Let’s give you some college basketball stuff from the two major college basketball networks, CBS and ESPN. First, CBS will have a women’s college basketball doubleheader Saturday opposite NBC’s NFL Wild Card doubleheader and then, CBS will have a men’s game on Sunday following Ravens-Patriots.
CBS SPORTS’ WILD WEEKEND OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURESWOMEN’S AND MEN’S MATCH-UPS ON SATURDAY, JAN. 9 AND SUNDAY, JAN. 10No. 1–ranked Men and Women Highlight ScheduleCBS Sports’ wild weekend of NCAA Basketball tips off on Saturday, Jan. 9 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET) with a women’s doubleheader featuring four of the nation’s top ranked teams. *No. 6-ranked Ohio State visits *No. 19-ranked Michigan State (2:00 PM, ET) followed by *No. 7-ranked North Carolina battling *No. 1-ranked Connecticut (4:00 PM, ET).On Sunday, Jan. 10 (4:30-6:30 PM, ET) men’s action follows CBS Sports’ NFL coverage of the AFC Wild Card game as No. 1-ranked Kansas takes on *No. 16-ranked Tennessee.Saturday, Beth Mowins is joined by Deb Antonelli for the Ohio State-Michigan State contest. Ken Mack and Mark Grant produce and direct, respectively. Don Criqui calls play-by-play for the North Carolina-Connecticut game along with analyst Rebecca Lobo. Ross Schneiderman produces and Suzanne Smith directs.On Sunday, Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports’ lead college basketball analyst, Clark Kellogg to call the action for Kansas-Tennessee from Thompson-Boling Assembly Center & Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports’ Coordinating Producer for college basketball, produces and Chris Svendsen directs.AT THE HALF®, CBS Sports’ halftime studio show is hosted on Saturday by Tim Brando, who will be joined by Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis and CBS College Sports Network’s Ann Schatz. James Brown and Davis will be on the set on Sunday. AT THE HALF®, live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, provides all the day’s news, scores and highlights. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs on Saturday. On Sunday, Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.(*AP poll rankings as of 1/04/10)
And ESPN ushers in conference play with something it calls the Conference Tip-Off which starts on Monday.
ESPN’s Inaugural Conference Tip-Off Begins Jan. 11; Action Includes 42 Games of Inter-Conference Play Through Jan. 17
The inaugural Conference Tip-Off, which takes place Jan. 11-17 on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com, highlights the first week of ESPN’s regular weekday and Saturday conference action, including Big Monday, Super Tuesday, Wednesday Night Hoops, Thursday Night Showcase and Saturday Primetime. The newly created franchise will showcase 42 games, including No. 6 Villanova at Louisville (Jan. 11, ESPN), No. 3 Kentucky at Florida (Jan. 12, ESPN), No. 9 North Carolina at No. 21 Clemson (Jan. 13, ESPN) and No. 7 Syracuse at No. 8 West Virginia (Jan 16, ESPN). Seventeen conferences will be represented through seven days, including more than 10 teams ranked in the Top 25.Conference Tip-Off Schedule:
Date Time Matchup Commentators Network Mon, Jan 11 7 p.m. No. 6 Villanova at Louisville Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery ESPN / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Morgan State at Hampton Charlie Neal and Dwight Freeman ESPNU 9 p.m. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Brent Musburger, Bob Knight and Holly Rowe ESPN / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State Doug Bell and Daymeon Fishback ESPNU Tue, Jan 1
27 p.m. Ohio State at No. 4 Purdue Dave O’Brien, Steve Lavin and Erin Andrews ESPN / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 10 Kansas State John Sciambi and Doug Gottlieb ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Virginia Commonwealth at Hofstra Dave Popkin and Tim O’Toole ESPNU 9 p.m. No. 3 Kentucky at Florida Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale and Jeannine Edwards ESPN / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. Bradley at Northern Iowa Dan McLaughlin and Mac McCausland ESPNU Wed, Jan 13 7 p.m. Boston College at No. 5 Duke Rece Davis, Bob Knight and Holly Rowe ESPN / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 13 Connecticut John Saunders and Fran Fraschilla ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Cincinnati at St. John’s Dan McLaughlin and Tim Welsh ESPNU 9 p.m. No. 9 North Carolina at No. 21 Clemson Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Erin Andrews ESPN / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. No. 1 Kansas at Nebraska Ron Franklin and Bill Raftery ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. Missouri at Texas Tech Carter Blackburn and LaPhonso Ellis ESPNU 11 p.m. Utah State at Nevada Todd Harris and Adrian Branch ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Thu, Jan. 14 7 p.m. Auburn at No. 15 Tennessee R. Davis and Hubert Davis ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Seton Hall at No. 12 Georgetown Mike Patrick and Len Elmore ESPN / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State Eric Collins and Jay Williams ESPNU 9 p.m. Indiana at Michigan Brent Musburger and Steve Lavin ESPN / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. Providence at DePaul Dave Pasch and Doris Burke ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 9 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Tennessee-Martin Dave Weekley and Mark Adams ESPNU 11 p.m. No. 18 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Terry Gannon and Stephen Bardo ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 11 p.m. Santa Clara
at PepperdineTodd Harris and Miles Simon ESPNU Fri, Jan 15 7 p.m. Marist at Loyola (Md.) Doug Sherman and Rob Kennedy ESPNU 9 p.m. Loyola (Ill.) at Illinois-Chicago Anthony Calhoun and Jim Chones ESPNU Sat, Jan 16 11 a.m. Dayton at Xavier Bob Wischusen and Tim Welsh ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Noon No. 7 Syracuse at No. 8 West Virginia Dave Pasch and Bill Raftery ESPN / ESPN360.com Noon Ohio at Miami (Ohio) Michael Regni and Anthony Butard ESPNU 1 p.m. Missouri at Oklahoma Ron Franklin and Fran Fraschilla ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 2 p.m. No. 17 Georgia Tech at No. 9 North Carolina Mike Patrick and Len Elmore ESPN / ESPN360.com 2 p.m. Tennessee State at Austin Peay Dave Weekley and Barry Booker ESPNU 3 p.m. Georgia at Mississippi State Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 4 p.m. Notre Dame at Cincinnati Jim Barbar and Dickey Simpkins ESPNU 5 p.m. Wichita State at Creighton Terry Gannon and Stephen Bardo ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 6 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 2 Texas Clay Matvick and Stephen Howard ESPNU 7 p.m. Morgan State at South Carolina State John Sciambi and LaPhonso Ellis ESPN2 / ESPN360.com 7 p.m. Rutgers at South Florida Rich Hollenberg and Dennis Felton ESPN360.com 8 p.m. Miami at Virginia Lou Canellis and Tim McCormick ESPNU 9 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Jackson State Hopkins and Adams ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Sun, Jan 17 2 p.m. Boston University at Vermont Eric Frede and Tim O’Toole ESPNU 8 p.m. Illinois State at Drake Dan McLaughlin and Mac McCausland ESPNU
That completes this release.
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