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CBS SPORTS MARCHES INTO THE MADNESS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 3 AND SUNDAY, MARCH 4
EIGHT TOP RANKED TEAMS INCLUDING NO. 14 DUKE VS. NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA;
NO. 1 OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHT WEEKEND ACTION
James Brown Returns to CBS Sports' NCAA Basketball Line-up
CBS Sports' ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® roars into March when eight of the nation's top 15-ranked, and six of the top 10-ranked basketball teams take the court on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 (12:00 Noon-6:00 PM, ET, both days).
Saturday's coverage features *No. 1-ranked Ohio State battling Michigan, (4:00PM, ET) plus regional action with *No. 15-ranked Texas taking on *No. 3-ranked Kansas and Connecticut playing *No. 10-ranked Georgetown (12:00 NOON, ET) and *No. 2-ranked UCLA visiting Washington (2:00 PM, ET).
Sunday is highlighted by the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Game, on network television for the second consecutive year (2:00 PM, ET), followed by *No. 14-ranked Duke at *No. 8-ranked North Carolina in an ACC showdown (4:00 PM, ET). Kentucky takes on *No. 4-ranked Florida in the day's first game (12:00 NOON, ET).
CBS Sports' James Brown returns to the Network's NCAA basketball line-up for the first time since re-joining CBS in 2006. He joins analyst Mike Gminksi to call play-by-play for the Connecticut-Georgetown match-up.
All seven games broadcast this weekend on CBS Sports will be available in High Definition Television.
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 02/26/07)
Following are the complete schedule, talent and production assignments for Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 and Championship Weekend, Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11:
Saturday, March 3 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Connecticut at No. 10-Georgetown James Brown/Mike Gminski Steve Scheer/Mark Grant
No. 15-Texas at No. 3-Kansas Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel Steve Karasik/Brian Lilley
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
No. 2-UCLA at Washington Kevin Harlan/Bob Wenzel Ross Schneiderman/Jim Cornell
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
No. 1-Ohio State at Michigan Dick Enberg/Dan Bonner Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold
Sunday, March 4 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Kentucky at No. 4-Florida Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
2:00-4:00 PM, ET -
Missouri Valley Conference Championship Gus Johnson/Clark Kellogg Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
No. 14-Duke at No. 8-North Carolina Jim Nantz/Billy Packer Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
Saturday, March 10 - Quadrupleheader
11:30 AM, ET
Conference USA Championship Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
1:40 PM, ET
Big Ten Semifinals Jim Nantz/Billy Packer Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
6:00 PM, ET
Pac-10 Championship Dick Enberg/Bob Wenzel Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold
Sunday, March 11 - Doubleheader
12:00 Noon, ET
The Road to the Final Four Greg Gumbel/Clark Kellogg/ Eric Mann/Bob Matina Seth Davis
1:00 PM, ET
SEC Championship Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
3:30 PM, ET
Big Ten Championship Jim Nantz/Billy Packer Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
6:00 PM, ET
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Greg Gumbel/Clark Kellogg/ Eric Mann/Bob Matina
Selection Show Seth Davis/Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
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