Template:Infobox NCAA basketball game

1957 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
54	53
AP: 1;	AP: 2;
Date	March 23, 1957
Venue	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Favorite	Kansas by 3
Attendance	7,778
	← 1956 1958 →

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176	66
AP: {{{visitor_AP}}}; Coaches: {{{visitor_coaches}}};	AP: {{{home_AP}}}; Coaches: {{{home_coaches}}};
Date	{{{date}}}
Venue	{{{arena}}}, {{{location}}}
MVP	{{{MVP}}}
Favorite	{{{odds}}}
Referees	{{{referee}}}
Attendance	{{{attendance}}}
National anthem	{{{anthem}}}
Halftime show	{{{halftime}}}
United States TV coverage
Network	{{{US_network}}}
Announcers	{{{US_announcers}}}
Nielsen Ratings	{{{ratings}}}
International TV coverage
Network	{{{intl_network}}}
Announcers	{{{intl_announcers}}}
	← {{{previous}}} {{{next}}} →

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This template is a customized wrapper for the infobox template {{Infobox basketball game}}. Any field from {{Infobox basketball game}} can work so long as it is added to this template first. Questions? Just ask over at Template talk:Infobox basketball game while referencing Template:Infobox NCAA basketball game.

This template uses Lua:

This template is to be used on articles about individual college basketball games.

Usage

Complete

{{Infobox NCAA basketball game
| name = 
| type = 
| image = 
| imagesize = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| gender =  
| year =  
| visitor_name_short = 
| visitor_nickname = 
| visitor_school = 
| home_name_short = 
| home_nickname = 
| home_school = 
| visitor_record = 
| visitor_conference =
| home_record = 
| home_conference =
| visitor_per1 = 
| visitor_per2 = 
| visitor_per3 = 
| visitor_per4 = 
| visitor_OT1 = 
| visitor_OT2 = 
| visitor_OT3 = 
| visitor_OT4 = 
| visitor_OT5 = 
| visitor_OT6 = 
| visitor_OT7 = 
| home_per1 = 
| home_per2 = 
| home_per3 = 
| home_per4 = 
| home_OT1 = 
| home_OT2 = 
| home_OT3 = 
| home_OT4 = 
| home_OT5 = 
| home_OT6 = 
| home_OT7 = 
| visitor_coach = 
| home_coach = 
| visitor_AP = 
| visitor_coaches = 
| home_AP = 
| home_coaches = 
| date = 
| arena = 
| location = 
| MVP = 
| odds = 
| anthem = 
| referee =  
| halftime = 
| attendance = 
| US_network = 
| US_announcers = 
| ratings = 
| intl_network = 
| intl_announcers = 
| previous =
| next = 
}}

Parameters

Mandatory

name

The name of the game the article is about. Can simply be the teams played or the commercial name of the game or the reason the game is significant.

2007 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns, or 2007 Red River Rivalry, or Highest scoring game in history, etc.

year: The year in which the season took place (not the year the game took place although these may often be the same)

date

The date the game took place.

2007-12-31 or December 31, 2007

arena

The stadium where the game took place

[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]

location

The location where the game took place. The parameter is titled city, but please enter city and state

[[Dallas, TX]]

visitor_name_short and home_name_short: The short name of the teams competing in the game. University of Oklahoma would be Oklahoma, Louisiana State University would be LSU. This is used to create link to the team's specific article page.

visitor_nickname and home_nickname: The nickname or mascot of the school. USC would be Trojans, and Nebraska would be Cornhuskers.

visitor_coach and home_coach

The head coach of the teams competing in the game.

[[Brian Kelly (coach)|Brian Kelly]]

visitor_conference and home_conference: The conferences of the teams competing in the game.; [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

visitor_per1, visitor_per2, visitor_OT1, ... visitor_OT7 and home_per1, home_per2, home_OT1, ... home_OT7: The scores by period of the competing teams. 1 and 2 are regulation periods; OT1 through OT7 are for overtime periods.

Optional

type

The type of game it was. Use one of the parameters below:

ncaa = NCAA tournament game

nc = Non-conference game

c = Conference game

ccg = Conference tournament championship game

ncg = National championship game

image

The image representing the game the article is about. Be sure to follow Wikipedia's image guidelines and non-free image policy.

[[File:Example.png]]

visitor_AP, visitor_coaches, and home_AP, home_coaches: The AP and Coaches poll rankings of the competing teams, if applicable. These rankings should be accurate for the week before the teams played, not the week after or the end of the season.

MVP

The MVP(s) of the game. Only applicable for post-season games (conference championship, national championship, or bowl game).

[[John Doe]] (offense)<br/>[[Jim Doe]] (defense)

odds

The odds/point spread of the game. Be sure to cite source.

WLSU favored by 2.5 points

anthem: The person/group who sang the national anthem prior to the game.

referee: The referee(s) for the game.

attendance: The official attendance of the game.

US_network

The network that aired the game in the United States.

[[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]

US_announcers: The announcers for the game on the US network.

ratings: The Nielsen ratings of the game.

intl_network: The network that aired the game outside the United States.

intl_announcers: The announcers for the game on the international network.

previous: Linked wikitext for previous season game

next: Linked wikitext for next season game

Example

|name=1957 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
|type=ncg
|image= NCAA logo.svg
|imagesize = 150px
|date=March 23, 1957
|visitor_school=University of North Carolina
|visitor_name_short=North Carolina
|visitor_nickname=Tar Heels
|visitor_record=31–0
|visitor_conference=[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|visitor_AP=1
|visitor_coach=[[Frank McGuire]]
|visitor_per1=29
|visitor_per2=17
|visitor_OT1=2
|visitor_OT2=0
|visitor_OT3=6
|home_school=University of Kansas
|home_name_short=Kansas
|home_nickname=Jayhawks
|home_record=24–2
|home_conference=[[Big Eight Conference|Big 7]]
|home_AP=2
|home_coach=[[Dick Harp]]
|home_per1=22
|home_per2=24
|home_OT1=2
|home_OT2=0
|home_OT3=5
|arena=[[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]]
|location=Kansas City, Missouri
|attendance=7,778
|odds=Kansas by 3
|previous=[[1956 NCAA basketball tournament|1956]]
|next=[[1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1958]]
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox NCAA basketball game

An infobox for articles on NCAA basketball games.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	The name of the game the article is about. Can simply be the teams played or the commercial name of the game or the reason the game is significant. Example 2007 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns, or 2007 Red River Rivalry, or Highest scoring game in history, etc.	String	required
Type of game	`type`	The type of game it was. Suggested values `ncaa` `nc` `c` `ccg` `ncg` Example ncaa Auto value	String	suggested
Image	`image`	The image representing the game the article is about. Be sure to follow Wikipedia's image guidelines and non-free image policy.	File	suggested
Image size	`imagesize` `image_size`	no description	Unknown	optional
Alt text	`alt`	no description	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	no description	String	optional
Team's gender	`gender` `sex`	The gender of the team to generate a wikilink. See {{cbb link}}.	String	optional
Year	`year`	The year in which the season took place (not the year the game took place although these may often be the same) Example 2021 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Number	required
Visitor short name	`visitor_name_short`	The short name of the visitor competing in the game. Example LSU	String	required
Visitor nickname	`visitor_nickname`	The nickname or mascot of the visiting school. Example Trojans	String	required
Visiting school	`visitor_school`	no description	Page name	optional
Home short name	`home_name_short`	The short name of the home team competing in the game. Example LSU	String	required
Home nickname	`home_nickname`	The nickname or mascot of the hosting school. Example Cornhuskers	String	required
Home school	`home_school`	no description	Page name	optional
Visitor record	`visitor_record`	no description	Unknown	optional
Home record	`home_record`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visitor conference	`visitor_conference`	The name of the visiting team’s conference. Example Big Ten	Unknown	optional
Home conference	`home_conference`	The name of the home team’s conference. Example ACC	Unknown	optional
visitor_per1	`visitor_per1`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_per1	`home_per1`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_per2	`visitor_per2`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_per3	`visitor_per3`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_per4	`visitor_per4`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT1	`visitor_OT1`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT2	`visitor_OT2`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT3	`visitor_OT3`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT4	`visitor_OT4`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT5	`visitor_OT5`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT6	`visitor_OT6`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_OT7	`visitor_OT7`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_per2	`home_per2`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_per3	`home_per3`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_per4	`home_per4`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT1	`home_OT1`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT2	`home_OT2`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT3	`home_OT3`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT4	`home_OT4`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT5	`home_OT5`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT6	`home_OT6`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_OT7	`home_OT7`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visitor coach	`visitor_coach`	The head coach of the visiting team in the game. Example [[Brian Kelly (coach)\|Brian Kelly]]	Page name	required
Home coach	`home_coach`	The head coach of the home team in the game. Example [[Brian Kelly (coach)\|Brian Kelly]]	Page name	required
visitor_AP	`visitor_AP`	no description	Unknown	optional
visitor_Coaches	`visitor_Coaches`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_AP	`home_AP`	no description	Unknown	optional
home_Coaches	`home_Coaches`	no description	Unknown	optional
Date	`date`	The date the game took place. Example December 31, 2007 Auto value	Date	required
Arena	`arena`	The stadium where the game took place Example [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)\|Cotton Bowl]]	Page name	required
Location	`location` `city`	The location where the game took place. Example [[Dallas, TX]]	Page name	required
Most valuable player (MVP)	`MVP`	The MVP(s) of the game. Only applicable for post-season games (conference championship, national championship, or bowl game). Example [[John Doe]] (offense)<br/>[[Jim Doe]] (defense)	Unknown	optional
Odds	`odds`	The odds/point spread of the game. Be sure to cite source. Example WLSU favored by 2.5 points	Unknown	optional
National anthem	`anthem`	no description	Unknown	optional
Referee	`referee`	no description	Unknown	optional
Halftime show	`halftime`	no description	Unknown	optional
Attendance	`attendance`	no description	Unknown	optional
US network	`US_network`	The network that broadcasted the game on TV.	Unknown	optional
US announcers	`US_announcers`	The announcers for the US broadcast.	Unknown	optional
Ratings	`ratings`	no description	Unknown	optional
International broadcast network	`intl_network`	no description	Unknown	optional
International network announcers	`intl_announcers`	no description	Unknown	optional
Previous season game	`previous`	no description	Unknown	optional
Next season game	`next`	no description	Unknown	optional

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