College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/08 & 03/09/2014

All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

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

Saturday, March 8

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
College GameDay live from Durham, NC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.
Fox College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.
Fox College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
College GameDay live from Durham, NC — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Finale — Big Ten Network, 10:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, midnight
College Basketball Live — ESPN2, 1:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, Baltimore, MD
Quarterfinals
Delaware vs. Hofstra — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/New England/Philadelphia/CSS/SNY), noon
Northeastern vs. Drexel — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/New England/Philadelphia/CSS/SNY), 2:30 p.m.
James Madison vs. Towson — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England/CSS/SNY-delayed/WCAU), 6 p.m.
College of Charleston vs. William & Mary — NBC Sports Regional Networks (Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/SNY-delayed/WCAU/WGNT), 8:30 p.m.

Horizon League Tournament, Green Bay, WI
Semifinals
Cleveland State vs. Wright State — ESPN3, 7 p.m. (Jim Barbar/Malcolm Huckaby)
Green Bay vs. Milwaukee — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m. (Jim Barbar/Malcolm Huckaby)

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, MO
Semifinals
Wichita State vs. Missouri State — Fox College Sports Pacific, 2:30 p.m. (John Rooney/Mark Adams//Tom Ackerman)
Indiana State vs. Southern Illinois — Fox College Sports Pacific, 5 p.m. (John Rooney/Mark Adams//Tom Ackerman)

Northeast Conference Tournament, Campus Sites
Semifinals
Wagner at Mount St. Mary’s — Fox College Sports Atlantic, noon (Paul Dottino/Tim Capstraw//Matt Martucci)
St. Francis (NY) at Robert Morris — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 2 p.m. (John Schmeelk/Joe DeSantis//Pat O’Keefe)

Ohio Valley Championship, Nashville, TN
Belmont vs. Eastern Kentucky — ESPN2, 7 p.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Adrian Branch)

Patriot League Tournament, Campus Sites
Semifinals
Army at Boston University — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m. (Jason Knapp/Chris Spatola)
Holy Cross at American — CBS Sports Network, 5:30 p.m. (Seam Grande/Chris Walker)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
IPFW vs. IUPUI — Fox College Sports Pacific, 7 p.m.(Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

West Coast Conference Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
Quarterfinals
San Francisco vs. San Diego — BYUtv, 3 p.m. (Dave McCann/Blaine Fowler)
BYU vs. Loyola Marymount — BYUtv, 5:30 p.m. (Dave McCann/Blaine Fowler)
Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara — ESPN2, 9 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)
St. Mary’s vs. Pepperdine — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)

noon

Kentucky at Florida — CBS (Tom McCarthy/Jim Spanarkel)

Kansas at West Virginia — ESPN (Carter Blackburn/Tim Welsh)
SMU at Memphis — ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke)
Cincinnati at Rutgers — ESPNews (John Saunders/LaPhonso Ellis)

St. John’s at Marquette — Fox Sports 1 (Mike Gleason/Stephen Bardo)

1:30 p.m.

Baylor at Kansas State — Big 12 Network (Mitch Holthus/Reid Gettys)

Vanderbilt at Mississippi — SEC TV

2 p.m.

UConn at Louisville — CBS (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery)

Oklahoma State at Iowa State — ESPN (Jon Sciambi/Fran Fraschilla)
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech — ESPN2 (Tom Hart/Dino Gaudio)
Temple at South Florida — ESPNews (Mike Patrick/Len Elmore)

Georgetown at Villanova — Fox Sports 1 (Gus Johnson/Bob Wenzel)
Wake Forest at Miami (FL) — Fox Sports Net-Regional (Wes Durham/Cory Alexander)

2:30 p.m.

Utah at Stanford — Pac-12 Networks (JB Long/Don MacLean)

4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Clemson — ACC Network (Tim Brandt/Dave Odom)

Oklahoma at TCU — Big 12 Network (Dave Armstrong/Stephen Howard)

Arizona at Oregon — CBS (Andrew Catalon/Doug Gottlieb)

Missouri at Tennessee — ESPN (Mark Jones/Jimmy Dykes)
Texas at Texas Tech — ESPNews (Mark Neely/Rich Zvosec)

Auburn at Texas A&M — SEC TV
South Carolina at Mississippi State — SEC TV (Dave Lamont/Joe Dean, Jr.)

4:30 p.m.

Seton Hall at Butler — Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher/Brevin Knight)

Arizona State at Oregon State — Pac-12 Networks (Paul Sunderland/Lamar Hurd)
USC at Washington — Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Washington (Brian Webber/Ernie Kent)

5 p.m.

Georgia at LSU — Fox Sports Net-Regional
Montana at Northern Arizona — Fox College Sports Central (Mitch Strohman/Dave Brown/Russ Pennell//Kara Hammer)

6 p.m.

Indiana at Michigan — ESPN (Bob Wischusen/Dan Dakich)

6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Cal — Pac-12 Networks (Rich Cellini/Dan Belluomini)

8 p.m.

Providence at Creighton — CBS Sports Network (Brent Stover/Pete Gillen)

8:30 p.m.

Illinois at Iowa — Big Ten Network

9 p.m.

North Carolina at Duke — ESPN (Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas/Dick Vitale//Shannon Spake)

10 p.m.

New Mexico at San Diego State — CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz/Steve Lappas/Reggie Miller//Allie LaForce)

11 p.m.

UCLA at Washington State — Fox Sports 1 (TBD/Corey Williams)

Women’s

ACC Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
North Carolina State vs. Notre Dame — ESPNU, 5 p.m. (Pam Ward/Debbie Antonelli)
North Carolina vs. Duke — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m. (Pam Ward/Debbie Antonelli)

Atlantic 10 Tournament, Richmond, VA
Semifinals
CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. (Ed Cohen/Julianne Viani)
CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. (Ed Cohen/Julianne Viani)

Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Ohio State vs. Iowa — Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m. (Eric Collins/Stephanie White//Lisa Byington)
Michigan State vs. Nebraska — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m. (Eric Collins/Stephanie White//Lisa Byington)

Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma City, OK
Quarterfinals
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State — Fox Sports Net, noon (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)
Baylor vs. Kansas — Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m. Ron Thulin/Brenda Van Lengen)
West Virginia vs. TCU — Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)
Texas vs. Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net, 9:30 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda Van Lengen)

Pac-12 Tournament, Seattle, WA
Semifinals
Stanford vs. USC — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m. (Anne Marie Anderson/Tammy Blackburn//Jill Savage)
Washington State vs. Oregon State — Pac-12 Networks, 11:30 p.m. (Krista Blunk/Mary Murphy//Jill Savage)

SEC Tournament, Duluth, GA
Semifinals
Kentucky vs. South Carolina — ESPNU, noon (Cara Capuano/Carolyn Peck)
Texas A&M vs. Tennessee — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m. (Cara Capuano/Carolyn Peck)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
North Dakota State vs. IUPUI — Fox College Sports Central, midnight (same day coverage) (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

Sunday, September 9

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live Scoreboard — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m.
Fox College Hoops Extra — Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.
ACC Sunday Night Basketball Pregame — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
Big Ten Basketball & Beyond — Big Ten Network, 10 p.m.

Atlantic Sun Championship
Mercer at Florida Gulf Coast — ESPN2, 2 p.m. (Jason Benetti/Cory Alexander)

Big South Championship, Myrtle Beach, SC
Winthrop vs. Coastal Carolina — ESPN2, noon (Roy Philpott/Paul Biancardi)

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, Baltimore, MD
Semifinals
Northeastern vs. Delaware — NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. (Mike Corey/Ron Thompson//Dalen Cuff)
William & Mary vs. Towson — NBCSN, 5 p.m. (Mike Corey/Ron Thompson//Dalen Cuff)

Missouri Valley Conference Championship, St. Louis, MO
Wichita State vs. Indiana State — CBS, 2 p.m. (Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner//Kristine Leahy)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
South Dakota State vs. Western Illinois — Fox College Sports Central, 7 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)
Denver vs. South Dakota — Fox College Sports Central, 9:30 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

noon

Northwestern at Purdue — Big Ten Network

Virginia at Maryland — CBS (Marv Albert/Steve Kerr)

2 p.m.

Syracuse at Florida State — ACC Network

St. Louis at UMass — CBS Sports Network (Brad Johansen/Steve Wolf)

4 p.m.

LaSalle at St. Joseph’s — CBS Sports Network (Ari Wolfe/Alaa Abdelnaby)

4:30 p.m.

Michigan State at Ohio State — CBS (Ian Eagle/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson)

5:15 p.m.

Penn State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network

6 p.m.

Boston College at North Carolina State — ESPNU (Carter Blackburn/Jay Williams//Allison Williams)

7:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Nebraska — Big Ten Network

Women’s

American Athletic Conference Tournament, Uncasville, CT
Semifinals
Rutgers vs. UConn — ESPNU, 1 p.m. (Beth Mowins/Brooke Weisbrod)
Louisville vs. South Florida — ESPNU, 3:30 p.m. (Beth Mowins/Brooke Weisbrod)

ACC Championship, Greensboro, NC
Duke vs. Notre Dame — ESPN, 7 p.m. (Pam Ward/Debbie Antonelli//LaChina Robinson)

Atlantic 10 Championship, Richmond, VA
Dayton vs. Fordham — ESPNU, 11 a.m. (Melissa Lee/Nell Fortner)

Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Iowa vs. Nebraska — ESPN, 1 p.m. (Joe Davis/Stephanie White)

Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma City, OK
Semifinals
Oklahoma State vs. Baylor — Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)
West Virginia vs. Texas — Fox Sports 1, 5:30 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)

Pac-12 Championship, Seattle, WA
USC vs. Oregon State — ESPN, 9 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Mary Murphy)

SEC Championship, Duluth, GA
Kentucky vs. Tennessee — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. (Cara Capuano/Carolyn Peck)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
Western Illinois vs. South Dakota — Fox College Sports Central, 1 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)
Denver vs. IPFW — Fox College Sports Central, 3:30 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

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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