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((Short description|American TV series or program))
((for|the telecasts of the Division I men's basketball tournament jointly produced by CBS and TNT Sports|NCAA March Madness (TV program)))
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| theme_music_composer = Bob Christianson and Trevor Rabin
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'''''College Basketball on CBS Sports''''' (usually referred to on-air as the '''''Road to the Final Four''''', or simply the '''''NCAA on CBS''''') is the branding used for broadcasts of men's [[College basketball|NCAA Division I basketball games]] that are produced by [[CBS Sports]], for [[CBS]], [[CBS Sports Network|CBSSN]], and [[Facebook]].

From [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982]] to [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2015]], CBS Sports obtained broadcast television rights to the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], replacing [[College Basketball on NBC|NBC]] which had been airing the game since [[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1969]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/how-cbs-snared-the-ncaa-tourney-rights-from-nbc-40-years-ago-in-a-competitive-world-of-3-networks/|title=How CBS snared the NCAA Tourney rights from NBC 40 years ago – in a competitive world of 3 networks|last=O'Malley|first=Kevin|date=April 4, 2021|website=Sports Broadcast Journal|publisher= |access-date= |quote=))</ref> Beginning in the 2016 season, TBS has held the rights to broadcast the NCAA Division I Championship in Men's Basketball in even-numbered years, while CBS continues to air the game in odd-numbered years.

In addition, CBS Sports currently holds broadcasting rights to conference regular season games including the [[American Athletic Conference]], [[Atlantic 10 Conference]], [[Big 12 Conference]], [[Big East Conference]], [[Big Ten Conference]], [[Conference USA]], [[Colonial Athletic Association]], [[Mid-American Conference]], [[Missouri Valley Conference]], [[Mountain West Conference]], [[Pac-12 Conference]], [[Patriot League]], [[Southeastern Conference]], [[Southern Conference]], and [[West Coast Conference]].

==History==
((More citations needed|section|date=October 2022))

===NIT (1966–1975)===
((see also|List of National Invitation Tournament postseason broadcasters))

From 1966 to 1975, CBS provided national television coverage for selected games from the [[National Invitation Tournament]]. Before 1975, the NCAA only allowed one team per conference to play in the NCAA tournament. Therefore, the NIT got many top teams and was considered somewhat comparable in quality to the NCAA Tournament.

In the early part of this era (circa [[1966 National Invitation Tournament|1966]]–[[1968 National Invitation Tournament|1968]]), CBS carried one game on the opening Saturday and the championship game the following Saturday. By [[1969 National Invitation Tournament|1969]], CBS moved their first round coverage from Saturday to Sunday to avoid conflicting with the [[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] coverage on [[College Basketball on NBC Sports|NBC]]. In the process, the NIT title game went head-to-head with the NCAA consolation game. The same would be true on both counts for the next three years.

In [[1973 National Invitation Tournament|1973]], CBS expanded their NIT coverage to four games. The March 17 [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] vs. [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] game went up against an NCAA Tournament game on NBC. Meanwhile, the March 24 Notre Dame vs. [[1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] game went up against the first NCAA Final Four game.

In 1974, CBS went from covering four to covering five games in the NIT. The March 16 doubleheader [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball|Maryland Eastern Shore]] vs. [[Manhattan Jaspers basketball|Manhattan]] and [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]] vs. [[1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] went up against the [[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1974 NCAA tournament]] on NBC. Meanwhile, the March 23 doubleheader Purdue vs. [[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]] and [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] vs. [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]] went head-to-head against the NCAA Final Four.

In 1975, CBS did not cover any NIT games on the first weekend, but did carry the semifinals and finals. The March 22 doubleheader [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence]] vs. [[1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team|St. John's]] and [[1974–75 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]] vs. [[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|Oregon]] went head-to-head with the [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].

===1980s===
((see also|NCAA basketball tournament selection process#Selection Sunday))

Besides being their first year covering the NCAA tournament,<ref>((cite web|title=CBS at 75|url=http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|quote=March 29, 1982 In CBS Sports' first-ever broadcast of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game, University of North Carolina, with freshman Michael Jordan, beats Georgetown for the NCAA crown. CBS Sports wins the Outstanding Live Sports Special Emmy Award for its coverage.|work=CBS.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006120654/http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|archive-date=October 6, 2011))</ref> 1982 also marked the first year that the [[NCAA basketball tournament selection process|NCAA selection show]]<ref>((cite web|title=CBS at 75|website=[[CBS]] |url=http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|quote=March 7, 1982 For the first time ever, the "NCAA Selection Show" is broadcast live to a national audience by CBS Sports.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006120654/http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|archive-date=October 6, 2011))</ref> was broadcast on television.

For their inaugural season,<ref>((cite web|title=Milestone firsts in college basketball TV history|url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/milestone-firsts-in-college-basketball.html|website=Classic Sports TV and Media|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=November 21, 2013))</ref> CBS had to scramble to arrange a regular season schedule as [[NBC]] still held exclusive rights to certain collegiate conferences. CBS also signed [[Billy Packer]] away from NBC to be its top analyst (teaming with [[Sports commentator|play-by-play announcer]] [[Gary Bender]],<ref>((cite web|title=CBS at 75|url=http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|work=CBS.com|quote=April 14, 1983 In an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game upset, Gary Bender and Billy Packer call North Carolina State's upset of the University of Houston.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006120654/http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1980.shtml|archive-date=October 6, 2011))</ref> and later [[Brent Musburger]] and [[Jim Nantz]]). Packer also played a key role in helping CBS put together its schedule. In the 1981–82 season, CBS did however, happen to obtain contracts with the [[Metro Conference|Metro]] and [[Missouri Valley Conference]]s. During the [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982 NCAA tournament]], CBS introduced 11:30&nbsp;p.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone]]) games on Thursday and Friday nights for the first two weekends.

CBS also aired an [[NBA on CBS|NBA]] game in the noon timeslot on Sunday, March 14 while only showing a doubleheader of NCAA games. During the telecast of the March 14, 1982 [[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] vs. [[1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]] game, [[Fred White (sportscaster)|Fred White]] started the game on play-by-play with [[Irv Brown]] as analyst, but White came down with [[laryngitis]] a few minutes into the game. So Brown shifted to play-by-play (for the first time ever) and [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] head coach [[George Raveling]] came out of the stands to serve as analyst for the remainder of the game.

[[Tom Brookshier]], who was a play-by-play broadcaster for the ''[[NFL on CBS]]'' at the time, became the subject of controversy because of a remark he made during a [[1983 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[1983 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] game broadcast on December 11, 1983. After a program note for an upcoming telecast of an NCAA men's basketball game involving the [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]], Brookshier said that the players on the Louisville team had "a collective I.Q. of about 40". This resulted in [[Neal Pilson]], then president of [[CBS Sports]], apologizing to Louisville school officials and later suspending Brookshier for the last weekend of the [[National Football League|NFL]] regular season. Louisville's athletic director, Bill Olsen, felt that the remark was [[racism]], since Louisville's starting five were all [[African Americans]]. Brookshier later apologized, calling his remark "stupid" and "dumb," but was angered over CBS' reaction, saying "I'm not about to be judged on one comment." He added, "I've done a lot of things for charity. Now my own network is bailing out on me and taking me off the air. After 20 years at CBS, I deserve better than this."<ref>((cite news|title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Brookshier Penalized|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/14/sports/sports-people-brookshier-penalized.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 14, 1983|access-date=August 13, 2010))</ref> The apology was accepted by the university, as its president, Donald Swain, invited Brookshier to be the featured speaker at the school's annual football kickoff luncheon in [[Clarksville, Indiana]] on August 2, 1984.<ref>((cite news|title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Louisville Gesture|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/12/sports/sports-people-louisville-gesture.html|work=The New York Times|date=July 12, 1984|access-date=August 13, 2010))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Brookshier's 'Penance'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/03/sports/sports-people-brookshier-s-penance.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 3, 1984|access-date=August 13, 2010))</ref> Brookshier was reinstated in CBS's announcing lineup for the [[1984 NFL season]], continuing as a network commentator through the [[1987 NFL season]].

For the [[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1984 NCAA tournament]], CBS expanded its coverage on the first Sunday to a triple header. In areas which received the March 23 [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] vs. [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] game (most of the nation), CBS joined the [[1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]] vs. [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] game in progress (although some stations may have aired a syndicated program at 11:30 and carried the Georgetown vs. UNLV game in its entirety at midnight) around 1:30&nbsp;a.m. [[ESPN]] re-aired the CBS feed of the Georgetown-UNLV game at 2:30 am.
 
The [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985 NCAA tournament]] marked the first year that CBS had aired a regional semifinal tournament doubleheader, leaving [[ESPN College Basketball|ESPN]] with only one live game on each of these nights. Also that year, [[Brent Musburger]] took over from [[Gary Bender]] in the top CBS play-by-play role (but worked in the studio on the first weekend). Meanwhile, [[Pat Summerall]] made a return to basketball play-by-play during the tournament after having not worked any basketball games since the [[1974 NBA playoffs]]). Summerall called second-round tournament games in Atlanta alongside [[Larry Conley]].

In the [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986 NCAA tournament]], [[Jim Nantz]] made his NCAA tournament play-by-play debut, calling second-round games in Greensboro with [[Bill Raftery]]. Back on January 18, Nantz did play-by-play on his first college basketball game for CBS, a regional telecast between [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] and [[Miami Hurricanes men's basketball|Miami]]. One year later, CBS started using Nantz as the studio host for the NCAA tournament.

The [[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1987 NCAA tournament]] marked the first year that CBS used the song "[[One Shining Moment]]" for its tournament epilogue.((Citation needed|reason=Needs source|date=June 2022)) 1987 was the last year that CBS aired an NCAA tournament game on [[broadcast delay]] ([[1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team|Syracuse]] vs. [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] from East Rutherford on March 19 at 11:30&nbsp;p.m. Eastern time; the actual tip-off time was 6:30&nbsp;p.m.). 1987 would also prove to be the last time that CBS used its #1 announce team (in this case, Brent Musburger and Billy Packer) on two regional finals. Musburger and Packer called the Syracuse vs. [[1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] game in East Rutherford) and [[1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]] vs. [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]] game in Cincinnati.

[[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1988]] was the first year that CBS televised all regional semifinals. In these years, CBS only came on the air for basketball at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. ET for basketball in the regions which got the 7:30 game. In essence, most of the country was "in the dark" until 8 p.m. This was also the first year that CBS moved the Final Four games to 5:30&nbsp;p.m. ET. CBS used ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' writer Curry Kirkpatrick as an analyst for the second round. Kirkpatrick teamed with [[Tim Ryan (sportscaster)|Tim Ryan]] on the second-round games in Atlanta.

===1990s===
For the [[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1990 NCAA tournament]], CBS expanded its coverage on the first Saturday to show a quadruple header. This particular tournament also marked Brent Musburger's last assignment for CBS. Although Musburger was fired on [[April Fools' Day]] (which fell on the Sunday of Final Four weekend that year), he still did play-by-play for the championship game. As previously mentioned, Musburger had done play-by-play (although he worked in the studio for the first weekends) for CBS' coverage of the Final Four since [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]].

During the 1990–91 season, CBS' February 10, 1991 broadcast of a game between [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] and [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] (which, respectively, were the  No. 1 and No. 2 college basketball teams in the nation at the time) drew the highest [[Nielsen ratings]] for a regular season college basketball game since 1985.

In the [[1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1991 NCAA tournament]], CBS assumed responsibility for covering all games of the NCAA tournament, with the exception of the single Tuesday night "play-in" game (the play-in game – between teams ranked as No. 64 and No. 65 seeds – is televised by ESPN, except for the first one, which was aired on then-CBS owned cable channel [[Paramount Network]], and used CBS graphics and announcers). For the evening sessions in the first round, CBS only came on the air at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. for basketball games in the regions which received a 7:30 game broadcast. Otherwise, most of the country was "in the dark" until 8:00&nbsp;p.m. 1991 was also the first year that the Saturday regional finals started at 3:30&nbsp;p.m.

The [[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1992 NCAA tournament]] also featured the return of [[Al McGuire]] to NCAA tournament commentary for the first time since 1981 (NBC's final year broadcasting the tournament). McGuire wasn't sure he could handle four games on the first round, so CBS used [[Greg Kelser]] for the afternoon session in Milwaukee alongside [[Dick Stockton]]. Meanwhile, this year, CBS again used Jim Nantz and Billy Packer in the studio for the first weekend. It was during the 1992 tournament that CBS televised the now legendary [[The Shot (Duke–Kentucky)|East Regional Final]] between [[1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] and [[1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]. With [[Verne Lundquist]] and [[Len Elmore]] on commentary, this game has since been seen by many as the single greatest college basketball game ever played.<ref>Mike Douchant – [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/basketball/men/02tourney/greatest-games.htm Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history]. The Sports Xchange, published in ''USA Today'', March 25, 2002.</ref>

In 1993, CBS adopted their current theme, which has been used in variations ever since (the first update coming in 2004).((Citation needed|reason=YouTube videos are not a valid source|date=June 2022)) This year, CBS kept Nantz in the studio for the first weekend of the [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993 NCAA tournament]], but used Packer on games with a different play-by-play partner (such as [[James Brown (sportscaster)|James Brown]], and subsequently, and Dick Stockton, [[Bob Rathbun]], and [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]]). CBS would continue this practice until 1998.

The [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1995 tournament]] was the first year that CBS moved the Sunday regional finals to 2:30&nbsp;p.m. During the 1995–96 season, CBS used a "wheel" concept on selected days, using a set of games with start times that were usually staggered by one hour. For example, CBS might have a game starting at 2:00&nbsp;p.m., another one at 3:00&nbsp;p.m., and a third one at 4:00&nbsp;p.m. Some areas of the country would see the 2:00&nbsp;p.m. game, then join the middle game in progress around 4:00&nbsp;p.m. (likely seeing the second half only), and then join the late game in progress around 5:00&nbsp;p.m. Other areas might see the first half of the 2:00&nbsp;p.m. game, then see the entire 3:00&nbsp;p.m. game and then join the late game in progress. CBS would periodically use this concept the next few seasons as well. It would influence how the [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams|2011 selection show]] was conducted in terms of start times, except by that time, four different networks would be airing games.

1996 was the first [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] on which [[Gus Johnson (sportscaster)|Gus Johnson]] called play-by-play for CBS. Johnson worked with [[Quinn Buckner]] on first and second-round games in Indianapolis.

Jim Nantz came down with [[laryngitis]] during the January 17, 1998 game between [[1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] and [[1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team|Stanford]] game and sat out on January 18, where Billy Packer was scheduled to work [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] at [[1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]. CBS had no games on the weekend of February 14 as it was [[CBS Olympic broadcasts]] the [[1998 Winter Olympics]].

With the [[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1998 tournament]], CBS started using the team of Jim Nantz and Billy Packer to call games the first weekend. The previous several years, Nantz worked the studio on the first weekend (as was the case with his predecessor, Brent Musburger) while Packer called games with various partners. 1998 also marked first tournament appearance for [[Ian Eagle]], who teamed with [[Jim Spanarkel]] in early round games in Sacramento.

1999 served as the first year of the [[DirecTV]] Mega March Madness package. This was also the first year that [[Kevin Harlan]] called the [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] and the last year for Al McGuire. Harlan called first-round games in Seattle alongside [[Jon Sundvold]]. Meanwhile, McGuire's final tournament game for CBS was the regional final between [[1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] and [[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]] at East Rutherford. McGuire worked alongside [[Verne Lundquist]] during the 1999 tournament.

===2000s===
In 1999, CBS began broadcasting its coverage of the Final Four in [[high-definition television]]. From 2000 to 2004, only one first- or second-round site and one regional site were designated as sites for the high definition broadcasts. In 2005, all regional games were broadcast in HD, and four first- and second-round sites were designated for HD coverage. Local stations broadcasting in both [[digital television]] and [[analog television]] had the option of airing separate games on their high definition and [[standard-definition television]] channels, to take advantage of the available HD coverage.

[[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2000]] marked the return of [[Dick Enberg]] to NCAA tournament play-by-play after 19 years. Enberg was paired with [[James Worthy]] in 2000, [[Bill Walton]] in 2001, [[Matt Goukas]] from 2002 to 2004, [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] along with Goukas in 2004, and [[Jay Bilas]] beginning in 2005. This was also the first year that CBS moved the Saturday regional final to 4:30&nbsp;p.m. ET.

In [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]], CBS assigned the team of Jim Nantz and Billy Packer to a Thursday/Saturday tournament regional for the first time ever.  Also in 2001, the NCAA expanded the tournament to 65 teams and created a Tuesday night "play-in" game on TNN (which was called by [[Tim Brando]] and [[Rick Pitino]] from Dayton). [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]] had CBS broadcast the Saturday second round quadrupleheader at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. and the Final Four to 6:00&nbsp;p.m. for the first time. By this time however, the "play-in" game moved to ESPN (this time called by [[Mike Tirico]] and [[Len Elmore]]). 
 
On March 20 and 21, [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2003]], CBS provided [[Iraq War]] coverage during the afternoon sessions. As a result, ESPN carried the tournament games using CBS announcers. This also led CBS to expand to a quadruple header for its Sunday game broadcasts on March 23. Also in 2003, CBS struck a deal with [[Yahoo!]] to offer live streaming of the first three rounds of the tournament through its Yahoo! Platinum service, for [[United States dollar|$]]16.95 a month.<ref>((cite web|title=Yahoo unveils Platinum paid service|url=http://news.cnet.com/Yahoo+unveils+Platinum+paid+service/2100-1032_3-992691.html|publisher=[[CNET#News.com|CNET News.com]]|access-date=March 17, 2007))</ref>

For [[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2004]], CBS assigned Jim Nantz and Billy Packer to a Thursday through Saturday regional for the third time in four years. This was also the only year that Nantz and Packer worked Thursday through Saturday tournament games on each of the first two weekends. That year, CBS sold access to ''March Madness On Demand'' for US$9.95, which provided games not otherwise shown on broadcast television. The service was available for free to [[AOL]] subscribers.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2004_03_16.shtml#005874|title=NCAA Premium Webcasts To Carry Ads|publisher=PaidContent.org|date=March 17, 2004|access-date=November 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718175523/http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2004_03_16.shtml#005874|archive-date=July 18, 2006|url-status=dead))</ref> In 2005, the service charged US$19.95 for a subscription, but offered enhanced coverage of pregame and postgame interviews and [[press conference]].<ref>((cite web|title=NCAA MARCH MADNESS ON DEMAND SPEARHEADS CSTV.COM'S ONLINE COVERAGE :: CSTV.com Features Exclusive Blogs From Coaches Norm Roberts, Steve Fisher And Pat Kennedy, Streaming Video of Classic NCAA Tournament Moments, Exclusive Columns From Matt Doherty, Brian Curtis, Debbie Antonelli, Jerry Palm<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/031405acz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428164954/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/031405acz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2005|work=[[CBS Sports Network|College Sports Television]]))</ref>

In [[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2006]], ''March Madness On Demand'' was available free of charge, but dropped the coverage of interviews and press conferences. The service was profitable and set a record for simultaneous online streams at 268,000.<ref>((cite news|title=CBS's NCAA March Madness On Demand Sets Internet Record For Simultaneous Live Viewing Of An Entertainment Or Sports Event<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/press/view.asp?id=4405|work=Streamingmedia.com|access-date=2008-11-24|archive-date=2008-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423230607/http://www.streamingmedia.com/press/view.asp?id=4405|url-status=dead))</ref> ''March Madness On Demand'' has been available free to online users in all subsequent years.

In addition, College Sports Television (later CBS College Sports Network, now [[CBS Sports Network]]) broadcast two "late early" games that would not otherwise be broadcast nationally. These were the second games in the daytime session in the [[Pacific Time Zone]], to avoid starting games before 10:00&nbsp;a.m. These games are also available via ''March Madness on Demand'' and on CBS affiliates in the market areas of the teams playing. In most markets, stations break between 5:00 and 7:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time for regular late afternoon programming, which consists of local newscasts and the ''[[CBS Evening News]]'', as well as any other syndicated programming such as ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''. In areas where ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' was pre-empted for basketball, the game show aired within this window. CSTV also broadcast the official pregame and postgame shows and press conferences from the teams involved.<ref>((cite web|title=CSTV: #1 in College Sports – Men's Basketball<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/030607acz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312015651/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/030607acz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2007|work=CSTV.com))</ref>

Beginning in [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2007]], all games in the tournament (including all first and second-round games) were available in high definition, and local stations were required to air the same game on both their analog and digital channels. However, due to satellite limitations, first round "constant" feeds were only available in standard definition.<ref>((cite web|title=Why we didn't get Stanford in HDTV (but the rest of the country did) – Morning Buzz|url=http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/buzz/2007/03/15/ncaa-tournament-why-we-didnt-get-stanford-in-hdtv-but-the-rest-of-the-country-did|work=Mercextra.com|date=March 15, 2007))</ref> Some stations that operate digital television chose not to televise high-definition broadcasts of the first and second rounds and the regional semifinals, and split their signal into [[digital subchannel]] to show all games going on simultaneously. Most notably, [[WRAL-TV]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] provided four separate feeds on its digital signal from 2000 to 2010 in order to show all of the games.<ref>((cite web|title=WRAL Digital Airs Entire NCAA basketball tournament<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.cbc-raleigh.com/inside_cbc/2000news/031600hd.htm|work=[[Capitol Broadcasting Company]]|date=March 16, 2000))</ref>

Also in 2007, CBS broadcast all games from each regional site in high definition, however, due to limitations in the CBS Broadcast Center, only the "Flex" feeds were available in HD, constant feeds were in standard definition. Upgrades at the CBS Broadcast Center allowed all feeds, flex and constant, to be presented in high definition for the 2008 tournament. Meanwhile, James Brown returned to NCAA tournament play-by-play for the first time since 1994. Brown however drew very negative reviews<ref>((cite magazine |last=Patashnik|first=Josh|date=March 18, 2008|title=The Golden Gus|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/60849/the-golden-gus|magazine=The New Republic))</ref><ref>((cite news |last=Simmons|first=Bill |date=March 20, 2007|title=A fan's notes: Gus, Kevin, more|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/blog/index?entryDate=20070320&name=simmons|work=Page 2 : Bill Simmons Blog – ESPN))</ref> for his performance. Consequently, CBS would not use Brown on play-by-play for the 2008 tournament. CBS also aired one first-round game each day on CSTV.

For [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008]], CBS moved the Saturday regional final doubleheader to 6:30&nbsp;p.m. 2008 also marked the last NCAA tournament in which Billy Packer would serve as a color commentator, a run that started in [[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1974]] (he would be replaced by [[Clark Kellogg]] for [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009]]).

===2010s===
((see also|NCAA March Madness (TV program)))
Despite CBS's contract to carry the tournament until [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013]], the NCAA had the option of ending its agreement with the network after the [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]. This led to speculation that ESPN would snag the rights to future tournament games.<ref>((cite news|title=ESPN to snag the Final Four?|url=http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/11517|author=Don Surber|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401101057/http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/11517|archive-date=2010-04-01|work=[[Charleston Daily Mail]]))</ref> However, on April 22, 2010, the NCAA signed a [[NCAA March Madness (TV program)|''NCAA March Madness'']] deal with CBS and the [[Turner Broadcasting System]]<ref>((cite web |url=http://awfulannouncing.com/cbs/looking-back-ncaa-cbsturner-partnership-began.html|title=Looking back at how the NCAA-CBS/Turner partnership began|last=Fang|first=Ken|date=March 17, 2017|website=Awful Announcing))</ref> worth more than $10.8 billion, allowing CBS to continue airing the entire final four through the national championship, with CBS and Turner splitting coverage of earlier rounds in the now 68-team field. Since [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2015]], the Final Four and national championship alternate between CBS and [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] with the regional semifinals and finals being split between the two networks.<ref>((cite press release|title=NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Expands To 68 Teams; CBS Adds Turner To Television Team|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/22/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-expands-to-68-teams-cbs-adds-turner-to-television-team/49412|work=CBS|publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]] ([[Zap2It]]/[[Tribune Media]])|date=April 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501012528/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/22/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-expands-to-68-teams-cbs-adds-turner-to-television-team/49412|archive-date=May 1, 2010))</ref>

CBS receives the same number of "windows", or time slots, for its tournament coverage as in previous years. However, all games are now nationally – rather than regionally – televised. Both games from a particular section and site are shown back-to-back on the same network each day, except for the second session on March 20, [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2011]], which was split between CBS and [[TruTV]] so that CBS could show ''[[60 Minutes]]'' at its regular time, or as close to it as possible. CBS also keeps coverage of the [[NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament]], which is part of the larger contract for this tournament.((Citation needed|reason=Needs source|date=June 2022))

In the [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14 season]], analysts [[Greg Anthony]] and Clark Kellogg switched roles, with Anthony moving to the broadcast booth and Kellogg returning to his previous role as a studio analyst. However, on January 17, 2015, halfway through the [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2014–15 season]], CBS announced Anthony would be suspended indefinitely following his arrest in [[Washington, D.C.]] the previous day on charges of soliciting prostitutes.<ref name=anthony>((cite news|title=Greg Anthony suspended indefinitely by CBS, Turner Sports after arrest for soliciting prostitute|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/01/17/greg-anthony-suspended-arrest-soliciting-prostitute/21913575/|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=January 17, 2015|access-date=February 2, 2015))</ref>

Under a sub-licensing agreement with its new rightsholder Fox (following their breakaway from the football-playing members, now known as the [[American Athletic Conference]]), CBS acquired rights to selected [[Big East Conference]] games beginning 2013–14, mainly airing on CBS Sports Network (but with selected games airing on broadcast television). As of the 2019–20 season, CBS will air 20 games per-season, with at least two on broadcast television.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/cbs/cbs-big-east-fox-2024-25.html|title=CBS will sublicense Big East basketball games from Fox through 2024–25|date=2019-05-09|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|access-date=May 10, 2019))</ref>

CBS also sublicensed rights to selected [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (until 2018–19), [[Big 12 Conference]] and [[Pac-12 Conference]] games beginning 2012–13 from ESPN.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports/|title=ViacomCBS Press Express &#124; CBS Sports|website=ViacomCBS Press Express))</ref>

In 2017, CBS extended its contract with the [[Big Ten Conference]] as part of a new, six-year contract, with the network carrying 10 regular-season games per-season, and coverage of the semi-finals and championship games of the [[Big Ten men's basketball tournament]].<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/terrapins-insider/wp/2017/07/24/big-ten-formally-announces-six-year-media-rights-deal-with-espn-fox-and-cbs/|title=Big Ten formally announces six-year media rights deal with ESPN, FOX and CBS|last=Stubbs|first=Roman|date=2017-07-24|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-09|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286))</ref>

=== 2020s ===
In August 2022, CBS renewed its rights to the Big Ten under a seven-year deal beginning in the 2023–24 season; the network will air an increased number of regular-season games, and continue carrying coverage of the semi-finals and championship games of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, while also adding the championship game of the Big Ten [[Big Ten women's basketball tournament|women's basketball tournament]].<ref name=":2">((Cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |date=2022-08-18 |title=Big Ten announces deals with Fox, CBS, NBC, including championship game splits |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/big-ten-announces-deals-with-fox-cbs-nbc-through-2029-30.html |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US))</ref> The 2022–23 season would mark the last for Jim Nantz, who would step down after 38 years between the studio and play-by-play to spend time with family (he will continue with his NFL and golf assignments). Ian Eagle, the announcer immediately behind Nantz on the NFL, will take over as basketball lead.<ref>((Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew|date=2022-10-24 |title=Jim Nantz to call his final NCAA Tournament with Ian Eagle as successor |url=https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/jim-nantz-to-call-final-ncaa-tournament-with-ian-eagle-as-successor/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US))</ref>

In August 2023, CBS announced a new three-year deal with the [[Summit League]]. CBS Sports Network will at least six regular season men's basketball games, as well as the semifinals of the women's tournament and the finals of both the men's and women's tournaments. The network also has the ability to add 6 additional men's and women's regular season games.<ref>((Cite press release|date=2023-08-10 |title=Summit League unveils an expansion of media rights through agreements with CBS Sports and Midco |url=https://www.midcosports.com/blog/2023/08/summit-league-unveils-an-expansion-of-media-rights-through-agreements-with-cbs-sports-and-midco/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |newspaper=Midco Sports|language=en-US))</ref>

==Coverage overview (2010–present)==

===March Madness feed overview===
((unreferenced section|date=October 2022))

====Former====
Until 2010, CBS broadcast the remaining 63 games of the NCAA tournament proper. Most areas saw only eight of 32 first-round games, seven second-round games, and four regional semifinal games (out of the possible 56 games during these rounds). Coverage preempted regular programming on the network, except during a two-hour window from about 5:00 until 7:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time when local affiliates were allowed to carry local newscasts and/or syndicated programming. The structure used by CBS resulted in far fewer hours of first-round coverage than under the former ESPN scheduling structure but allows the games to reach a much larger audience than ESPN is able to reach.

CBS provided three sets of feeds from each venue, a "constant" feed, a "swing" feed and a "flex" feed. Constant feeds remained primarily on a given game and were used primarily by stations with local interest in a game. Despite its name, a constant feed would occasionally veer away to other games for brief updates, however, coverage generally remained with the initial game. Swing feeds tended to stay on games of natural interest, such as teams from local conferences, but would go to other games that have close scores. On a flex feed, coverage flipped from one venue to another, depending on the action at the various games in progress. If one game was a blowout, coverage would switch to a more competitive game. Flex games had no natural interest for the stations carrying them, allowing the flex game to be the best game in progress. Station feeds were planned in advance and individual [[owned-and-operated station]] and [[network affiliate]] stations had the option of requesting either constant or flex feed for various games. All games on [[DirecTV]]'s Mega March Madness were sourced from the constant feed. In contrast, the regional finals, the national semifinals and the national championship were broadcast throughout the country.

From 2011 to 2013, CBS aired all of its game broadcasts on a national basis. The network aired a total of 26 games in each of the three years (which did not include the games to which Turner Sports held broadcast rights): eight second-round games (four games per day), seven third-round games (four games during the first day and three games on the second due to the network's broadcast of ''60 Minutes''), four games in the Sweet 16 (two games per day), all four of the Elite Eight games (two games per day), both of the Final Four games and the Championship Game.

In 2014 and 2015, CBS aired all of its game telecasts nationally. The network aired a total of 22 games in each of the two years (not including the games broadcast through Turner Sports' end of the agreement): eight second-round games (four games per day), seven third-round games (four games on the first day and three games on the second to accommodate its airing of ''60 Minutes''), four games in the Sweet 16 (two games per day), two of the Elite Eight games (both of which were played on a Sunday) and the Championship Game.

====Current====
In 2016, CBS once again aired all of its game broadcasts nationally.  The network aired a total of 21 games (not including the games broadcast through Turner Sports' end of the agreement): eight first-round games (four games per day), seven second-round games (four games on the first day and three games on the second to accommodate its airing of ''60 Minutes'') four games in the Sweet Sixteen (two games per day) and two of the Elite Eight games (both of which were played on a Saturday).<ref>((Cite web|title=CBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game Windows and Programming Schedule ((!)) NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-02-10/cbs-sports-and-turner-sports-announce-2021-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.ncaa.com|language=en))</ref> For the 2021 NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament CBS broadcast 24 games throughout the tournament. This included the National Championship, Final Four Semifinals, Elite 8, Sweet 16 and First and Second Rounds of the tournament.

===Regular season coverage overview===
====[[CBS]]====
*[[Big Ten Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/shows/college-football/releases/?view=100695-cbs-sports-and-big-ten-conference-reach-new-long-term-multiplatform-rights-agreement-for-football-and-basketball-through-2029-30-season|title=Paramount Press Express &#124; CBS Sports &#124; COLLEGE FOOTBALL &#124; Releases|website=www.paramountpressexpress.com|date=18 August 2022 ))</ref>
**Tournament semifinals and championship
*[[Missouri Valley Conference]] (Championship Only)<ref name=espn-sub/> 
*[[Atlantic 10 Conference]] (Championship Only)<ref name=a10>((Cite web|url=http://atlantic10.com/news/2020/11/19/about-the-atlantic-10-atlantic-10-and-cbs-sports-extend-television-partnership.aspx|title=Atlantic 10 and CBS Sports Extend Television Partnership|website=atlantic10.com|date=25 April 2024 ))</ref>
*[[Southeastern Conference]]<ref name="espn-sub">((Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-02-12-9402120919-story.html|title=SEC, CBS AGREE TO CONTRACT|website=Orlando Sentinel|date=12 February 1994 ))</ref>
*[[Big 12 Conference]]<ref name="espn-sub"/>
*[[Big East Conference]]<ref name="big-east">((Cite web|url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/5/9/mens-basketball-big-east-cbs-continue-broadcast-agreement.aspx|title=BIG EAST, CBS Continue Broadcast Agreement|website=www.bigeast.com))</ref>
*[[Mountain West Conference]]<ref name=MW>((Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/mountain-west-and-cbs-sports-renew-tv-deal-to-air-college-football-basketball-games-through-2025-26/|title=Mountain West and CBS Sports renew TV deal to air college football, basketball games through 2025-26|website=CBSSports.com|date=9 January 2020 ))</ref>
**Tournament championship
*[[Pac-12 Conference]]<ref name=espn-sub/>
*[[American Athletic Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/03/20/ap-source-american-athletic-makes-12-year-tv-deal-with-espn/39229011/|title=AP source: American Athletic makes 12-year TV deal with ESPN|website=USA TODAY))</ref>
*[[CBS Sports Classic]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/cbs-sports-classic-to-launch-in-2014-includes-college-hoops-blue-bloods/|title=CBS Sports Classic to launch in 2014, includes college hoops blue bloods|website=CBSSports.com|date=7 May 2014 ))</ref>

====[[CBS Sports Network]]====
*[[Conference USA]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/conference_usa_extends_tv_rights_deal_with_cbs/|title=Conference USA extends TV rights deal with CBS|date=June 13, 2012))</ref>
**Tournament semifinals and championship
*[[Mountain West Conference]]<ref name=MW/>
**Tournament quarterfinals and semifinals
*[[Atlantic 10 Conference]]<ref name=a10/>
**Tournament semifinals
*[[Big East Conference]]<ref name=big-east/>
*[[Missouri Valley Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/9/30/mens-basketball-mvc-announces-basketball-package-on-cbs-sports.aspx|title=MVC Announces Basketball Package on CBS Sports|website=mvc-sports.com|date=5 October 2022 ))</ref> 
**Tournament semifinal
*[[Mid-American Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/7/22/football-mac-cbs-sports-network-announce-four-year-contract-extension.aspx|title=MAC & CBS Sports Network Announce Four Year Contract Extension|website=getsomemaction.com))</ref>
**Tournament semifinals
*[[Colonial Athletic Association]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.wwaytv3.com/colonial-athletic-association-and-cbs-sports-network-sign-multi-year-deal/|title=Colonial Athletic Association and CBS Sports Network sign multi-year deal|date=July 11, 2017))</ref>
**Tournament semifinal and championship
*[[West Coast Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://kslsports.com/417121/byu-basketball-wcc-signs-extension-with-espn-adds-cbs-sports-tv-deal/|title=WCC Signs Extension With ESPN, Adds CBS Sports In New Media Rights Deal|first=Mitch|last=Harper|date=September 19, 2019|website=KSL Sports))</ref>
*[[Patriot League]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://patriotleague.org/news/2015/6/15/Patriot_League_and_CBS_Sports_Network_Reach_Multi_Year_Television_Agreement|title=Patriot League and CBS Sports Network Reach Multi-Year Television Agreement|website=patriotleague.org|date=15 June 2015 ))</ref>
**Tournament semifinal and championship
*[[Northeast Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2022/11/9/MBB_WBB_TV_Release_2223.aspx|title=Northeast Conference Announces 2022-23 Basketball Television Schedule|website=northeastconference.org))</ref>
*[[Southern Conference]]<ref>((Cite web|url=http://soconsports.com/news/2022/10/19/socon-announces-cbs-sports-network-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx|title=SoCon announces CBS Sports Network men's basketball schedule|website=soconsports.com|date=20 October 2022 ))</ref>
*[[Cancún Challenge]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/how-to-watch-the-cancun-challenge-on-cbs-sports-network-and-sportslive-date-bracket-times/|title=How to watch the Cancun Challenge on CBS Sports Network and SportsLive: Date, bracket, times|website=CBSSports.com|date=19 November 2018 ))</ref>
*[[Emerald Coast Classic]]<ref>((cite tweet|user=robanderson|number=509744142931738624|title=CBS Sports Network announces it will televise the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic. Field is Creighton, Cincy, Ole Miss, MTSU.))</ref>
*Veterans Classic<ref>((Cite web|url=https://navysports.com/sports/2018/8/21/veterans-classic.aspx|title=Veterans Classic|website=Naval Academy Athletics))</ref>
*[[Jamaica Classic (basketball)|Jamaica Classic]]<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/5/9/mens-basketball-big-east-cbs-continue-broadcast-agreement.aspx | title=BIG EAST, CBS Continue Broadcast Agreement ))</ref> 
*[[Bahamas Championship]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2021/11/24/watch-mississippi-state-louisville-mens-basketball-baha-mar-hoops-bahamas/8736956002/|title=How to watch Mississippi State vs. Louisville basketball on TV, live stream in Baha Mar Hoops showcase|first=Daniella|last=Medina|website=The Clarion-Ledger))</ref>
*[[SoCal Challenge]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/26/2321281/0/en/SoCal-Challenge-NCAA-Basketball-Event-to-Air-on-CBS-Sports-Network.html|title=SoCal Challenge NCAA Basketball Event to Air on CBS Sports Network|first=Joe|last=Lewis|date=October 26, 2021|website=GlobeNewswire News Room))</ref>
*[[Hall of Fame Classic (basketball tournament)|Hall of Fame Classic]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://usfdons.com/news/2022/10/20/mens-basketball-hall-of-fame-classic-to-air-on-cbs-sports-network.aspx|title=Hall of Fame Classic to Air on CBS Sports Network|website=University of San Francisco Athletics|date=20 October 2022 ))</ref>
*[[Sunshine Slam]]<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.sunshineslam.com/uncategorized/schedule-announce-for-2022-sunshine-slam/ | title=Schedule Announce for 2022 Sunshine Slam &#124; Sunshine Slam ))</ref>
*Legends of Basketball Showcase<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/586891585/nbrpa-announces-college-basketball-matchups-for-2022-legends-of-basketball-showcase|title=NBRPA Announces College Basketball Matchups for 2022 Legends of Basketball Showcase|author=Julio Manteiga|date=August 23, 2022|website=EIN News))</ref>

==Results==
((main|College Basketball on CBS results))

Each year, CBS broadcasts a number of regular-season match-ups from every major conference, in addition to carrying the [[Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament]].

==Commentators==
((main|List of CBS Sports college basketball commentators))

==Theme music==
The current theme for CBS' coverage, simply titled "CBS NCAA Basketball Theme," was written by Bob Christianson and has been in use by the network since the 1992–1993 season.<ref>((cite news|title=CBS NCAA Basketball Theme Made Composer Big Bucks|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2007/03/22/cbs-ncaa-basketball-theme-made-composer-big-bucks/|work=[[AOL]]|date=March 22, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006021712/http://www.aolnews.com/2007/03/22/cbs-ncaa-basketball-theme-made-composer-big-bucks/|archive-date=October 6, 2012))</ref> While different arrangements have been used over that time, the melody has remained largely the same. The theme has also been used for tournament coverage on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] and [[TruTV]] as part of its broadcast partnership with CBS. Although this new theme is different from the CBS version, it was originally only used for the NCAA Tournament broadcasts and for CBS coverage of conference tournaments. CBS continued to use the version in use since 2004 as its main theme for its regular-season coverage until the 2021–22 season, when it began using the tournament version of its theme music full-time.

At the end of CBS' coverage, a highlight reel featuring memorable moments from the tournament is shown, set to the song "[[One Shining Moment]]" originally written and performed by David Barrett (1987–1993 and 2000–2002), and subsequently covered by [[Teddy Pendergrass]] (1994–1999), [[Luther Vandross]] (2003–2009 and since 2011) and [[Jennifer Hudson]] (2010).

===Before "One Shining Moment"===
The following is a list of songs that CBS used during their closing montages from 1982 to 1986:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Year'''
|'''Song'''
|'''Artist'''
|- 
|[[1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1982]]
|[[The Sisters (Sister Sledge album)|"There's No Stopping Us"]]
|[[Sister Sledge]]
|-
|[[1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1983]]
|"[[All Right]]"
|[[Christopher Cross]]
|-
|[[1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1984]]
|"[[It's Your Night|Whatever We Imagine]]"
|[[James Ingram]]
|-
|[[1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1985]]
|[[Patton (film)#Music|"Theme from ''Patton''"]]
|[[Jerry Goldsmith]]
|-
|[[1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1986]]
|"[[Being Alive]]"
|[[Barbra Streisand]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball))

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