NCAA on CBS

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The NCAA on CBS is the branding used for NCAA college football, college basketball, college baseball, college softball and college lacrosse on CBS and CBS Sports Network.

College football[]

Main article: College Football on CBS Sports

CBS has been televising college football games since it launched a sports division. CBS currently airs college football coverage from the SEC (since 1996),[1]Navy (since 2005),[2] Mountain West (since 2006),[3] Army (since 2009),[4] Mid-American Conference (since 2015)[5] and Conference USA (since 2018).[6] CBS also has the rights to the Sun Bowl (since 1968),[7] and the Army–Navy Game (since 1996).[8]

CBS also holds the rights to the Conference USA Football Championship Game (airing on CBSSN) and SEC Championship Game (airing on CBS).

While all SEC on CBS games air on CBS, only select Mountain West games (especially those involving Boise State and Air Force), select Army games and select Navy games air on CBS, all other games either air on CBS Sports Network or Facebook.

The Army-Navy game and the Sun Bowl always air on CBS.

College basketball[]

Main article: College Basketball on CBS Sports

CBS has been televising college basketball since 1966. CBS currently airs college basketball coverage from the American Athletic Conference (since 2013),[9] Atlantic 10 Conference (since 2013),[10] Big 12 Conference (since 2012),[11] Big East Conference (since 2013),[12] Big Ten Conference (since 1991),[13] Conference USA (since 2018),[6] Colonial Athletic Association (since 2017),[14] Mid-American Conference (since 2015),[5] Missouri Valley Conference (since 2005),[15] Mountain West Conference (since 2006),[3] Pac-12 Conference (since 2012),[11] Patriot League (since 2002),[16] SEC (since 1996),[1] Southern Conference (since 2021),[17] and West Coast Conference (since 2019).[18] CBS also holds the rights to the CBS Sports Classic (since 2014),[19] and the partial rights to March Madness (since 1982).[20]

The CBS produced American Conference, Big 12, Big Ten, and Pac-12 basketball games all air on CBS, select Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference and Big East games also air on CBS. All other CBS produced college basketball games air on CBS Sports Network or Facebook.

The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament championship, Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament, championship, and Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament championship air on CBS. The Conference USA men's basketball tournament championship and Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament championship air on CBS Sports Network.

CBS shares the rights to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament with Turner Sports. CBS airs the Final Four and national championship games every other year.

College hockey[]

CBS Sports has aired college hockey since 2002. Currently, CBS Sports Network airs college hockey from the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (since 2012).[21]

College baseball[]

Main article: College World Series on CBS

CBS Sports has aired college baseball since 1988. CBS Sports Network currently airs college baseball from the Patriot League[22] and Conference USA.[23]

College softball[]

CBS Sports Network currently airs college softball from Conference USA.[24]

College lacrosse[]

CBS Sports Network currently airs college lacrosse from the Patriot League.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sec, CBS Agree to Contract".
  2. ^ "CSTV and Navy Sign Long-Term Multi-Media Deal for Exclusive Television, High Definition, Internet Streaming, Broadband and Video-On-Demand Rights to Navy Home Football Games and Additional Navy Athletic Events".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Sandomir, Richard (27 August 2004). "Mountain West and CSTV Agree on $82 Million Deal". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Army, CBS College Sports agree to TV deal for football".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "CBS Sports Network Reaches Four-Year Deal with MAC".
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "C-USA Announces Multimedia Rights Partnerships".
  7. ^ "CBS CELEBRATES 150 YEARS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUN BOWL". sunbowl.org. November 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Staff writer (May 18, 2017). "CBS Sports to Remain Home of Annual Army–Navy Football Classic Through 2028". Navy Sports Webpage. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports-network/releases/print?id=36355
  10. ^ "A-10 inks new media deal with ESPN, NBC, CBS". 2 October 2012.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "CBS Sports Reaches Multi-Year Agreement with Espn to Broadcast Men's Basketball Games from the Acc, Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences".
  12. ^ "CBS acquires rights for Big East basketball". 5 September 2013.
  13. ^ "CBS, Big Ten agree on basketball contract".
  14. ^ "CAA, CBS Sign Multi-Year MBB Championship Deal".
  15. ^ "CBS Sports, MVC Strike Multi-Year Agreement".
  16. ^ "Patriot League reaches rights deal with CBS". 17 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Southern Conference inks deal with CBS Sports Network".
  18. ^ "West Coast Conference Announces Landmark Media Rights Agreements".
  19. ^ "Powers agree to CBS Sports Classic". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Associated Press. May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  20. ^ "CBS at 75". CBS.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. March 29, 1982 In CBS Sports' first-ever broadcast of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game, University of North Carolina, with freshman Michael Jordan, beats Georgetown for the NCAA crown. CBS Sports wins the Outstanding Live Sports Special Emmy Award for its coverage.
  21. ^ "NCHC, CBS Reach Multi-Year TV Deal".
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b "Patriot League Announces 12-Game Spring Schedule on CBS Sports Network".
  23. ^ "Matulia's Walk-Off Vaults LA Tech into C-USA Championship Game on Sunday".
  24. ^ "WKU Softball Advances to C-USA Tournament Championship with Two-Win Friday".

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