College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/14 through 03/16/2014

All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Women’s Schedule courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Friday, March 14

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Big Ten Tip-Off Show 2014 — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Tip-Off live from New York — Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Extra live from New York — Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Finale ’13-’14 — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 11:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball Live: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 a.m.

American Athletic Conference Tournament, Memphis, TN
Semifinals
Houston vs. Louisville — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. UConn — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke//Andy Katz

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Quarterfinals
Florida State vs. Virginia — ESPN/ACC Network, noon
Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina — ESPN/ACC Network, 2:30 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Syracuse — ESPN/ACC Network, 7 p.m.
Duke vs. Clemson — ESPN/ACC Network, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Sean McDonough/Jay Bilas//Jeannine Edwards (ESPN, afternoon)
Dan Shulman/Sean Farnham//Jeannine Edwards (ESPN, evening)

Atlantic 10 Tournament, Brooklyn, NY
Quarterfinals
Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure — NBCSN, noon
St. Joseph’s vs. Dayton — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth vs. Richmond — NBCSN, 6:30 p.m.
George Washington vs. UMass — NBCSN, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Corey/David Kaplan (QF 1)//Mike Corey/Stan Van Gundy (QF’s 2-4)

Big East Tournament, New York, NY
Semifinals
Seton Hall vs. Providence — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.
Creighton vs. Xavier — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Gus Johnson/Bill Raftery//Erin Andrews

Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Quarterfinals
Michigan vs. Illinois — ESPN, noon
Nebraska vs. Ohio State — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Tirico/Dan Dakich//Allison Williams

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Northwestern — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Kevin Kugler/Stephen Bardo

Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, MO
Semifinals
Iowa State vs. Kansas — ESPNU/Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
Baylor vs. Texas — ESPNU/Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Brent Musburger/Fran Fraschilla//Holly Rowe

Big West Tournament, Anaheim, CA
Semifinals
Cal-Irvine vs. Cal Poly — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m./ESPNU, 2 a.m. (Saturday-delayed)
Long Beach State vs. Hawaii or Cal State-Northridge — ESPNU, midnight
Announcers: Mark Jones/Miles Simon

Conference USA Tournament, El Paso, TX
Semifinals
Tulsa vs. Middle Tennessee — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana Tech — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
Announcers: Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel

Mountain West Conference Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
San Diego State vs. UNLV — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Boise State — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Announcers: Andrew Catalon/Doug Gottlieb/Steve Lappas//Lauren Gardner

Pac-12 Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
Arizona vs. Colorado — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Ted Robinson/Don MacLean//Ashley Adamson//Yogi Roth

UCLA vs. Stanford — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 p.m.
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith/Sean Elliot//Molly McGrath

SEC Tournament, Atlanta, GA
Quarterfinals
Florida vs. Missouri — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Tennessee vs. South Carolina — ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Brad Nessler/Jimmy Dykes//Shannon Spake

Kentucky vs. LSU — SEC TV, 7 p.m.
Georgia vs. Mississippi — SEC TV, 9:30 p.m.

Women’s

Conference USA Tournament, El Paso, TX
Semifinals
Middle Tennessee vs. Florida International — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.
Texas-El Paso vs. Southern Mississippi — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
College GameDay — ESPNU, 11 a.m./ESPN, noon
Big Ten Tip-Off Show 2014 — Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live Scoreboard — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Tip-Off live from New York — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m.
Big Ten Finale ’13-’14 — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Extra live from New York — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.
College GameDay — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, midnight

America East Championship
Albany at Stony Brook — ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.
Announcers: Bob Picozzi/Tim Welsh

American Athletic Conference Championship, Memphis, TN
Louisville vs. UConn — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Announcers: Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke//Andy Katz

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
Virginia vs. Pittsburgh — ESPN/ACC Network, 1 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Duke — ESPN/ACC Network, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas or Dick Vitale//Jeannine Edwards (ESPN)

Atlantic 10 Tournament, Brooklyn, NY
Semifinals
St. Bonaventure vs. St. Joseph’s — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth vs. George Washington — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.

Big East Championship, New York, NY
Providence vs. Creighton — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.
Announcers: Gus Johnson/Bill Raftery//Erin Andrews

Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Michigan vs. Ohio State — CBS, 1:40 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State — CBS, 4 p.m.
Announcers: Kevin Harlan/Greg Anthony/Steve Kerr//Tracy Wolfson

Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Iowa State vs. Baylor — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Brent Musburger/Fran Fraschilla//Holly Rowe

Big Sky Championship, Ogden, UT
North Dakota vs. Weber State — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein/Corey Williams

Big West Championship, Anaheim, CA
Cal Poly vs. Cal State-Northridge — ESPN2, 10:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mark Jones/Miles Simon

Conference USA Championship, El Paso, TX
Tulsa vs. Louisiana Tech — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
Announcers: Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel

Mid-America Conference Championship, Cleveland, OH
Western Michigan vs. Toledo — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
Announcers: Bob Wischusen/LaPhonso Ellis

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship, Norfolk, VA
North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Announcers: Tom Hart/Stan Lewter

Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico — CBS, 6 p.m.
Announcers: Andrew Catalon/Doug Gottlieb//Steve Lappas

Pac-12 Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Arizona vs. UCLA — Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith/Sean Elliot//Molly McGrath

SEC Tournament, Atlanta, GA
Semifinals
Florida vs. Tennessee — ABC, 1 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Georgia — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Brad Nessler/Jimmy Dykes//Shannon Spake

Southland Conference Championship, Katy, TX
Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State — ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.
Announcers: Carter Blackburn/Stephen Howard

Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, Houston, TX
Texas Southern vs. Prairie View A&M — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mark Neely/Jarron Collins

Western Athletic Conference Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Idaho vs. New Mexico State — ESPNU, 10 p.m.
Announcers: Steve Quis/Jon Crispin

Women’s

Big West Championship, Anaheim, CA
Cal State-Northridge vs. Cal Poly — Fox College Sports Pacific, 4 p.m.
Announcers: Paul Sunderland/Tracy Warren//Rahshuan Haylock

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, Upper Marlboro, MD
Semifinals
James Madison vs. Drexel — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/New England/CSS/SNY/The Comcast Network), noon
Delaware vs. College of Charleston — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/New England (delayed)/CSS (delayed)/SNY), 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: John Castleberry/Jody Patrick

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Charles, MO
Semifinals
Indiana State vs. Drake — Fox College Sports Central, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois State vs. Wichita State — Fox College Sports Central, 5 p.m.
Announcers: Scott Warmann/Jill Hutchinson

Mountain West Conference Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Colorado State vs. Fresno State — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
Announcers: Rich Cellini/Tammy Blackburn

Patriot League Championship
Holy Cross at Army — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.

Sun Belt Championship, New Orleans, LA
Arkansas State vs. Western Kentucky — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Morgan/LaChina Robinson

Western Athletic Conference Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Idaho vs. Seattle — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Announcers: Steve Quis/Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Sunday, March 16

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
College Basketball Live — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Road to the Final Four — CBS, noon
College Basketball Live — ESPN, noon
Big Ten Tip-Off Show 2014 — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
NCAA March Madness Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show — CBS, 6 p.m.
Big Ten Basketball & Beyond: Selection Sunday Special — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Selection Sunday — truTV, 7 p.m.
NCAA March Madness Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
2014 NIT Selection Show — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
Tournament Countdown: The Experts — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Pac-12 Sports Report: Men’s Selection Special — Pac-12 Networks, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, Greensboro, NC
Virginia vs. Duke — ESPN/ACC Network, 1 p.m.
Announcers: Dan Shulman/Dick Vitale//Jeannine Edwards (ESPN)

Atlantic 10 Championship, Brooklyn, NY
St. Joseph’s vs. Virginia Commonwealth — CBS, 1 p.m.
Announcers: Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Michigan State vs. Michigan — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Kevin Harlan/Greg Anthony/Steve Kerr//Tracy Wolfson

SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA
Kentucky vs. Florida — ESPN, 3:15 p.m.
Announcers: Brad Nessler/Jimmy Dykes//Shannon Spake

Sun Belt Conference Championship, New Orleans, LA
Georgia State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Announcers: Rich Hollenberg/Mark Adams

Women’s

Colonial Athletic Association Championship, Upper Marlboro, MD
James Madison vs. Delaware — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/New England/Philadelphia/CSS/SNY), noon
Announcers: John Castleberry/Jody Patrick

Horizon League Championship
Green Bay vs. Wright State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Announcers: Jim Barbar/Brooke Weisbrod

Missouri Valley Conference Championship, St. Charles, MO
Drake vs. Wichita State — Fox College Sports Central, 3 p.m.
Announcers: Scott Warmann/Jill Hutchinson

Northeast Conference Championship
St. Francis at Robert Morris — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Announcers: Cara Capuano/Nell Fortner

Southland Conference Championship, Katy, TX
Stephen F. Austin vs. Northwestern State — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Announcers: Grant Boone/Fran Harris

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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