CBS Sports to feature top three college hoops team in nation
CBS SPORTS’ COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES TOP THREE TEAMS IN NATION AND SEVEN OF TOP 20 ON SATURDAY, FEB. 24 AND SUNDAY, FEB. 25
No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Wisconsin Battle in Big Ten and SEC Showdown with No. 3 Florida at LSU Highlight Weekend’s Action
The nation’s three best teams take the court as CBS Sports’ ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR continues on Saturday Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25 (12:00 Noon-6:00 PM, ET; both days). Saturday’s action features a national tripleheader beginning with Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (12:00 NOON, ET) followed by the Big East’s top two teams as *No. 8-ranked Pittsburgh plays *No. 12-ranked Georgetown (2:00 PM, ET) and an SEC showdown concludes the day when *No. 3-ranked Florida takes on LSU (4:00 PM, ET).
Sunday’s tripleheader tips-off with a national broadcast featuring Louisville at Connecticut (12:00 NOON, ET). Regional action follows with *No. 17-ranked Duke visiting St. John’s and Houston at No. 7-ranked Memphis (2:00 PM, ET). The weekend’s action wraps up with a Big Ten battle featuring the nation’s top two ranked teams as *No. 2-ranked Wisconsin plays at *No. 1-ranked Ohio State. All contests will be broadcast in HDTV.
The meeting between Ohio State, which is ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and Wisconsin, the No. 1-ranked team in the AP poll, marks the first time that two No. 1-ranked teams have met during the regular-season.
AT THE HALF®, CBS Sports’ halftime studio show is hosted by Greg Gumbel and Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis, from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City providing all the day’s news, scores and highlights. Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs.
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
(*Coaches poll rankings as of 02/20/07)
Following are the talent and production assignments for the next two weekends:
Saturday, February 24 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech | Dick Enberg/Bill Raftery | Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
No. 8-Pittsburgh at No. 12-Georgetown | Tim Brando/Mike Gminski | Ken Mack/Cathy Barreto
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
No. 3-Florida at LSU | Gus Johnson/Clark Kellogg | Steve Scheer/Mark Grant
Sunday, February 25 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Louisville at Connecticut | Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner | Craig Silver/Bryan Lilley
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
No. 17-Duke at St. John’s | Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel | Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
Houston at No. 7-Memphis | Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel | Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
No. 2-Wisconsin at No. 1-Ohio St. | Verne Lundquist/Billy Packer | Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
Saturday, March 3 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Connecticut at No. 12-Georgetown | James Brown/Mike Gminski | Steve Scheer/Mark Grant
No. 20-Texas at No. 6-Kansas | Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel | Steve Karasik/Brian Lilley
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
No. 4-UCLA at Washington | Kevin Harlan/Bob Wenzel | Ross Schneiderman/Jim Cornell
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
Big Ten Wildcard – TBD
Saturday, March 4 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Kentucky at No. 3-Florida | Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery | Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
Missouri Valley Championship | Gus Johnson/Clark Kellogg | Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
No. 17-Duke at No. 5-North Carolina | Jim Nantz/Billy Packer | Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
