College Hoops Preview 2025: CBS Sports Readies 300+ Game Broadcasts Across Its Platforms

Network’s 45th season of college basketball coverage leads up to 25 combined men’s and women’s championships

CBS Sports is once again going all-in on college basketball this season. The network is lined up to produce more than 300 games across the CBS Television Network, Paramount+, and CBS Sports Network.

Now entering its 45th consecutive season of hoops coverage, the network will carry some of the sport’s most anticipated matchups and conference championships, supported by a deep bench of studio programming and analysis throughout the year.

Broad Coverage Across Platforms

CBS and Paramount+ will showcase 35 regular-season appearances by AP Preseason Top 25 teams, including 18 ranked programs and eight of the Top 10. The action begins Thanksgiving week with the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic (Duke vs. Arkansas, Nov. 27) and continues through a stacked Dec. 20 tripleheader featuring Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Houston, and Arkansas.

CBS will also serve as the longtime home of postseason action, carrying 15 automatic NCAA Tournament bids — including the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Championships, as well as title games from the Missouri Valley, Mountain West, and Atlantic 10 conferences. The Big Ten Men’s Championship returns to CBS for the 28th consecutive year, underscoring the network’s long-running commitment to marquee college basketball moments leading up to March Madness

CBS Sports Network Expands Its Footprint

CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), meanwhile, continues to bolster its identity as a destination for college coverage, featuring teams from 19 different conferences and awarding 10 automatic NCAA bids across men’s and women’s play.

Among its highlights, CBSSN will televise championship games from Conference USA, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, and Summit League on the men’s side, and from Mountain West, C-USA, Mid-American, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, and Summit League on the women’s side. The schedule includes six matchups featuring AP Preseason Top 10 teams and 28 women’s games overall, reflecting CBS Sports’ growing emphasis on women’s basketball programming.

Studio Shows Anchor Season-Long Coverage

Complementing the on-court action, CBS Sports’ signature studio franchise Inside College Basketball will deliver pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage across both CBS and CBSSN. The network’s digital and streaming outlets will also play a major role: the Eye on College Basketball podcast, hosted by Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish, will stream live on YouTube three days per week, while CBS Sports HQ, CBSSports.com, and 247Sports will provide daily highlights, analysis, and bracketology updates.