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CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
October 27, 2004
CBS Sports Begins 24th Consecutive Season with Most Comprehensive Regular-Season College Basketball Schedule on Network Television Featuring Top Teams from Eight Conferences
Highlights of the 13-week Regular-Season schedule include:
51 Regular-Season Match-ups - Eight Top Conferences
43 men's contests, three women's games and four conference championships, featuring teams from eight top conferences including, the Big Ten, Atlantic Coast (ACC), Big East, Southeastern (SEC), Conference USA, Pac-10, Big 12 and Patriot
2004 Defending NCAA Champions in Action
Defending national champion Connecticut makes five appearances, beginning Dec. 4
Outstanding Non-Conference Games
Oklahoma vs. Duke - Saturday, Dec. 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York City
Michigan at UCLA - Saturday, Dec. 18
Kansas at Kentucky - Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005
North Carolina at Connecticut - Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005
Conference Match-ups featuring 2004 Final Four Teams
2003 NCAA runner-up Georgia Tech at 2004 semi-finalist Duke - Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005
Texas Tech at 2004 semi-finalist Oklahoma State - Saturday Feb. 19, 2005
Connecticut at Pittsburgh - Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005
Oklahoma State at Kansas - Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005
Duke at North Carolina - Sunday, March 6, 2005
Key Conference Contests
Louisville at Cincinnati - Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005
Stanford at Arizona - Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005
Wisconsin at Illinois - Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005
Past two national champions collide - Syracuse at Connecticut - Saturday, March 5, 2005
Pac-10 Wildcard - Saturday, March 5, 2005
Kentucky at Florida - Sunday, March 6, 2005
Big Ten Wildcard - Sunday, March 6, 2005
Three National Women's Broadcasts Highlighted by 2004 NCAA Defending Champions
Tennessee at Connecticut - Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005
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Conference Championships and Selection Weekend
Conference USA, Pac-10, SEC and Big Ten crown their regular-season champions and earn automatic bids to the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Saturday and Sunday, March 12 & 13, 2005
Selection Sunday - March 13, 2005 - NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW, featuring the live, exclusive first-time announcement of the pairings for the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
CBS Sports' lead announce team for college basketball will be Jim Nantz and Emmy Award-winning analyst Billy Packer, who will be calling his 31st consecutive NCAA Tournament. Nantz and Packer will mark their 15th year covering the Final Four together as the Network's lead announce team. Bob Dekas serves as Coordinating Producer, College Basketball, CBS Sports and Bob Fishman is the lead director.
Tony Petitti is Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
The complete 2004-05 broadcast schedule follows.
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CBS Sports Contact: LeslieAnne Wade Jen Sabatelle 212/975-5171 212/975-4120 lwade@cbs.com jsabatelle@cbs.com
CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME COVERAGE
Sat., Dec. 4 Kentucky at North Carolina Noon - 2:30p.m. Regional
(Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Indiana at Connecticut
(Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn.)
Sat., Dec. 11 DOUBLEHEADER
Indiana at Kentucky 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. National
(Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.)
Stanford at Michigan State 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. National
(Palace at Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.)
Sat., Dec. 18 Michigan at UCLA 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Regional
(Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Oklahoma - Duke
(Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)
Sat., Jan 8 TRIPLEHEADER
Georgia at LSU (Women's) 12:00-2:00 p.m. Regional
(Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.)
Penn State at Wisconsin (Women's)
(Kohl Center, Madison, Wisc.)
Tennessee at Connecticut (Women's) 2:00- 4:00 p.m. National
(Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn.)
Illinois at Purdue 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Regional
(Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind.)
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
(Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.)
Sun. Jan 9 Kansas at Kentucky 4:30 - 6:30pm -or- National
(Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.) 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME COVERAGE
Sat., Jan 15 Syracuse at Providence Noon - 2:30 p.m. Regional
(Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.)
Louisville at Cincinnati
(Shoemaker Center, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Sun. Jan 16 Michigan State at Wisconsin 1:30 - 4:00 or National
(Kohl Center, Madison, Wisc.) 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 DOUBLEHEADER
LSU at Kentucky 1:30 - 3:45 p.m. National
(Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.)
Texas at Oklahoma 3:45 - 6:00 p.m. Regional
(Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla.)
California at UCLA
(Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Sat., Jan 29 Kentucky at Arkansas 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. National
(Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark.)
Sun. Jan 30 DOUBLEHEADER
Michigan at Purdue 1:30 - 3:45 p.m. National
(Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind.)
Connecticut at Notre Dame 3:45 - 6:00 p.m. Regional
(Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind.)
Washington at Arizona State
(Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Ariz.)
CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME COVERAGE
Sat., Feb. 5 Georgia Tech at Duke 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Regional
(Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.)
Stanford at Arizona
(McKale Center, Tuscon, Ariz.)
Sun., Feb. 6 Indiana at Illinois 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Regional
(Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill.)
Army at Navy
(Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.)
Sat., Feb. 12 Wisconsin at Illinois 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. National
(Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill.)
Sun., Feb. 13 North Carolina at Connecticut 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. National
(Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn.)
Sat., Feb. 19 Maryland at Virginia 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Regional (University Hall, Charlotteville,Va.)
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
(Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Okla.)
Sun., Feb. 20 Indiana at Michigan 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Regional (Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.)
UCLA at Stanford (Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.)
Sat., Feb. 26 DOUBLEHEADER
Kentucky at Alabama 1:30 - 3:45 p.m National (Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Connecticut at Pittsburgh 3:45 - 6:00 p.m. National
(Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME COVERAGE
Sun., Feb. 27 TRIPLEHEADER
Michigan St. at Indiana 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. National
(Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.)
UCLA at Notre Dame 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Regional
(Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind.)
Florida at South Carolina (The Carolina Center, Columbia, S.C.)
Oklahoma State at Kansas 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. National
(Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan.)
Sat., Mar 5 DOUBLEHEADER
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame 2:00- 4:00 p.m. Regional
(Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind.)
Alabama at Mississippi State
(Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Miss.)
Syracuse at Connecticut 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Regional
(Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.)
Pac-10 Wildcard Washington at Stanford
OR
Oregon at UCLA
OR
Arizona at Arizona State
Sun., Mar 6 TRIPLEHEADER
Kentucky at Florida 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. National
(O'Connell Center, Gainsville, Fla.)
Kansas at Missouri 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Regional
(Hearnes Center, Columbia, Mo.)
Big Ten Wildcard
Illinois at Ohio State
OR
Iowa - Michigan
OR
Purdue - Wisconsin
Duke at North Carolina 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. National
(Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.)
CBS SPORTS 2004-05 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME COVERAGE
Sat., Mar. 12 TRIPLEHEADER
Conf USA Championship 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. National
(Fed Ex Forum, Memphis, Tenn.)
Big Ten Semifinals 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. National
(United Center, Chicago, Ill.)
Pac-10 Championship 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. National
(Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Sun., Mar. 13 DOUBLEHEADER
SEC Championship 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. National
(Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.)
Big Ten Championship 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. National
(United Center, Chicago, Ill.)
NCAA Selection Show 6:00 - 7:00p.m. National
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