NCAA.com will stream some 400 hours of live coverage of its Spring Championships starting this weekend. Most of the championships will be in Division II and III, but unlike many Division I Championships which are granted to ESPN’s networks, NCAA.com is the only way to watch the live action.
The Championships will range in sports from volleyball, track & field, golf, tennis, baseball, rowing and so much more.
Streaming begins on Friday, April 27 with the Division III Men’s Volleyball Tournament and will last until Sunday, June 3 with early coverage of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Tournament.
So you can see, there will be a wide range of sports covered by NCAA.com. Here’s the press release.
NCAA.com to Provide More than 400 Hours of Live Streaming Video from 2012 NCAA® Spring Championships
NCAA.com to serve as official online and mobile destination for all 37 NCAA Spring Championships
Turner Sports and the NCAA have announced that fans can enjoy the 2012 NCAA spring championships -– with more than 400 combined hours of live streaming video from more than 200 events – on NCAA.com and the free NCAA Sports iPhone app. Live coverage begins Friday, April 27, with the inaugural Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship from Springfield, Mass., and continues through June 3. A total of 30 championships will be streamed live exclusively on NCAA.com including Division I men’s and women’s golf, Division I men’s and women’s tennis, National Collegiate men’s volleyball, National Collegiate women’s water polo and Division II and III men’s lacrosse.
To prepare fans for the upcoming championships, NCAA.com will also stream 20 selection shows to reveal the championship fields and key matchups.
“We’re thrilled to provide college sports fans with the most live video coverage of spring championships available anywhere,” said Mark Johnson, vice president and general manager, NCAA Digital. “NCAA.com continues to expand its reach within collegiate athletics and truly is the only website where fans can track and follow their schools and student-athletes across all sports.”
In addition to the live streaming coverage, NCAA.com will serve as the official online and mobile hub for the NCAA spring championships. During the seven-week period, fans will be able to experience all the action from their favorite sports, athletic programs and student-athletes through the site’s coverage of all 37 NCAA spring championships including the College World Series, Women’s College World Series and Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Championships. Coverage will include:
- Interactive Tournament Brackets:The content hub for each championship, this bracket provides quick links to all relevant content for each matchup.
- Video Highlights/Interviews/Features: Extensive video content, including game highlights from all 37 spring championships, coach and student-athlete interviews and behind-the-scenes video features.
- Live Scores and Statistics: The latest scores and schedules from each championship, as well as box scores and play-by-play
- Comprehensive Editorial Coverage: In-depth analysis from the NCAA.com editorial team including previews, on-site student-athlete and team features, and recaps from all the championship action.
“Providing fans, our membership, our student-athletes and the student-athletes’ families with the convenience of accessing our NCAA championships in real-time and on multiple platforms keeps them engaged and updated on the tournaments,” said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president for championships and alliances. “We also have an opportunity to potentially increase the fan base and viewership of NCAA sports that aren’t normally televised through additional online streaming and mobile device applications, which ultimately puts more eyes on the accomplishments of NCAA student-athletes.”
NCAA.com Live Video Streaming Schedule for NCAA® Spring Championships
(start times TBD)
Friday, April 27 Division III Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinals (Springfield, MA) Saturday, April 28 Division III Men’s Volleyball Semifinals (Springfield, MA) Sunday, April 29 Division III Men’s Volleyball Finals (Springfield, MA) Thursday, May 3 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Semifinals (Los Angeles, CA) Tuesday, May 8 Division III Women’s Golf First Round (Angola, IN) Wednesday, May 9 Division III Women’s Golf Second Round (Angola, IN) Thursday, May 10 Division III Women’s Golf Third Round (Angola, IN) Friday, May 11 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo First Round (San Diego, CA) Division III Women’s Golf Fourth Round (Angola, IN) Saturday, May 12 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Consolation Games (San Diego, CA) National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Semifinals (San Diego, CA) Sunday, May 13 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo 7th Place Game (San Diego, CA) National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo 5th Place Game (San Diego, CA) National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo 3rd Place Game (San Diego, CA) National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Finals (San Diego, CA) Tuesday, May 15 Division III Men’s Golf First Round (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) Division II Softball Finals (Louisville, KY) Wednesday, May 16 Division III Men’s Golf Second Round (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) Division II Women’s Golf First Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s Golf First Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals – First Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Softball Finals (Louisville, KY) Thursday, May 17 Division III Men’s Golf Third Round (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) Division II Women’s Golf Second Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s Golf Second Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals – Quarterfinals (Louisville, KY) Division II Softball Finals (Louisville, KY) Friday, May 18 Division III Men’s Golf Fourth Round (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) Division II Women’s Golf Third Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s Golf Third Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals – Semifinals (Louisville, KY) Division II Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals (Louisville, KY) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team First Round (Athens, GA) Division II Softball Finals (Louisville, KY) Division III Softball Finals (Salem, VA) Saturday, May 19 Division II Women’s Golf Fourth Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s Golf Fourth Round (Louisville, KY) Division II Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals – First Round (Louisville, KY) Division III Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals (Louisville, KY) Division II Softball Finals (Louisville, KY) Division III Softball Finals (Salem, VA) Sunday, May 20 Division II Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals (Louisville, KY) Division III Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals (Louisville, KY) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Quarterfinals (Athens, GA) Division III Softball Finals (Salem, VA) Monday, May 21 Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Semifinals (Athens, GA) Division III Softball Finals (Salem, VA) Tuesday, May 22 Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Quarterfinals (Cary, NC) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals (Athens, GA) Division III Softball Finals (Salem, VA) Wednesday, May 23 Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Semifinals (Cary, NC) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis First Round (Singles) (Athens, GA) Thursday, May 24 Division II Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Pueblo, CO) Division III Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Claremont, CA) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team – 3rd Place (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Team Finals (Cary, NC) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Second Round (Singles) (Athens, GA) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis First Round (Doubles) (Athens, GA) Friday, May 25 Division II Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Pueblo, CO) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Round of 32 (Singles) (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Round of 16 (Singles) (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Round of 16 (Doubles) (Cary, NC) Division III Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Claremont, CA) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Round of 16 (Singles/Doubles) (Athens, GA) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Division I Women’s Rowing Day 1 Heats (West Windsor, NJ) Division II Women’s Rowing Day 1 Heats (West Windsor, NJ) Division III Women’s Rowing Day 1 Heats/Qualifier (West Windsor, NJ) Saturday, May 26 Division II Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Pueblo, CO) Division III Outdoor Track & Field Finals (Claremont, CA) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Quarterfinals (Singles) (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Quarterfinals (Doubles) (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Semifinals (Singles) (Cary, NC) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Quarterfinals (Singles/Doubles) (Athens, GA) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Division I Women’s Rowing Day 2 Semifinals (West Windsor, NJ) Division II Women’s Rowing Day 2 Repechage (West Windsor, NJ) Division III Women’s Rowing Day 2 Finals (West Windsor, NJ) Sunday, May 27 Division II Men’s Lacrosse Finals (Foxborough MA) Division III Men’s Lacrosse Finals (Foxborough, MA) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Semifinals (Doubles) (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Singles Final (Cary, NC) Division III Men’s & Women’s Tennis Doubles Final (Cary, NC) Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Semifinals (Singles/Doubles) (Athens, GA) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Division I Women’s Rowing Day 3 Finals (West Windsor, NJ) Division II Women’s Rowing Day 3 Finals(West Windsor, NJ) Monday, May 28 Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Finals (Singles & Doubles) (Athens, GA) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Tuesday, May 29 Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Division III Baseball Finals (Appleton, WI) Wednesday, May 30 Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Thursday, May 31 Division I Men’s Golf First Round (Pacific Palisades, CA) Division I Women’s Golf First Round (Franklin, TN) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Friday, June 1 Division I Men’s Golf Second Round (Pacific Palisades, CA) Division I Women’s Golf Second Round (Franklin, TN) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Saturday, June 2 Division I Men’s Golf Third Round (Pacific Palisades, CA) Division I Women’s Golf Third Round (Franklin, TN) Division II Baseball Finals (Cary, NC) Sunday, June 3 Division I Men’s Golf Fourth Round (Pacific Palisades, CA) Division I Women’s Golf Fourth Round (Franklin, TN)
That will do it.
