ESPN’s telecast of then-No. 3 Indiana defeating then-No. 1 Michigan 81-73 on Saturday, Feb. 2, averaged 4,035,000 viewers, making it the network’s most-viewed telecast of a Big Ten Conference game ever. The game – with a 2.9 coverage rating and 2,867,000 households – is also ESPN’s highest-rated and most-viewed regular-season men’s college basketball game since No. 6 North Carolina beat No. 3 Duke on March 3, 2012 (3.1 coverage rating and 4,247,000 viewers).
Indianapolis was the top-rated market with a 22.5 metered market rating followed by Louisville (15.6), Detroit (9.7), Dayton (7.5) and Columbus (7.0).
Rivalry Week Tips Off with Three Games between Ranked Teams & No. 4 Duke-North Carolina
Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s – top rivalries in men’s college basketball from February 11-18 – will tip off with an ESPN doubleheader featuring ranked teams Monday, Feb. 11. Big Monday Presented by Bud Light will begin at 7 p.m. with No. 24 Marquette at No. 20 Georgetown followed by No. 13 Kansas State at No. 5 Kansas at 9 p.m.
Additional highlights:
- A Super Tuesday ESPN doubleheader pitting No. 2 Florida against Kentucky at 7 p.m. followed by No. 3 Michigan at No. 12 Michigan State at 9 p.m.
- The Wednesday Night Hoops Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups will include several of the sport’s great rivalries highlighted by No. 9 Syracuse at Connecticut at 7 p.m. and North Carolina at No. 4 Duke at 9 p.m., both on ESPN.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 schedule through February 13
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Mon, Feb 11 | 7 p.m. | No. 24 Marquette at No. 20 Georgetown Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Bill Raftery |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | TCU at Oklahoma Dave Armstrong & Stephen Bardo |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas State at No. 5 Kansas Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Anthony Calhoun & Stephen Howard |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Feb 12 | 7 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 2 Florida Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at Rutgers John Saunders & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Virginia Tom Hart & Len Elmore |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Cleveland State at Detroit | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Boston University at Vermont Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Villanova at No. 17 Cincinnati Jim Barbar & Bob Wenzel |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 Michigan at No. 12 Michigan State Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Samantha Ponder |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Alabama at Georgia Dari Nowkhah & Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | No. 9 Syracuse at Connecticut Brent Musburger, Bob Knight & Andy Katz |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | No. 8 Miami at Florida State Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 22 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Mitch Holthus & Matt Doherty |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | DePaul at No. 25 Notre Dame Jim Barbar & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN3 * & RSN | |
| 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at Boston College | ESPN3 * & RSN ^ | |
| 7 p.m. | Ole Miss at Texas A&M Matt Stewart & Stephen Howard |
ESPN3 * & CSS | |
| 8 p.m. | Iowa State at Texas Dave Armstrong, Reid Gettys & Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN3 * & Big 12 Network | |
| 8 p.m. | Tennessee at Vanderbilt Clay Matvick & Barry Booker |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 21 Missouri at Mississippi State Dave Neal & Kyle Macy |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | North Carolina at No. 4 Duke Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN, ESPN3 & ACC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | West Virginia at Baylor Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Providence at South Florida Adam Amin & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn Dave Baker & Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN3 * & CSS | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 19 Oregon at Washington Dave Pasch & Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State Rich Cellini & Danny Schayes |
ESPNU |
* Local blackout may apply
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