CBS NCAA Tournament Regional Coverage Maps

**For 2010 information please go to the 2010 NCAA Tournament Map Central**

Complete coverage for the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament is available in high definition on CBS. Determining which games will be the primary focus for each time slot in your local market just got a little easier. Day 1 Coverage Maps have been released for games played Thursday, March 20.

UPDATE 3/20 10:30 AM: The Day 2 Coverage Maps are now available for Friday, March 21. We will post new coverage maps each day as the information becomes available.

UPDATE 3/21/2008: We have added a second page for March Madness Second Round coverage information.

UPDATE 3/22/2008: The coverage information for Round 2 games on Sunday, March 23 can be found here.

UPDATE 3/26/2008:The coverage maps for NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen games on Thursday, March 27, 2008 have been posted.

UPDATE 3/27/2008: The Friday, March 28 NCAA Tournament Coverage Maps are now available.

Local affiliates will start their coverage with different games during each “window” depending on regional interest. In the home markets of the competing teams or areas where there is a high interest in one particular game, CBS will broadcast a “constant feed”. However, most markets will feature “whip-around” coverage, where the game being broadcast may change based on the competitiveness of the match up compared with other games which are being played.

CBS NCAA Tournament Coverage Maps – Day 1 – Thursday, March 20

Window 1: 12:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
12:20 Georgia vs Xavier – 25%
12:25 Portland St. vs Kansas – 36%
12:30 Temple vs Michigan State – 39%

Window 2: 2:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
2:30 Kentucky vs Marquette – 60%
2:40 Baylor vs Purdue – 17%
2:45 Kent State vs UNLV – 9%
2:50 Oral Roberts vs Pittsburgh – 14%

Window 2a: 4:40 PM ET – Coverage Map
Available in areas of interest only
4:40 Cornell vs Stanford

Window 3: 7:00 PM ET – Coverage Map
7:10 Belmont vs Duke – 41%
7:10 Kansas St. vs USC – 43%
7:20 Winthrop vs Washington St – 5%
7:25 Texas A&M vs BYU – 11%

Window 4: 9:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
9:30 Arizona vs West Virginia – 15%
9:30 CS Fullerton vs Wisconsin – 6%
9:40 George Mason vs Notre Dame – 63%
9:40 Mississippi Valley vs UCLA – 17%

CBS NCAA Tournament Coverage Maps – Day 2 – Friday, March 21

Window 1: 12:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
12:15 American vs Tennessee – 12%
12:25 Davidson vs Gonzaga – 75%
12:30 W. Kentucky vs Drake – 3%
12:30 St. Marys vs Miami – 10%

Window 2: 2:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
2:35 S. Alabama vs Butler – 20%
2:45 UMBC vs Georgetown -12%
2:50 San Diego vs UCONN – 45%
2:50 Austin Peay vs Texas – 23%

Window 3: 7:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
7:10 St. Josephs vs Oklahoma -21%
7:10 Mt. St. Mary’s vs UNC -48%
7:20 Siena vs Vanderbilt -4%
7:25 Oregon vs Mississippi St – 27%

Window 4: 9:30 PM ET – Coverage Map
9:30 Boise State vs Louisville – 7%
9:30 Arkansas vs Indiana – 52%
9:40 Villanova vs Clemson – 28%
9:45 Texas Arlington vs Memphis – 13%

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