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Mar
04
ESPN’s 2013 Championship Week To Include 136 Men’s Basketball Games
We’re fast approaching the college basketball conference tournaments and some really fun games. Teams that are on the bubble hope to improve their NCAA Tournament selection chances, while those teams firmly assured of a birth hope to improve on their seeding or hope not to get knocked off a certain line.
With the networks of ESPN not having the rights to the NCAA Tournament, this is the next best thing to having the Big Dance. ESPN has the rights to most of the major conference tournaments including the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.
And the announcing assignments for the “BCS” conferences are as follows:
ACC Tournament (Greensboro, NC): Dan Shulman on 7 games working with Sean Farnham on four games, Doris Burke on one semifinal and Dick Vitale on a semifinal game and the Championship. Dave O’Brien and Doris work the other four games. Sideline reporters will be Allison Williams on four games, Jeannine Williams on 7.
Big East Tournament (New York, NY): Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Bill Raftery and Andy Katz call eight games including the semifinals and Championship. Mike Patrick and Len Elmore work the other five tournament games.
Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, IL): Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich and Samantha Ponder will work four tournament games. CBS has the rights to the semifinals and finals.
Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, MO): Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe work five games including the semifinals and Championship.
Pac-12 Tournament (Las Vegas, NV): Dave Pasch and Bill Walton call one quarterfinal, one semifinal and the Championship. Samantha Ponder joins Pasch and Walton for the Championship.
SEC Tournament (Nashville, TN): Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes and Shannon Spake will call seven tournament games including the semifinals and Championship on ABC.
Let’s look at what ESPN is saying about Championship Week.
Championship Week: 136 Overall Men’s Games
Includes Pac-12 Title Game for First Time as Part of Crowning of 23 Champions
ESPN’s 2013 Championship Week will showcase 136 men’s college basketball conference tournament games across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 from Wednesday, March 6 to Sunday, March 17. ESPN3 will simulcast 37 of the matchups that are available in the local markets via syndication. Coverage highlights:
- For the first time, ESPN will televise Pac-12 Tournament games, covering a quarterfinal, semifinal and the Championship. In addition to ESPN’s telecast, ESPN Deportes will televise the Pac-12 title game. As part of a 12-year agreement with the conference, ESPN will televise one conference quarterfinal and semifinal game, and the championship every other year.
- The networks will combine to offer coverage of 23 Division I conference title games and action from 25 conferences overall.
- This season will mark ESPN’s 28th, ESPN2’s 19th and ESPNU’s eighth year of comprehensive coverage. ESPN will televise 20 games, ESPN2 24, ESPNU 19 and ABC three games, while ESPN3 will offer a platform record 29 exclusive contests.
- ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will combine to provide action of multiple men’s games from several top conferences, including all 13 of the BIG EAST games; all 11 of the SEC and ACC; all nine from the Big 12 and four from the Big Ten.
ESPN3 will tip off Championship Week with coverage of the Atlantic Sun Conference Quarterfinals with two games each on Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7. The matchups will tip off at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. ET on both days. Championship Week will conclude on Sunday, March 17 with the ACC (ESPN) and SEC (ABC) title games at 1 p.m. Additional platform coverage:
- ESPN Buzzer Beater will provide live cut-ins, highlights and up-to-the-minute commentary from numerous Championship Week games from across the ESPN networks on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15.
- The entire Championship Week coverage will also be available via WatchESPN, which delivers live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Buzzer Beater/Goal Line on computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription. The WatchESPN app is available free to download for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices in the App Store, Google Play Store and Amazon Appstore for Android. It is also accessible online at WatchESPN.com and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members.
- ESPN 3D will offer coverage of all 11 ACC tournament matchups.
- ESPN International will offer extensive coverage, reaching 152 countries and territories on ESPN America – Great Britain (41 games), ESPN America – Europe (33 games), ESPN America -Middle East (32 games), ESPN2 Caribbean (22 games), ESPN Pac Rim (3 games), ESPN2 Australia (25 games), ESPN Atlantic (14 games), ESPN Middle East (20 games) and ESPN Brazil HD (9 games).
Week Concludes with Extensive Day-Long Coverage
The final day of Championship Week – Selection Sunday, March 17 – will begin at noon with College Basketball Live on ESPN, followed by the ACC Championship (on ESPN) and SEC Championship (on ABC), both at 1 p.m. Extensive coverage of the men’s NCAA Championship selection will include a three-hour Bracketology at 3 p.m. and a two-hour edition at 7 p.m., both on ESPN. ESPN will also offer selection coverage during SportsCenter at 6 p.m.ESPNU will televise the seventh annual NIT Selection Show at 9 p.m. and a three-hour Tournament Countdown edition of The Experts at 9:30 p.m.Debut of Documentary Survive And Advance
ESPN’s Selection Sunday coverage on March 17 will conclude with the ESPN Films 30 for 30 documentary Survive And Advance, focusing on NC State’s 1983 season, at 9 p.m. When the 1982-83 college basketball season began, Jim Valvano and his NC State Wolfpack faced high expectations with equally high aspirations. But with ten losses for the season, the Wolfpack’s only hope of making the NCAA Tournament was to win the ACC Tournament and earn the conference’s automatic berth. Nine straight improbable tournament wins later over the likes of Sampson, Jordan, Olajuwon and Drexler, NC State had “survived and advanced” its way to a national championship. In Survive and Advance, director Jonathan Hock takes a poignant look through the eyes of senior captain Dereck Whittenburg at a dream fulfilled and explores what at times has been a tragic and heartbreaking aftermath in the 30 years since.Commentator Notes
- BIG EAST: Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Bill Raftery and Andy Katz will pair up to call eight BIG EAST games, including the semifinals and championship. Mike Patrick and Len Elmore will work the remaining five games.
- ACC: Dan Shulman will call seven of the ACC games, including the semifinals and championship. He will work four games with analyst Sean Farnham, a semifinal with Doris Burke and a semifinal and championship with Dick Vitale. Dave O’Brien, Burke and reporter Allison Williams will pair up on four games. Jeannine Edwards will report on seven including the semifinals and championship.
- Pac-12: Dave Pasch and Bill Walton will call all three of ESPN’s Pac-12 telecasts with reporter Samantha Ponder joining them on the championship.
- Big 12 & SEC: Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes and Shannon Spake will call seven SEC games including semifinals and title game on ABC, while Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe will work five Big 12 telecasts.
- Big Ten: Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich and Samantha Ponder will call the four Big Ten telecasts.
ESPN.com
ESPN.com’s Championship Week index page will feature news, analysis, information and results for every conference tournament as well as previews, in-depth expert examination and key storylines for select conferences. ESPN.com’s Bubble Watch with writer Eamonn Brennan will give fans an in-depth look at teams on the bubble and the latest developments on NCAA tournament selection status. In addition, writers will file stories from several tournament sites, including the ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12 and SEC. ESPN.com’s Bracketologist Joe Lunardi will also update and adjust his Bracketology projections and outlook daily.ESPN Radio: Greenberg & Greenberg Tips Off Championship Week
ESPN Radio’s Championship Week coverage will begin with the inaugural Greenberg & Greenberg in the Morning show on Friday, March 8 (6-10 a.m. ET simulcast on ESPN2). Mike & Mike in the Morning co-host Mike Greenberg will be joined by former Virginia Tech men’s head basketball coach Seth Greenberg for a hoops-heavy four-hour broadcast.The Network’s play-by-play coverage will include the Big 12 Semifinals and Championship (March 15-16) for the fourth straight season, and every game of the ACC Tournament (March 14-17) for the second year.
Studio coverage will feature the SportsCenter Tonight Selection Sunday Special with Bram Weinstein and Dan Dakich on Sunday, March 17 from 6:30 p.m. (immediately after Knicks-Clippers NBA broadcast) to 10 p.m. featuring analysis of the brackets and interviews with tournament bound coaches and players.
Additionally, regularly scheduled ESPN Radio programming will include previews and reviews of key games, analysis by ESPN experts, and interviews with coaches and players preparing for the NCAA Tournament.
And after a jump break, I’ll provide the entire ESPN Family of Networks Championship Week schedule. Get ready to scroll.
Mar
09
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/10 & 03/11/12, All Times Eastern
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, March 10
College GameDay — ESPN, noon
Men’s
ACC Tournament, Atlanta, GA
Semifinals
North Carolina State vs. North Carolina — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
Florida State vs. Duke — ACC Network/ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
America East Championship, Stony Brook, NY
Vermont at Stony Brook — ESPN, 11 a.m.
Atlantic 10 Tournament, Atlantic City, NJ
Semifinals
UMass vs. St. Bonaventure — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Dayton vs. St. Louis — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Big East Championship, New York, NY
Cincinnati vs. Louisville — ESPN/ESPN 3D, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin — CBS, 1 p.m.
Michigan vs. Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Baylor vs. Missouri — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Big West Championship, Anaheim, CA
Long Beach State vs. UC-Santa Barbara — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Memphis, TN
Marshall vs. Memphis — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
MAC Championship, Cleveland, OH
Akron vs. Ohio — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Bethune-Cookman vs. Norfolk State — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Pac-12 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona vs. Colorado — CBS, 6 p.m.
SEC Tournament, New Orleans, LA
Semifinals
Kentucky vs. Florida — ABC, 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Southland Championship, Katy, TX
Lamar vs. McNeese State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
SWAC Championship, Garland, TX
Mississippi Valley State vs. Texas Southern — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
WAC Championship, Las Vegas, NV
New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech — ESPN2, midnight
Women’s
Big South Tournament, High Point, NC
Liberty vs. Charleston Southern — SportSouth, 1:30 p.m.
High Point vs. Radford — SportSouth, 4 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Baylor vs. Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net, noon
CAA Tournament, Upper Marlboro, MD
Semifinals
Delaware vs. UNC-Wilmington — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England), CSS, The Comcast Network, noon
James Madison vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England), CSS, The Comcast Network, 2:30 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Memphis, TN
UTEP vs. Tulane — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
MAC Championship, Cleveland, OH
Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan — STO, 1 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Howard vs. Hampton — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Missouri Valley Tournament, St. Charles, MO
Semifinals
Missouri State vs. Creighton — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:30 p.m.
Drake vs. Wichita State — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 5 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Pac-12 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Stanford vs. Cal — Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m.
WAC Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Louisiana Tech vs. Fresno State WAC Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
Men’s
College GameDay — ESPN2, 11 a.m./ESPN, noon
Bracketology — ESPN, 3 p.m.
ACC Championship, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina vs. Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Championship, Atlantic City, NJ
St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier — CBS, 1 p.m.
Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Michigan State vs. Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
SEC Championship, New Orleans, LA
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt — ABC, 1 p.m.
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show — CBS, 6 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN, 7 p.m.
NCAA Hardcore Brackets — truTV, 7 p.m.
Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
Crunch Time — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Duke ’91 & ’92: Back to Back — truTV, 8 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
NIT Selection Show — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Tournament Countdown: The Experts — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Women’s
Big South Championship, High Point, NC
Liberty vs. High Point — SportSouth, 4 p.m.
CAA Championship, Upper Marlboro, MD
Delaware vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic/New England/Philadelphia)/CSS, 12:30 p.m.
Horizon League Championship
Green Bay vs. Detroit — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Missouri Valley Championship, St. Charles, MO
Creighton vs. Drake — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 3 p.m.
Northeast Championship, Fairfield, CT
Monmouth at Sacred Heart — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Mar
05
Championship Week Conference Tournament TV Schedules
Ok, let’s provide the college basketball tournament conference tournament schedules plus TV networks that will air the games.
You’ll see each of the games included in the Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks, but this is also a one stop shopping post for you as well.
Bookmark this and I’ll also update this as the days progress. All times are Eastern.
ACC TOURNAMENT, PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest– ACC Network/ESPNU, noon
#5 North Carolina State vs. #12 Boston College — ACC Network/ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#6 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Georgia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 North Carolina vs. #8 Maryland — ACC Network/ESPN2, noon
#4 Virginia vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Duke vs. # 10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami (FL) — ACC Network/ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 North Carolina vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
#2 Duke vs #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, STONY BROOK ARENA, STONY BROOK, NY
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 Vermont at #1 Stony Brook — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT, BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#9 Duquense at #8 UMass– Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#12 Charlotte at #5 St. Joseph’s — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#10 Richmond at #7 LaSalle — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#11 George Washington at #6 Dayton — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Temple vs. #8 UMass — A10 Network, noon
#4 St. Bonaventure vs. #5 St. Joseph’s– A10 Network, 2:30 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #7 LaSalle — A10 Network, 6:30 p.m.
#3 Xavier vs. #6 Dayton — A10 Network, 9 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#8 UMass vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #3 Dayton — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#3 Xavier vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS, 1 p.m.
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NY
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#16 DePaul vs. #9 UConn — ESPN2, noon
#13 Pittsburgh vs. #12 St. John — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#15 Providence vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#14 Villanova vs. #11 Rutgers — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 West Virginia vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#5 Georgetown vs. #13 Pittsburgh — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#6 South Florida vs. #14 Villanova — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Syracuse vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#4 Cincinnati vs. #5 Georgetown — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Marquette vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#3 Notre Dame vs. #6 South Florida — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Syracuse vs. #4 Cincinnati — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #3 Notre Dame — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Cincinnati vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 9 p.m.
BIG SKY TOURNAMENT, DAHLBERG ARENA, MISSOULA, MONTANA
Semifinals — Tuesday, March 6
#2 Weber State vs. #3 Portland State — Altitude, 7:30 p.m.
#1 Montana vs. #4 Eastern Washington — Altitude, 10 p.m.
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#2 Weber State vs. #1 Montana — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT, BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
#5 Indiana vs. #12 Penn State — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Minnesota — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#6 Purdue vs. #11 Nebraska — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Michigan State vs. #8 Iowa — ESPN, noon
#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Indiana — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #10 Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio State vs. #6 Purdue — Big Ten Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1Michigan State vs. #4 Wisconsin — CBS, 1:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 4 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Michigan State vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT, SPRINT CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MO
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Oklahoma vs. #9 Texas A&M — Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Texas Tech — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Baylor vs. #5 Kansas State — ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.
#1 Kansas vs. #9 Texas A&M — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #7 Oklahoma State– Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Iowa State vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#4 Baylor vs. #1 Kansas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 10 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Baylor vs. #2 Missouri — ESPN, 6 p.m.
BIG WEST TOURNAMENT, HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, CA
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #6 Pacific — Big West.TV, 3 p.m.
#2 Cal State Fullerton vs. #7 UC-Irvine — Big West.TV, 5:30 p.m.
#1 Long Beach State vs. #8 UC-Davis — Big West.TV, 9 p.m.
#4 Cal Poly vs. No. 5 UC-Riverside — Big West.TV, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Long Beach State vs. #7 UC-Irvine — ESPN3.com, 9:30 p.m.
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #4 Cal Poly — ESPNU, midnight
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Long Beach State vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, RICHMOND COLISEUM, RICHMOND, VA
Championship — Monday, March 5
Drexel vs. VCU — ESPN, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT, FEDEX FORUM, MEMPHIS, TN
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#7 Rice vs. #10 East Carolina — CSS, 1 p.m.
#6 Marshall vs. #11 SMU — CSS, 3:30 p.m.
#8 UTEP vs. #9 Houston — CSS, 7:30 p.m.
#5 UAB vs. #12 Tulane – CSS, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #10 East Carolina — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#3 Tulsa vs. #6 Marshall– CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #8 UTEP– CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
#4 Central Florida vs. #5 UAB– CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #6 Marshall — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #4 Central Florida — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#6 Marshall vs. #1 Memphis — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, ATHLETICS-RECREATION CENTER, VALPARAISO, IN
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
Detroit at Valparaiso — ESPN, 9 p.m.
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, MASSMUTUAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, MA
Championship — Monday, March 5
#2 Fairfield vs. #4 Loyola (MD) — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#12 Northern Illinois vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#11 Central Michigan vs. #7 Toledo — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Kent State vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio vs. #11 Central Michigan — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State — STO, 7 p.m.
#2 Buffalo vs. #3 Ohio — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Akron vs. #3 Ohio — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, JOEL COLISEUM, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #2 Norfolk State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 San Diego State vs. Boise State — the mtn., 3 p.m.
#4 Colorado State vs. #5 TCU — the mtn., 5:30 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #7 Air Force — the mtn., 9 p.m.
#3 UNLV vs. #6 Wyoming — the mtn., 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 San Diego State vs. #4 Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #3 UNLV — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 San Diego State vs. #2 New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, WELLNESS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#3 Robert Morris vs. #1 LIU — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT, STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Washington State vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#5 UCLA vs. #12 USC — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#7 Stanford vs. #10 Arizona State — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#6 Colorado vs. #11 Utah — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#4 Arizona vs. #12 UCLA — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #7 Stanford — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#3 Oregon vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#9 Oregon State vs. #4 Arizona — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Arizona vs. #6 Colorado — CBS, 6 p.m.
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, SOJKA PAVILION, LEWISBERG, PA
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#1 Bucknell vs. #2 Lehigh — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, NEW ORLEANS ARENA, NEW ORLEANS, LA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #10 Auburn — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Mississippi — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida — ABC, 1 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, U.S. CELLULAR CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC
Championship — Monday, March 5
Davidson vs. Western Carolina — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, LEONARD E. MERRILL CENTER, KATY, TX
Semifinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Lamar — Southland TV, 7 p.m.
#1 Texas-Arlington vs. #4 McNeese State — Southland TV, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#3 Lamar vs. #4 McNeese State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER, GARLAND, TX
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Mississippi Valley State vs. #2 Texas Southern — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT, SIOUX FALLS ARENA, SIOUX FALLS, SD
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#1 Oral Roberts vs. #4 Western Illinois — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
#2 South Dakota State vs. #6 Southern Utah — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 9:30 p.m
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#4 Western Illinois vs. #2 South Dakota State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THE SUMMIT ARENA, HOT SPRINGS, AR
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#5 North Texas State vs. #9 Arkansas State — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7 p.m.
#3 Denver vs. #7 Western Kentucky — CSS, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#5 North Texas State vs. #7 Western Kentucky — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#6 Hawaii vs. #2 New Mexico State — WAC Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — WAC Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — ESPN2, 11:59 p.m.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Championship — Monday, March 5
#1 St. Mary’s vs. #2 Gonzaga — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Mar
11
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/12 & 03/13/2011, All Times Eastern
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, March 12
College GameDay – ESPN2, 11 a.m./ESPN, noon
men’s
America East Championship
Stony Brook at Boston University – ESPN2, noon
ACC Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
North Carolina vs. Clemson – ESPN/ACC Network, 1 p.m.
Duke vs. Virginia Tech – ESPN/ACC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Tournament, Atlantic City, NJ
Semifinals
Dayton vs. Duquense – CBS College Sports, 1 p.m.
Temple vs. Richmond – CBS College Sports, 3:30 p.m.
Big East Championship, New York, NY
UConn vs. Louisville – ESPN/ESPN 3D, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Ohio State vs. Michigan – CBS, 1:30 p.m.
Penn State vs. Michigan State – CBS, 4 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Kansas vs. Texas – ESPN, 6 p.m.
Big West Championship, Anaheim, CA
Long Beach State vs. Cal-Santa Barbara – ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, El Paso, TX
UTEP vs. Memphis – CBS, 11:30 a.m.
MAC Championship, Cleveland, OH
Akron vs. Kent State – ESPN2, 6 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Morgan State vs. Hampton – ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
BYU vs. San Diego State – Versus, 7 p.m.
Pac 10 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona vs. Washington – CBS, 6 p.m.
SEC Tournament, Atlanta, GA
Semifinals
Alabama vs. Kentucky – ABC, 1 p.m.
Florida vs. Vanderbilt – ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Southland Championship, Katy, TX
Texas-San Antonio vs. McNeese State – ESPN2, 4 p.m.
SWAC Championship, Garland, TX
Grambling State vs. Alabama State – ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.
WAC Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Utah State vs. Boise State – ESPN2, 10 p.m.
women’s
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City
Baylor vs. Texas A&M – Fox Sports Net, noon
Big Sky Championship, Portland, OR
Portland State vs. Montana – Altitude, 5 p.m.
CAA Tournament, Upper Marlboro, MD
Semifinals
James Madison vs. Virginia Commonwealth – Comcast SportsNet New England, noon
Delaware vs. UNC-Wilmington – Comcast SportsNet New England, 2:30 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, El Paso, TX
Central Florida vs. Tulane – CBS College Sports, 8 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Utah vs. BYU – Versus, 4 p.m.
Pac 10 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Stanford vs. UCLA – Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m.
Patriot League Championship
American at Navy – CBS College Sports, 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 13
College GameDay – ESPN, noon
Road to the Final Four – CBS, noon
men’s
ACC Championship, Greensboro, NC
North Carolina vs. Duke – ESPN/ACC Network, 1 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Championship, Atlantic City, NJ
Dayton vs. Richmond – CBS, 1 p.m.
Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Ohio State vs. Penn State – CBS, 3:30 p.m.
SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA
Kentucky vs. Florida – ABC, 1 p.m.
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show – CBS, 6 p.m.
Bracketology – ESPN, 7 p.m.
Crunch Time: Championship Week Special – ESPNU, 8 p.m.
NIT Selection Show – ESPNU, 9 p.m.
women’s
CAA Championship, Upper Marlboro, MD
James Madison vs. Delaware – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England, 1 p.m.
Horizon League Championship, Green Bay, WI
Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Butler – ESPNU, 1 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Hampton vs. South Carolina State – ESPNU, 11:30 a.m.
Missouri Valley Championship, St. Charles, MO
Northern Iowa vs. Missouri State – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 3 p.m.
Northeast Conference Championship
Monmouth at St. Francis (PA) – ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Oct
08
It’s A Wednesday Linkage Thing
Checking the links for you, I’ve found quite a few stories so let’s get to them.
Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, he says TBS’ Ron Darling has taken a nontraditional route to becoming a TV analyst.
Tom Regan of the Christian Science Monitor says thanks to his cell phone and the internet, he’s watching more sports than ever.
Newsday’s Neil Best says TNT will be all over the NBA’s first-ever outdoor game. Now do this in the middle of winter in Chicago, and I’ll promote it to the hilt.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union has the 2008-09 NBA TV schedule for the Capital Region.
Jeffrey Flanagan of the Kansas City Star says Chiefs play-by-play man Mitch Holthus of the famous “TOUCHDOWN! KAN! SAS! CIT! TEEEEE!“fame, is being honored.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News recaps Terrell Owens appearance on Michael Irvin’s radio show yesterday.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentine reports that the Packers beat the Brewers in the ratings on Sunday, but again, over the air vs. a cable audience. Not everyone in Milwaukee is wired for cable.
Right Field Bleachers which interviewed Fang’s Bites fav Trenni Kusnierek of FSN Wisconsin earlier this year, conducts another interview to review the Milwaukee Brewers’ season.
The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir talks about football’s ratings beating baseball this past week.
But the Sports Media Watch says the League Division Series steered TBS to a cable primetime ratings win over USA Network. SMW has the final weekend ratings. And Paul Sen says the Dallas Cowboys are a ratings juggernaut.
Kristi E. Swartz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says there are a number of factors that led to TBS’ lower ratings for the League Division Series.
Jon Lafayette of TV Week also looks at TBS’ lower ratings for the LCS.
Ted Fleming of the Tampa Bay Examiner says maybe the Rays can finally get some respect from the national media. And Paula Duffy from Examiner.com suggests that MLB should add local announcers to the postseason TV broadcasts. NBC used to do this until the mid-1970′s.
Ken Walker of the Tampa Bay Times says area fans have several dilemmas on Sunday as the Bucs and Rays will be playing virtually at the same time.
Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette plugs his own regular appearances on a local sports radio station. You can hear Ken online and he provides a link in his story.
The St. Petersburg Times’ Tom Jones says the Tampa Bay Lightning have the misfortune to have their home opener scheduled against Game 2 of the ALCS.
This certainly is not as earthshattering as when it signed with the Southeastern Conference, but ESPN has signed a long term deal with the Big West Conference to televise basketball games on ESPNU and ESPN2.
Todd Heffernan of The Southern tells us that the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its TV schedule for the basketball season.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has the NHL TV schedule for SoCal.
Ken Bensinger of the Los Angeles Times discusses the reasoning behind Honda’s sponsorship of the NHL.
Helene Elliott of the LA Times says Saturday will be quite crowded for the SoCal sports fan with the Kings NHL season opener, the UCLA-Oregon game and Game 2 of the ALCS.
Broadcaster Magazine out of Canada reports the NHL Network has hired a new Executive in Charge of Programming and Production.
The San Jose Mercury News’ John Ryan says San Jose State University’s Spartan Stadium will have three games televised on national TV for the first time .
Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Sun-Times looks at Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s new ad campaign.
Christopher Huber of the Sammamish (WA) Review profiles a local native who won two Emmy Awards for ESPN.com.
That’s going to do it.
Jun
12
More Tuesday Links
First, I would like to welcome those who are coming over to this blog from the Imus Truth blog and Support Imus website. In one of my entries yesterday, I linked to an article from Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News talking about the search to replace Don Imus. This is what I wrote:
From his Sunday column, Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News writes that the search for Don Imus’ successor has been a failure and CBS Radio should bite the bullet and invite him back. No.
One person apparently linked to my comments and I’ve had quite a few visitors from both sites. Thank you for coming over. While we’ll not agree over Imus, perhaps you’ll find something else you’ll like here.
Let’s go over some other stuff on this Tuesday.
The finale of The Sopranos killed the networks on Sunday. It outpaced everything, The Tony Awards, the NBA Finals, anything NBC had that night.
Last week, DirecTV announced it would have multiple coverage of the US Open next week with four channels including one devoted to Tiger Woods. Dish Network follows suit with six channels.
Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer has a profile on ESPN’s John Kruk who is the veteran analyst on Baseball Tonight. Apparently Kruk’s contract expires at the end of the season. With Harold Reynolds on MLB.com, why not reunite Krukie and Reynolds so they can launch the new MLB Network? It’s a thought.
Michael Hiestand of USA Today had a feature on ad agency Wieden+Kennedy which has the ESPN SportsCenter and Nike accounts. You’ve seen their ads. Very imaginative and quite good.
ESPN bought a website devoted to Cricket, but I’m not linking to the story.
Fox Soccer Channel has purchased US mobile and internet rights to the Barclay’s Premier League, otherwise known as the Premiership.
Steve Politi of the Newark Star-Ledger says fans just don’t care about the NBA anymore. I think having Game 2 of the NBA Finals against The Sopranos finale was a bad move by both Disney and the NBA. John Ryan of the San Jose Mercury News wonders if the ratings for Game 3 will be lower tonight. In Newsday, Neil Best says it’s sad when the NBA’s Tony Parker can be outrated by his fiancee, Eva Longoria on the same network.
Get ready for Round 2 in NFL vs. Comcast. Last month, a New York court ruled that the cable company could place the NFL Network on a sports tier which was made the channel available to fewer customers. Now, the NFL is fighting back with what is being called as an e-mail “blast”, asking Comcast customers to fight the move.
CBS chairman Les Moonves spoke with Ken Auletta at a symposium this morning. Subjects broached in the interview were Jericho, the Sopranos and the CBS Evening News.
The Big West Conference is negotiating with ESPN to launch a basketball tournament involving West Coast conferences and perhaps one of the power conferences such as the Big Ten or SEC.
That’s it until primetime viewing choices later today.
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