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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
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