WEEKEND OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL ACTION CULMINATES WITH
BRACKET BREAKDOWN ON CBSSPORTS.COM

Bracket Breakdown takes an in-depth look at each region of the
2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, complete with analysis & predictions

March 10, 2011: CBSSports.com today announced that following the 2011 NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show (6-7 p.m. ET, CBS), the site will stream a live show dedicated to in-depth analysis and predictions of each of the four regions of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

Bracket Breakdown, a one hour show which begins at 7 p.m. ET, will be hosted by CBSSports.com original video host, Jason Horowitz along with former men's basketball coach Norm Roberts (St. Johns) and CBSSports.com Senior College Basketball Writer Gary Parrish.

As has been the case the entire 2010-11 college basketball season, CBSSports.com begins the weekend with hoops action, providing live streaming video of the CBS Sports broadcast of the 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The following games can be viewed live on CBSSports.com (all times ET):

  • 3/12 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinal - 1:40 p.m.
  • 3/12 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinal - 4 p.m.
  • 3/13 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Championship - 3:30 p.m.
Following the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Championship, CBS will present the 2011 NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show (6-7 p.m. ET). The 2011 NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show can also be viewed on NCAA March Madness on Demand, which is available from NCAA.com, CBSSports.com, SI.com, as well as via an iPhone app, and for the first time, an iPad app. Once the brackets are unveiled, CBSSports.com has a multitude of options to let fans participate in the action. Below are the 2011 Bracket games on CBSSports.com:

Bracket Manager1: Sponsored by AT&T, the CBSSports.com Bracket Manager helps fans organize brackets competitions with friends and co-workers. Each Bracket Manager gives users their own private website with live updating brackets and allows them to customize scoring options such as seed weighting, round weighting, and tiebreakers.

Bracket Challenge2: Sponsored by Infiniti, the CBSSports.com Bracket Challenge allows fans to compete against college hoops fanatics from around the world to win the Grand Prize - a trip for four to the 2012 Men's Final Four® in New Orleans.

Round by Round Bracket Game for Coaches vs Cancer3: Sponsored by Infiniti, fans can make picks for each of the match-ups throughout the Championship tournament, from the new First Four™ through the Men's Final Four®. Fans are encouraged to return to the Round by Round Bracket game and select their picks throughout the total of six competition rounds. Participants will be eligible to win prizes for each round, including computer tablets and a grand prize of a trip for two to the 2012 NCAA Men's Final Four® in New Orleans.

Fan participation will drive Infiniti's donation of up to $500,000 to Coaches vs. Cancer, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers coaches, their teams and communities to join the fight against cancer.

Facebook Brackets & Pick 44: Sponsored by Lowe's, fans can log onto the official page of CBS Sports on Facebook to participate in bracket games against your friends, including "Pick 4", a competition which allows fans to enter once per day (through March 24th) and predict the Men's Final Four teams. Prizes will be awarded including a trip for two to the 2012 NCAA Men's Final Four® in New Orleans.

For fans looking to follow the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship on the go, CBS Sports Mobile has complete tournament coverage through Android and Apple apps and the Mobile Web including:

  • Full tournament bracket, with scores & schedules
  • Live GameTrackers for every tournament game
  • Tournament news, game previews, and recaps
  • One-touch access to the CBSSports.com Bracket Challenge

1: Subject to complete Terms of Use found at cbssports.com

2: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. Open to: (a) Registered Users of CBSSports.com; (b) legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (except Quebec); (c) at least 18 years old and age of majority; and (d) with a valid driver's license, at the date of entry in this Sweepstakes. Void in Quebec, Puerto Rico, all US Territories and Possessions, and where prohibited. Entries accepted until 11:00am ET on March 17, 2011. Sweepstakes ends on April 4, 2011. Sweepstakes subject to complete Official Rules.

3: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. Open to: (a) Registered Users of CBSSports.com; (b) legal residents of the US, Puerto Rico and Canada (except Quebec); (c) at least 18 years old and age of majority; and (d) with a valid driver's license, at the date of entry in this Sweepstakes. Void in Quebec, all US Territories and Possessions, and where prohibited. Sweepstakes ends on April 4, 2011. Sweepstakes is subject to complete Official Rules.

4: Facebook Brackets - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. Open to: (a) Registered Users of CBSSports.com; (b) legal residents of the US, Puerto Rico and Canada (except Quebec); and (c) at least 18 years old and age of majority at the date of entry in this Sweepstakes. Void in Quebec, all US Territories and Possessions, and where prohibited. Entries accepted until 11:00am ET on March 17, 2011. Sweepstakes ends on April 4, 2011. Sweepstakes is subject to complete Official Rules. Pick 4 - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. Open to: (a) Registered Users of CBSSports.com; (b) legal residents of the US, Puerto Rico and Canada (except Quebec); and (c) at least 18 years old and age of majority at the date of entry in this Sweepstakes. Void in Quebec, all US Territories and Possessions, and where prohibited. Entries accepted until 11:00am ET on March 24, 2011. Sweepstakes ends on April 4, 2011. Sweepstakes is subject to complete Official Rules.

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