Your Championship Week Schedule (UPDATED)
Monday, March 09, 2009
ESPN's coverage of the various College Basketball Conference Tourneys is unprecedented, and this season's Championship Week looks to be even bigger and better than in years past. Among the conferences that ESPN will feature over the ten day period include: the ACC, Big Ten, Big East, SEC, Big XII, Atlantic 10, WCC, MAC, and WAC, and the network will air a ridiculous total of 152 games (men's and women's).
While there are multiple announcing teams covering the various early round conference games, your main teams for the championship games are as follows: ACC- Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Heather Cox; Big East- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Doris Burke; MAC- Bob Wischusen, Mark Adams; A10- Dave Pasch Bob Valvano; Big XII- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe; WAC- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo; SEC (Semifinals)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Jeannine Edwards; WCC- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo, Steve Lavin
Here's the rest of your Men's announcing schedule for March 5th- March 15th....
Update: I decided to take the time to fill in some of the teams for the schedule so be sure to find who will be playing when. For a much simpler version, with just the teams listed from major conferences, click the link below....
The Big Six Conference Tournament Schedule (CHJ)
Monday, March 9th
Southern Conference Championship - Charleston at Chattanooga (ESPN, 7pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes
Colonial Athletic Conference Championship - George Mason vs. VCU (ESPN2, 7pm)- Dave Pasch, Len Elmore
West Coast Conference - Championship (ESPN, 9pm)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo, Steve Lavin
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship - Niagra vs. Siena (ESPN2, 9pm)- Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Tuesday, March 10th
Summit League Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 8pm)- Dave Barnett, Tim Welsh
Horizon League Championship - Butler vs. Cleveland State (ESPN, 9pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla
Sun Belt Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 10pm)- Dave Pasch, Bob Valvano
Wednesday, March 11th
BIG EAST Conference Second Round - Providence vs. Cinci/DePaul winner (ESPN, Noon)- Dan Shulman, Len Elmore, Allen Hopkins
BIG EAST Conference Second Round - Marquette vs. G’town/St. John’s winner (ESPN, 2pm)- Dan Shulman, Len Elmore, Allen Hopkins
BIG EAST Conference Second Round - West Virginia vs. Notre Dame/Rutgers (ESPN, 7pm)- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas/Bill Raftery, Allen Hopkins
Northeast Conference Championship - Robert Morris vs. Mount Saint Mary's (ESPN2, 8pm)- Bob Wischusen, Mark Adams
BIG EAST Conference Second Round - Syracuse vs. Seton Hall/South Florida Winner (ESPN, 9pm)- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas/Bill Raftery, Allen Hopkins
Big Sky Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 10pm)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo
Thursday, March 12th
BIG EAST Conference Quarterfinal #1 - Louisville vs. Providence/Cincy/Depaul (ESPN, Noon)- Dan Shulman, Len Elmore, Allen Hopkins
Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Quarterfinal #1 - Kansas vs. Nebraska/Baylor winner (ESPN2, 12:30pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla
BIG EAST Conference Quarterfinal #2 - Villanova vs. Marquette/Gtown/St. John's (ESPN, 2pm)- Dan Shulman, Len Elmore, Allen Hopkins
Big Ten Conference First Round - Michigan vs. Iowa (ESPN2, 2:30pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, Erin Andrews
Western Athletic Conference Quarterfinal #1 - Utah State at Hawaii/Fresno State (ESPNU, 3pm)- Steve Physioc, Bob Donewald
Big Ten Conference First Round - Penn State vs. Indiana (ESPN2, 4:30pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, Erin Andrews
Western Athletic Conference Quarterfinal #2 - Nevada vs. San Jose State (ESPNU, 5pm)- Steve Physioc, Bob Donewald
BIG EAST Conference Quarterfinal #3 - Pittsburgh vs. WVU/ND/Rutgers (ESPN, 7pm)- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas/Bill Raftery, Allen Hopkins
ACC First Round - Maryland vs. NC State (ESPN2, 7pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes
BIG EAST Conference Quarterfinal #4 - Connecticut vs. Syracuse/Seton Hall/USF (ESPN, 9pm)- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas/Bill Raftery, Allen Hopkins
Big 12 Conference Quarterfinal #2 - Missouri vs. Texas A&M/Texas Tech winner (ESPN2, 9:30pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla
Friday, March 13th
Big Ten Conference Quarterfinal #1 - Michigan State vs. Minnesota/Northwestern winner (ESPN, Noon)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, Erin Andrews
ACC Quarterfinal #1 - North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech/Miami winner (ESPN2, Noon)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Jeannine Edwards
Big Ten Conference Quarterfinal #2 - Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (ESPN, 2pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, Erin Andrews
ACC Quarterfinal #2 - Florida State vs. Clemson/Georgia Tech winner (ESPN2, 2pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Jeannine Edwards
Patriot League Championship - American vs. Holy Cross (ESPN2, 4:45pm)- Dave Barnett, Tim Welsh
BIG EAST Conference Semifinal #1 - TBD (ESPN, 7pm)- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Doris Burke
ACC Quarterfinal #3 - Wake Forest vs. Maryland/NC State winner (ESPN2, 7pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore, Heather Cox
Big West Conference Semifinal #1 - Cal State Northrigdge vs. Lowest Remaining Seed (ESPNU, 8:30pm)- Eric Collins, Miles Simon
BIG EAST Conference Semifinal #2 - TBD (ESPN, 9pm)- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Doris Burke
ACC Quarterfinal #4 - Duke vs. Boston College/Virginia winner (ESPN2, 9pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore, Heather Cox
Big West Conference Semifinal #2 - Long Beach State vs. Lowest Remaining Seed (ESPNU, 10:30pm)- Eric Collins, Miles Simon
Western Athletic Conference Semifinal #2 - TBD (ESPN2, 11:59pm)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo
Saturday, March 14th
America East Conference Championship - Binghamton vs. UMBC (ESPN2, 11am)- Scott Graham, Tim Welsh
SEC Semifinal #1 - TBD (ESPN2, 1pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes Jeannine Edwards
ACC Semifinal #1 - TBD (ESPN, 1:30pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore, Heather Cox
SEC Semifinal #2 - TBD (ESPN2, 3pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Jeannine Edwards
ACC Semifinal #2 - TBD (ESPN, 3:30pm)- Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Heather Cox
Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN, 6pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe
Atlantic 10 Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 6pm)- Dave Pasch, Bob Valvano
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship - TBD (ESPNU, 7pm)- Charlie Neal, Nate Ross
Mid-American Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 8pm)- Bob Wischusen, Mark Adams
BIG EAST Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN, 9pm)- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Doris Burke
Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship - TBD (ESPNU, 9pm)- Trey Bender, Jim Chones
Western Athletic Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 10pm)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo
Big West Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 11:59pm)- Eric Collins, Miles Simon
Sunday, March 15th
ACC Championship - TBD (ESPN, 1pm)- Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Heather Cox
Southland Conference Championship - TBD (ESPN2, 1pm)- Dave Barnett, Mike Kelley
13 Comments:
No coverage of the Missouri Valley tourney in St. Louis?
MVC has tv contract with fox sports net.....and the championship game is on CBS.
That Southland Conference championship game is going to get huge ratings vs. the ACC title game. HUGE!
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Why did the Big XII move their championship up to Saturday night? They used to have both semi games on ESPN2 on Saturday now all they get nationwide coverage for is the championship game? Seems odd.
The Big East tournament is going to be ridiculous.
Ed,
They moved the tournament's championship game to Saturday in hopes of helping recieve a better seeding from the committe.
I think the same can be said about the Pac-10 in addition to the MVC as I believe FSN has the TV rights for that tournament too with the exception of CBS broadcasting the Championship game.
Jimmy Dykes noticed that this was traveling on Kyle Singler:
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ESPN2 just moved the Northeast Conference championship game to 8:30 on Wednesday.
World Baseball Classic is on beforehand and ESPN2/NEC don't want an overlap.
So, 8:30 instead of 8:00.
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Re the schedule: For the sake of humanity, PLEASE OH PLEASE MAY THE ACC TITLE GAME NOT BE DUKE-NORTH CAROLINA! I would literally dread another Mike Patrick-Dick Vitale circle jerk cum fest over the 2 teams.
ESPN found a way to make a Stephen Bardo-announced game worse: adding Steve Lavin.
Dick Vitale is doing the ACC? What a shock.
Gotta say I'm a little disapointed that Nessler and Dykes are returning to Richmond for the CAA Championship game, but oh well. I'll be at the game, so it's not as if it'll make a big difference.