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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES THREE OF NATIONS TOP 10 TEAMS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 23 AND SUNDAY, FEB. 24

Three of the nations top 10 teams take the court as CBS Sports' ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR continues on Saturday Feb. 23  and Sunday, Feb. 24   (2:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days).  Saturday's live action features a regional doubleheader beginning with Navy at Army and an SEC match-up as Arkansas takes on Kentucky (2:00 PM, ET), followed by St. John's against *No. 4-ranked Duke and a Big 12 showdown as *No. 5-ranked Kansas travels to Oklahoma State (4:00 PM, ET).

 

Sunday's doubleheader tips-off with a live regional broadcast featuring Alabama at Auburn and Syracuse at *No. 21-ranked Notre Dame (2:00 PM, ET). The weekend's action wraps up with a Big Ten battle featuring *No. 10-ranked Wisconsin taking on Ohio State. All contests will be broadcast in HDTV.

  

AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show hosted by Greg Gumbel, along with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs.

  

Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

 

(*Coaches poll rankings as of 02/18/08)

 

Following are the talent and production assignments for the next two weekends:

 Saturday, February 23 - Doubleheader

2:00-4:00 PM, ET

Navy at Army                                                          Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner             Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen      Arkansas at Kentucky                                              Tim Brando/Mike Gminski            Ken Mack/Cathy Barreto

                                                                           

4:00-6:00 PM, ET

St. John's at Duke                                                    Dick Enberg/Bill Raftery                Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

Kansas at Oklahoma State                                       Gus Johnson/Clark Kellogg           Steve Scheer/Andy Goldberg   

Sunday, February 24- Doubleheader

2:00-4:00 PM, ET

Alabama at Auburn                                                  Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel                RossSchneiderman/

                                                                                                                                    Jim Cornell

Syracuse at Notre Dame                                          Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel         Craig Silver/Mark Grant

 

4:00-6:00 PM, ET

Wisconsin at Ohio St.                                               Verne Lundquist/Billy Packer        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

 

Saturday, March 1 - Tripleheader

12:00-2:00 PM, ET

Duke at North Carolina State                                   Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery          Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith

 

2:00-4:00 PM, ET

Georgetown at Marquette                                        Gus Johnson/Clark Kellogg           Steve Scheer/Bryan Lilley

 

4:00-6:00 PM, ET

Mississippi State at Florida                                       Tim Brando/Mike Gminski            Ken Mack/Cathy Barreto

Texas at Texas Tech                                                Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel                Steve Karasik/Mark Grant

 

 

Saturday, March 2 - Tripleheader

12:00-2:00 PM, ET

Kentucky at Tennessee                                            Kevin Harlan/Bill Raftery               Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg

 

2:00-4:00 PM, ET -                                                Dick Enberg/Dan  Bonner             Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

Indiana at Michigan State

                                                                              

4:00-6:00 PM, ET

UCLA at Arizona                                                     Jim Nantz/Billy Packer                  Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

Villanova at Louisville                                               Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel         Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen