College Basketball on CBS Sports

College Basketball on CBS Sports
Previous logo as part of CBS Sports' new look launched on February 7, 2016.
Also known asNCAA on CBS
GenreCollege basketball telecasts
Presented bySee List of CBS Sports college basketball commentators
Theme music composerBob Christianson and Trevor Rabin
Opening theme"CBS/Turner March Madness Theme"
Ending theme"One Shining Moment"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons44
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes or until game ends
Production companyCBS Sports
Original release
NetworkCBS (1981–present)
CBS Sports Network (2006–present)
ReleaseNovember 28, 1981 (1981-11-28) –
present
Related
NCAA March Madness (CBS and TNT Sports)
NBA on TNT
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College Basketball on CBS Sports (usually referred to on-air as the Road to the Final Four, or simply the NCAA on CBS) is the branding used for broadcasts of men's NCAA Division I basketball games that are produced by CBS Sports, for CBS, CBSSN, and Facebook.

From 1982 to 2015, CBS Sports obtained broadcast television rights to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, replacing NBC which had been airing the game since 1969.[1] Beginning in the 2016 season, TBS has held the rights to broadcast the NCAA Division I Championship in Men's Basketball in even-numbered years, while CBS continues to air the game in odd-numbered years.

In addition, CBS Sports currently holds broadcasting rights to conference regular season games including the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, Mid-American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference, Patriot League, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southern Conference, and West Coast Conference.

  1. ^ O'Malley, Kevin (April 4, 2021). "How CBS snared the NCAA Tourney rights from NBC 40 years ago – in a competitive world of 3 networks". Sports Broadcast Journal.