Selection Sunday Programming Brackets NCAA Basketball Championship 

Selection Show on CBS

CBS Sports Network’s road to the Final Four features in-depth coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Beginning Selection Sunday and all through the National Championship, CBS Sports Network offers a robust array of programming providing fans with game previews, post-game highlights, team press conferences, exclusive access to encore showings of top 2017 NCAA Tournament games and in-depth analysis showcasing the Network’s roster of experts. 

CBS Sports Network will provide viewers more hours of coverage than ever before. The network will feature studio shows NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN and NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 throughout the tournament’s entirety, with daily coverage breaking down all 67 tournament games.

Studio programming throughout the tournament is anchored by Adam Zucker, Dana Jacobson and Brent Stover who are joined by analysts Wally Szczerbiak, Pete Gillen, Steve Lappas, Brendan Haywood, Danny Granger, Swin Cash, Seth Davis, Gary Parrish and insider Jon Rothstein. College coaches also will join as guest analysts throughout the Tournament.

On Selection Sunday on Sunday, March 12, leading into and following the NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW on CBS, NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN provides complete analysis of the bracket with expert picks, debate and discussion.  

NCAA Tournament Programming Highlights:

• TOURNAMENT REBOUND – Exclusive encore showings of top 2017 NCAA Tournament games that aired across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV

• NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 – Studio show complimenting live NCAA Tournament game coverage with highlights, press conferences, interviews, breaking news and in-depth analysis

• FINAL FOUR FRIDAY

  • Exclusive live coverage of Final Four Friday team practices from University of Phoenix Stadium on Friday, March 31 (2:00 PM, ET) 

  • The Reese’s College All-Star Game tips off live on Friday, March 31 (6:30 PM, ET) from the University of Phoenix Stadium. Carter Blackburn and Lappas call the action while Allie LaForce handles sideline responsibilities

• WE NEED TO TALK – Special episode of nationally televised all-female sports show originates from the Final Four in Phoenix on Sunday, April 2 (8:00 PM, ET)

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158.

For more information, including a full programming schedule, and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com

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Media Contact:
Harrison Raboy, 212-975-6655, Harrison.raboy@cbs.com