 3:30 PM (ET) - Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

- Big Ten Semifinal #2

. #3 Utah State vs. #1 San Diego State (Las Vegas) - CBS, 6:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross

- Mountain West Conference Championship Game

* Sunday, March 12th

. #2 Dayton vs. #1 VCU (Brooklyn) - CBS, 1:00 PM (ET) - Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Evan Washburn

- Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Game

. #10 Penn State vs. #1 Purdue (Chicago) - CBS, 3:30 PM (ET) - Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

- Big Ten Conference Championship Game

* Source(s): Paramount Press Express.