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- Exclusive television partner of the NCAA Tournament since 1981
- Studio Hosts: Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg, and Seth Davis
- CBS also provides out-of-market games on the DirecTV Mega March Madness package
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In the fall of 1981, CBS Sports became the home of Men's College Basketball telecasts, and the exclusive broadcast partner for the NCAA Tournament.
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Background
Previously the tournament had aired on NBC. The popularity of college basketball would explode in the 1980s, primarily because of ESPN's saturation of game coverage during the week, and the CBS weekend coverage. ESPN used to cover the afternoon sessions of the first round tournament games on Thursday and Friday of the first week, but CBS took those over in 1991, and now covers the entire tournament except the play-in game. Another growing part of their coverage is Selection Sunday, when the teams are officially announced for the tournament. Studio coverage is hosted by Greg Gumbel, with analysis in studio provided by former player Clark Kellogg] and Sports Illustrated college basketball writer Seth Davis. The lead play-by-play announcer is Jim Nantz, and the lead game analyst is Billy Packer, who has called every Final Four since 1975. Other announcers used on telecasts include: Gus Johnson, Dick Enberg, Verne Lundquist, Tim Brando, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Bill Raftery, Jay Bilas and Jim Spanarkel. -
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NCAA Basketball on CBS Questions
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in mens ncaa basketball how many times has all 4 #1 seeds made it to the final 4 ? if any who and when? 1 AnswerOnce, last year was the first time ever . The teams were UCLA, Memphis, Kansas and North Carolina. read more -
What is the record for highest team field goal percentage in an NCAA Championship game? 1 Answer78.6% (22-28), Villanova vs. Georgetown, CH, 4-1-1985 read more
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Whats the spread for the Cal vs. Stanford Mens NCAA game tomorrow? 1 AnswerStanford is favored to win by 4. read more
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Does Procter & Gamble own the CBS message board for Guiding Light? 2 AnswersCBS Interactive, Inc. owns CBS.com and all the messageboards on it. When you log-in through your CBS.com account you agreeing to the Terms of Use of CBS Intera... read more
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Current Announcers
- Road to the Final Four - Studio Hosts
- Greg Gumbel
- Clark Kellogg
- Seth Davis
- NCAA Tournament Game Announcer Pairing
- Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
- Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas
- Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
- Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
- Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
- Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
- Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
- Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
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