1990-91 College Basketball Season
Originally written by Jeff Haggar
Regular Season
OTA
Sat 11/17/90, Soviet national team @ UNLV (exhibition), NBC, 4 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sat 12/1/90, #10 Indiana vs #25 Louisville (at Indianapolis), ABC, 1:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Cheryl Miller
Sat 12/1/90, Kentucky vs Notre Dame (at Indianapolis), ABC, 4 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Cheryl Miller
Sat 12/8/90, Michigan @ #5 Duke, ABC, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Mark Jones
Sat 12/8/90, #2 Arizona @ #18 LSU, ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Cheryl Miller
Sat 12/15/90, #23 Georgia Tech @ Temple, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano
Sat 12/15/90, #1 UNLV vs #21 Michigan St (at Auburn Hills), ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Cheryl Miller
Sat 12/22/90, #7 Ohio St vs #12 Georgetown (at Las Vegas), ABC, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Mark Jones
Sat 12/22/90, #10 LSU @ Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, Cheryl Miller
Sat 12/22/90, #9 Duke @ #11 Oklahoma, CBS, 3:45 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 12/22/90, Florida St @ #1 UNLV, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Mark Jones
Sat 12/29/90, #18 Kentucky @ Louisville, CBS, 1 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 12/29/90, #7 North Carolina vs DePaul (at Orlando), ABC, 4 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano
Sun 1/13/91, #10 St John's @ #9 Connecticut, CBS, 4 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/19/91, DePaul @ Texas, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
Sat 1/19/91, Temple @ Clemson, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), James Brown, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/19/91, #6 Arizona @ Villanova, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/19/91, Georgia @ Alabama, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Dick Stockton, Quinn Buckner
Sat 1/26/91, #1 UNLV @ Louisville, CBS, 1 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/26/91, #18 Virginia @ Notre Dame, NBC, 4 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sun 1/27/91, #21 Georgetown @ #17 Pittsburgh, CBS, 12 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
Sun 1/27/91, Georgia Tech @ #7 North Carolina, CBS, 2 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 2/2/91, #19 Pittsburgh @ #12 UCLA, CBS, 2 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 2/2/91, #7 Duke @ Notre Dame, NBC, 4 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sun 2/3/91, DePaul @ #18 Georgetown, CBS, 12 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
Sun 2/3/91, Purdue @ #3 Ohio St, ABC, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Mark Jones
Sun 2/3/91, Rutgers @ #1 UNLV, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Jack Arute
Sun 2/3/91, Georgia @ #10 Kentucky, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Cheryl Miller
Sat 2/9/91, Seton Hall @ #23 Oklahoma, CBS, 12:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Quinn Buckner
Sat 2/9/91, #7 Syracuse @ Notre Dame, CBS, 2:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
Sun 2/10/91, #1 UNLV @ #2 Arkansas, CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser
Sun 2/10/91, Purdue @ #4 Indiana, ABC, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Mark Jones
Sun 2/10/91, #19 LSU @ #6 Duke, CBS, 2:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner
Sun 2/10/91, #5 Arizona @ #14 UCLA, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Jack Arute
Sun 2/10/91, Illinois @ Minnesota, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Cheryl Miller
Sat 2/16/91, Temple vs Notre Dame (at Hershey), NBC, 2:30 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sat 2/16/91, NC State @ Connecticut, CBS, 4 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner
Sun 2/17/91, #4 Indiana @ #2 Ohio St, ABC, 2 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Jack Arute
Sun 2/17/91, Alabama @ #20 LSU, ABC, 2 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano
Sun 2/17/91, #24 Texas @ Houston, ABC, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Cheryl Miller
Sun 2/17/91, Georgia Tech vs #6 Arizona (at East Rutherford), CBS, 3:45 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 2/23/91, Connecticut @ #25 Georgetown, CBS, 2 pm, Dick Stockton, Bill Raftery
Sat 2/23/91, Oklahoma @ #8 Kansas, NBC, 2 pm, Don Criqui, Al McGuire
Sun 2/24/91, #22 Pittsburgh @ #5 Syracuse, CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sun 2/24/91, Louisville @ Georgia Tech, CBS, 2 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
Sun 2/24/91, #7 Duke @ #9 Arizona, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale, Cheryl Miller
Sun 2/24/91, Michigan @ #4 Indiana, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano, Mark Jones
Sat 3/2/91, Notre Dame @ Louisville, CBS, 1 pm, Tim Ryan, Bill Raftery
Sun 3/3/91, Georgetown @ #6 Syracuse, CBS, 12 pm, Dick Stockton, Quinn Buckner
Sun 3/3/91, Michigan St @ #2 Ohio St, ABC, 2 pm, Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale
Sun 3/3/91, #8 Duke @ #4 North Carolina, CBS, 2 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Pat O'Brien
Sun 3/3/91, Minnesota @ Michigan, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano
Sun 3/3/91, #3 Arkansas @ Texas, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Cheryl Miller
Sat 3/9/91, #21 Seton Hall vs Villanova (at New York - Big East semi), CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser
Sat 3/9/91, Georgetown vs Providence (at New York - Big East semi), CBS, 2:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser
Sun 3/10/91, #21 Seton Hall vs Georgetown (at New York - Big East final), CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser
Sun 3/10/91, #2 Ohio St @ Iowa, ABC, 2 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Dick Vitale
Sun 3/10/91, Missouri vs #13 Nebraska (at Kansas City - Big 8 final), ABC, 2 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Cheryl Miller
Sun 3/10/91, #7 North Carolina vs #6 Duke (at Charlotte - ACC final), CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Dick Stockton, Bill Raftery
Sun 3/10/91, Loyola Marymount @ #19 Princeton, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
Sun 3/10/91, #24 Alabama vs Tennessee (at Nashville - SEC final), ABC, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Jim Valvano
Sun 3/10/91, #5 Arkansas vs #23 Texas (at Dallas - SWC final), ABC, 4 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, Joe B Hall
- NBC only carried 4 games this season.
- On 12/22, ABC carried the 1:30 game from Las Vegas nationally, sent everyone to the start of the LSU game at 3:30, and then at 4:00 sent most of the country back to Las Vegas for the UNLV game.
- The UNLV-Arkansas (#1 vs 2) matchup on 2/10 drew the highest rating for a regular season college basketball game since 1985.
ESPN
Wed 11/14/90, Marquette @ Duke (pre NIT 1st), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Wed 11/14/90, Vanderbilt @ Arkansas (pre NIT 1st), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Bill Raftery
Thu 11/15/90, Fordham @ Notre Dame (pre NIT 1st), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Larry Conley
Thu 11/15/90, Temple @ Iowa (pre NIT 1st), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Fri 11/16/90, Boston College @ Duke (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/16/90, Oklahoma @ Arkansas (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 9 pm, Barry Tompkins, Bill Raftery
Fri 11/16/90, E Tennessee St @ Arizona (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 11:30 pm, Wayne Hagin, Dan Belluomini
Wed 11/21/90, Arkansas vs Duke (at New York - pre NIT semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Wed 11/21/90, Arizona vs Notre Dame (at New York - pre NIT semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/23/90, Illinois St @ Dayton, ESPN, 4:30 pm, Dan Patrick, Dan Bonner
Fri 11/23/90, Indiana vs Northeastern (at Lahaina - Maui qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, John Saunders, Bill Raftery
Fri 11/23/90, Arizona vs Arkansas (at New York - pre NIT final), ESPN, 9 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/23/90, Santa Clara vs Loyola Marymount (at Lahaina - Maui qtr), ESPN, 11:59 pm, John Saunders, Bill Raftery
Sat 11/24/90, LSU vs Villanova (at Springfield - HOF tipoff), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Jim Valvano
Sat 11/24/90, Syracuse vs Iowa St (at Lahaina - Maui semi), ESPN, 11:59 pm, John Saunders, Bill Raftery
Sun 11/25/90, Indiana vs Santa Clara (at Lahaina - Maui semi), ESPN, 2 am, John Saunders, Bill Raftery
Mon 11/26/90, Syracuse vs Indiana (at Lahaina - Maui final), ESPN, 1 am, John Saunders, Bill Raftery
Mon 11/26/90, UCLA vs Virginia (at Anchorage - Alaska final), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Tue 11/27/90, Memphis St @ Tennessee, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Tue 11/27/90, Missouri @ Rutgers, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Clark Kellogg
Wed 11/28/90, Kentucky @ Cincinnati, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Wed 11/28/90, Ball St @ Xavier, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Greg Kelser
Thu 11/29/90, Northern Iowa @ SW Mo St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Fred White, Jon Albright
Mon 12/3/90, Pittsburgh vs Virginia (at Richmond - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 12/3/90, Boston College vs Maryland (at Richmond - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 11:59 pm (tape delay - 9:30 pm tip), Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Tue 12/4/90, Clemson vs Seton Hall (at Syracuse - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Tue 12/4/90, NC State @ Syracuse (ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Wed 12/5/90, Georgia Tech vs St John's (at Landover - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 7 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Wed 12/5/90, Duke vs Georgetown (at Landover - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Thu 12/6/90, Villanova vs Wake Forest (at Chapel Hill - ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 7 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Thu 12/6/90, Connecticut @ North Carolina (ACC/BE chal), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Sat 12/8/90, Kansas @ Kentucky, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Sat 12/8/90, Arkansas @ Missouri, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Clark Kellogg
Mon 12/10/90, Kentucky @ North Carolina, ESPN, 9 pm, Ron Franklin, Dick Vitale
Tue 12/11/90, Providence @ Boston College, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Mike Rice
Tue 12/11/90, Georgia @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Jim Valvano
Wed 12/12/90, Seton Hall @ Villanova, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Fri 12/14/90, Murray St @ Southern Illinois, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dan Patrick, Greg Kelser
Sat 12/15/90, Princeton @ Rutgers, ESPN, 12 pm, Mike Gorman, Clark Kellogg
Sat 12/15/90, Alabama @ North Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Sat 12/15/90, Loyola Marymount @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 12/18/90, Kentucky @ Indiana, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dick Vitale
Tue 12/18/90, Penn St @ Temple, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Tue 12/18/90, Texas @ UCSB, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Dan Belluomini
Wed 12/19/90, Missouri vs Illinois (at St Louis), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Wed 12/19/90, Princeton @ UNLV, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Thu 12/20/90, Loyola Marymount @ LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Bill Raftery
* Thu 12/20/90, Tennessee @ New Mexico, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, Jim Valvano
Sat 12/22/90, North Carolina @ Purdue, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Bill Raftery
Sat 12/22/90, Loyola Marymount vs Georgia Tech (at Atlanta), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Wed 12/26/90, VCU @ Tulsa, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Armstrong, Jon Albright
Wed 12/26/90, La Tech @ Creighton, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Clark Kellogg
* Sat 12/29/90, Georgetown vs Houston (at St Petersburg), ESPN, 12 pm, ??, ??
Mon 12/31/90, La Salle @ Loyola Marymount, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Greg Kelser
Wed 1/2/91, Clemson @ NC State, ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Wed 1/2/91, Villanova @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Thu 1/3/91, DePaul @ Dayton, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dan Patrick, Jon Albright
Thu 1/3/91, Alabama @ Auburn, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Gary Thorne, Dan Bonner
Thu 1/3/91, BYU @ San Diego St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Sat 1/5/91, Louisville @ UCLA, ESPN, 3 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jim Valvano
Sat 1/5/91, Notre Dame @ North Carolina, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/5/91, Colorado St @ UTEP, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Jon Albright
Sun 1/6/91, Ole Miss @ Mississippi St, ESPN, 3 pm, John Saunders, Dan Bonner
Mon 1/7/91, Syracuse @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/7/91, Minnesota @ Wisconsin, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Mon 1/7/91, Long Beach St @ New Mexico St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/8/91, Kansas @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 1/8/91, Tennessee @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/9/91, St John's @ Seton Hall, ESPN, 7 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Wed 1/9/91, Georgia Tech @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/10/91, Memphis St @ Louisville, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Jim Valvano
Thu 1/10/91, Texas @ Arkansas, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Fri 1/11/91, Southern Illinois @ St Louis, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dan Patrick, Jon Albright
Sat 1/12/91, Wake Forest @ Clemson, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Dan Bonner
* Sun 1/13/91, St Louis @ UAB, ESPN, 1 pm, ??, ??
Mon 1/14/91, Georgetown @ Villanova, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/14/91, Indiana @ Purdue, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Mon 1/14/91, New Mexico St @ Fresno St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/15/91, Oklahoma @ Missouri, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 1/15/91, LSU @ Alabama, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/16/91, Connecticut @ Syracuse, ESPN, 7 pm, Sean McDonough, Jim Valvano
Wed 1/16/91, Stanford @ UCLA, ESPN, 11:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Thu 1/17/91, Iowa @ Wisconsin, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Bill Raftery
Thu 1/17/91, Houston @ Texas, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Jim Valvano
Thu 1/17/91, Idaho @ Montana, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Tom Mees, Terry Holland
* Sat 1/19/91, Creighton @ Illinois St, ESPN, 3 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/19/91, North Carolina @ Duke, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/19/91, BYU @ Wyoming, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Mon 1/21/91, Syracuse @ Georgetown, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/21/91, Ohio St @ Indiana, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Mon 1/21/91, UNLV @ UCSB, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/22/91, Nebraska @ Colorado, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 1/22/91, LSU @ Tennessee, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/23/91, Duke @ NC State, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/23/91, Pittsburgh @ Providence, ESPN, 9 pm, John Saunders, Clark Kellogg
Thu 1/24/91, So Mississippi @ Louisville, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jim Valvano
Thu 1/24/91, Wisconsin @ Northwestern, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Bill Raftery
Thu 1/24/91, Arizona @ Stanford, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
* Fri 1/25/91, UAB @ New Orleans, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/26/91, Xavier @ South Florida, ESPN, 1 pm, Drew Goodman, Jon Albright
Mon 1/28/91, Syracuse @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/28/91, Iowa @ Illinois, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Mon 1/28/91, UNLV @ Utah St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/29/91, Kansas @ Kansas St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, John Saunders, Larry Conley
Tue 1/29/91, Kentucky @ Auburn, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 1/30/91, St John's @ Georgetown, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Wed 1/30/91, Duke @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 9 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/31/91, Ohio St @ Michigan St, ESPN, 7 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Clark Kellogg
Thu 1/31/91, North Carolina @ Clemson, ESPN, 9 pm, Sean McDonough, Jim Valvano
Thu 1/31/91, Wyoming @ Hawaii, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Fri 2/1/91, Boston Univ @ Massachusetts, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dan Patrick, Jon Albright
Mon 2/4/91, Seton Hall @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/4/91, Northwestern @ Illinois, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/4/91, Loyola Marymount @ UCSB, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 2/5/91, Oklahoma @ Kansas St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 2/5/91, Kentucky @ LSU, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 2/6/91, Providence @ Georgetown, ESPN, 7 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Wed 2/6/91, North Carolina @ NC State, ESPN, 9 pm, Brad Nessler, Dan Bonner
Wed 2/6/91, Oregon St @ Oregon, ESPN, 11:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Thu 2/7/91, Arkansas @ Houston, ESPN, 7 pm, Ron Franklin, Larry Conley
Thu 2/7/91, Virginia @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Bob Rathbun, Len Elmore
Thu 2/7/91, New Mexico @ Colorado St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Mon 2/11/91, Georgetown @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/11/91, Michigan @ Ohio St, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/11/91, New Mexico St @ UCSB, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 2/12/91, Kansas @ Missouri, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Clark Kellogg
Tue 2/12/91, Georgia @ Florida, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 2/13/91, Wake Forest @ North Carolina, ESPN, 7 pm, John Saunders, Jim Valvano
Wed 2/13/91, St John's @ Boston College, ESPN, 9 pm, Ron Franklin, Clark Kellogg
* Wed 2/13/91, Air Force @ Hawaii, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Thu 2/14/91, UAB @ South Florida, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Sims, Jon Albright
Thu 2/14/91, Minnesota @ Iowa, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Bill Raftery
Thu 2/14/91, UCLA @ California, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Sat 2/16/91, Clemson @ Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Clark Kellogg
* Sat 2/16/91, Georgetown @ Seton Hall, ESPN, 8 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/16/91, E Tennessee St @ UNCC, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dave Woloshin, Greg Kelser
* Sun 2/17/91, Xavier @ Dayton, ESPN, 12:30 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/18/91, Boston College @ Villanova, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Ron Perry
Mon 2/18/91, Purdue @ Michigan, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Mon 2/18/91, UNLV @ Long Beach St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 2/19/91, Oklahoma St @ Kansas St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 2/19/91, Tennessee @ Auburn, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 2/20/91, Syracuse @ St John's, ESPN, 7 pm, Ron Franklin, Clark Kellogg
Wed 2/20/91, NC State @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Brad Nessler, Dan Bonner
* Thu 2/21/91, Memphis St @ Florida St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, Jim Valvano
Thu 2/21/91, California @ Arizona, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
* Sat 2/23/91, Temple @ West Virginia, ESPN, 2 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/23/91, Virginia @ NC State, ESPN, 4 pm, Bob Rathbun, Dan Bonner
* Sat 2/23/91, UTEP @ New Mexico, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
* Mon 2/25/91, Georgetown @ St John's, ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/25/91, Michigan St @ Minnesota, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Larry Conley
Mon 2/25/91, UNLV @ New Mexico St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Dan Belluomini
Tue 2/26/91, Iowa St @ Kansas, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Tue 2/26/91, Alabama @ Kentucky, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Wed 2/27/91, Seton Hall @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7 pm, Ron Franklin, Clark Kellogg
Wed 2/27/91, Clemson @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Jim Valvano
Thu 2/28/91, Indiana @ Michigan St, ESPN, 7 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Dick Vitale
* Thu 2/28/91, North Carolina @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 9 pm, ??, ??
Thu 2/28/91, Arizona @ Oregon St, ESPN, 11:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Sat 3/2/91, Coastal Carolina vs Augusta St (at Anderson, SC - Big South final), ESPN, 12 pm, Terry Bumgarner, Ed Stefanski
Sat 3/2/91, Fordham vs Holy Cross (at Worcester - Patriot final), ESPN, 2 pm, Mike Breen, Mike Glenn
Sat 3/2/91, NE Louisiana vs Texas-Arlington (at Monroe, LA - Southland final), ESPN, 4 pm (jip - 3:30 pm tip), Mike Tilley, Jay Jacobs
* Sat 3/2/91, Florida A&M vs Delaware St (at Norfolk - MEAC final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 3/2/91, FDU @ St Francis PA (NEC final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Crispino, Mike Rice
Sat 3/2/91, Utah @ BYU, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Sun 3/3/91, E Tennessee St vs Appalachian St (at Asheville, NC - Southern final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Randy Smith, Glenn Consor
Sun 3/3/91, Louisiana Tech vs New Orleans (at New Orleans - Amer South final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
* Mon 3/4/91, Jackson St vs Texas Southern (at Houston - SWAC final), ESPN, 1:30 pm (tape delay - 8 pm Sat tip), Ron Franklin, ??
Mon 3/4/91, St Peter's vs Iona (at Albany - MAAC final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Mon 3/4/91, South Alabama vs Old Dominion (at Mobile, AL - Sun Belt final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, John Sanders, Terry Gannon
Mon 3/4/91, Pepperdine vs St Mary's (at Santa Clara - WCC final), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Quinn Buckner
Tue 3/5/91, Towson St vs Rider (at Towson, MD - East Coast final), ESPN, 5 pm, Dave Sims, Terry Gannon
Tue 3/5/91, Wisc Green Bay vs Northern Illinois (at Green Bay - Mid Cont final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Clark Kellogg
Tue 3/5/91, Creighton vs SW Missouri St (at St Louis - MVC final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, JP Dellacamera, Greg Sterrick
Wed 3/6/91, Fordham @ St Francis PA (NCAA play-in), ESPN, 5 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Wed 3/6/91, Florida A&M @ NE Louisiana (NCAA play-in), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Dick Vitale
Wed 3/6/91, Coastal Carolina @ Jackson St (NCAA play-in), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Thu 3/7/91, Georgia St vs Arkansas LR (at DeLand, FL - Trans Am final), ESPN, 5 pm, Steve Physioc, Greg Kelser
Thu 3/7/91, Murray St vs Middle Tenn St (at Murray, KY - OVC final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Wayne Larrivee, Jordy Hultberg
Thu 3/7/91, George Washington @ Penn St (A10 final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Fred White, Ed Stefanski
Thu 3/7/91, Stanford @ California, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Dan Belluomini
Fri 3/8/91, NC State vs Georgia Tech (at Charlotte - ACC qtr), ESPN, 2 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/8/91, North Carolina vs Clemson (at Charlotte - ACC qtr), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/8/91, Virginia vs Wake Forest (at Charlotte - ACC qtr), ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Fri 3/8/91, UNLV vs Long Beach St (at Long Beach - Big West qtr), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Barry Tompkins, Mario Palladini
Sat 3/9/91, Maine @ Northeastern (ECAC North Atl final), ESPN, 11:30 am, Bob Carpenter, Ron Perry
Sat 3/9/91, Duke vs NC State (at Charlotte - ACC semi), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/9/91, North Carolina vs Virginia (at Charlotte - ACC semi), ESPN, 3:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 3/9/91, Xavier vs St Louis (at Dayton - Midw Coll final), ESPN, 6 pm, Jack Corrigan, Chris Piper
Sat 3/9/91, BYU vs Utah (at Laramie - WAC final), ESPN, 8 pm, Wayne Hagin, Terry Holland
Sat 3/9/91, Montana vs Idaho (at Missoula, MT - Big Sky final), ESPN, 10 pm, Carl Arky, Glenn Potter
Sun 3/10/91, UNLV vs UCSB (at Long Beach - Big West semi), ESPN, 12:30 am, Barry Tompkins, Mario Palladini
Sun 3/10/91, Eastern Michigan vs Toledo (at Detroit - MAC final), ESPN, 12:30 pm, Dave Sims, Greg Kelser
Sun 3/10/91, UNLV vs Fresno St (at Long Beach - Big West final), ESPN, 3:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Mario Palladini
* Mon 3/18/91, Oklahoma City vs Central Arkansas (at Kansas City - NAIA final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
* any help on missing games or missing announcers appreciated
- ESPN showed the second 12/3 game on tape delay because Maryland was serving an NCAA probation which included a live TV ban.
- On 1/16, ESPN had planned to televise NC State @ North Carolina at 9 pm with Patrick and Vitale in the booth, but the game was postponed because of the Gulf War.
- ESPN again carried the Raycom feed for some ACC telecasts such as the games on 2/6 and 2/23.
- On 3/6, ESPN televised a tripleheader of NCAA Tournament play-in games between conference tournament winners.
NCAA Tournament
Thu 3/14 (first round) - afternoon and evening doubleheaders (all regionalized)
6 Pittsburgh vs 11 Georgia (at Louisville), CBS, 12 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
3 Oklahoma St vs 14 New Mexico (at College Park), CBS, 12 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
2 Duke vs 15 NE Louisiana (at Minneapolis), CBS, 12:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
3 Kansas vs 14 New Orleans (at Louisville), CBS, 2:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
3 Seton Hall vs 14 Pepperdine (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 2:30 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
6 NC State vs 11 So Miss (at College Park), CBS, 2:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
7 Iowa vs 10 E Tenn St (at Minneapolis), CBS, 3 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
11 Creighton vs 6 New Mexico St (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 5 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
7 Florida St vs 10 USC (at Louisville), CBS, 7:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
10 Temple vs 7 Purdue (at College Park), CBS, 7:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
11 Connecticut vs 6 LSU (at Minneapolis), CBS, 8 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
10 BYU vs 7 Virginia (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 8 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
2 Indiana vs 15 Coastal Carolina (at Louisville), CBS, 10 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
15 Richmond vs 2 Syracuse (at College Park), CBS, 10 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
14 Xavier vs 3 Nebraska (at Minneapolis), CBS, 10:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
2 Arizona vs 15 St Francis PA (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 10:30 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
Fri 3/15 (first round) - afternoon and evening doubleheaders (all regionalized)
1 Arkansas vs 16 Georgia St (at Atlanta), CBS, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
12 E Michigan vs 5 Miss St (at Syracuse), CBS, 12 pm, Jim Henderson, Dan Bonner
4 St John's vs 13 No Illinois (at Dayton), CBS, 12:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
8 Arizona St vs 9 Rutgers (at Atlanta), CBS, 2:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
13 Penn St vs 4 UCLA (at Syracuse), CBS, 2:30 pm, Jim Henderson, Dan Bonner
5 Michigan St vs 12 UWGB (at Tucson), CBS, 2:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
5 Texas vs 12 St Peter's (at Dayton), CBS, 3 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
4 Utah vs 13 So Alabama (at Tucson), CBS, 5 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
4 Alabama vs 13 Murray St (at Atlanta), CBS, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
1 North Carolina vs 16 Northeastern (at Syracuse), CBS, 7:30 pm, Jim Henderson, Dan Bonner
1 Ohio St vs 16 Towson St (at Dayton), CBS, 7:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
8 Georgetown vs 9 Vanderbilt (at Tucson), CBS, 8 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
5 Wake Forest vs 12 La Tech (at Atlanta), CBS, 10 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
9 Villanova vs 8 Princeton (at Syracuse), CBS, 10 pm, Jim Henderson, Dan Bonner
8 Georgia Tech vs 9 DePaul (at Dayton), CBS, 10 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
1 UNLV vs 16 Montana (at Tucson), CBS, 10:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
Sat 3/16 (second round) - quadrupleheader (first game national, remainder regionalized)
10 Temple vs 15 Richmond (at College Park), CBS, 12 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
2 Arizona vs 10 BYU (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 2:15 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
3 Oklahoma St vs 6 NC State (at College Park), CBS, 2:30 pm, Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore
2 Duke vs 7 Iowa (at Minneapolis), CBS, 4:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
3 Kansas vs 6 Pittsburgh (at Louisville), CBS, 4:45 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
3 Seton Hall vs 11 Creighton (at Salt Lake City), CBS, 4:45 pm, Mel Proctor, Jack Givens
11 Connecticut vs 14 Xavier (at Minneapolis), CBS, 7 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham
2 Indiana vs 7 Florida St (at Louisville), CBS, 7:15 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Walton
Sun 3/17 (second round) - tripleheader (all regionalized)
1 North Carolina vs 9 Villanova (at Syracuse), CBS, 12 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner
1 Ohio St vs 8 Georgia Tech (at Dayton), CBS, 12 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
4 Alabama vs 5 Wake Forest (at Atlanta), CBS, 2:15 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
12 E Michigan vs 13 Penn St (at Syracuse), CBS, 2:30 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner
4 St John's vs 5 Texas (at Dayton), CBS, 2:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery
4 Utah vs 5 Michigan St (at Tucson), CBS, 2:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
1 Arkansas vs 8 Arizona St (at Atlanta), CBS, 4:45 pm, Brad Nessler, Mimi Griffin
1 UNLV vs 8 Georgetown (at Tucson), CBS, 5 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Lesley Visser
Thu 3/21 (regional semifinals) - doubleheader (all regionalized)
1 Arkansas vs 4 Alabama (at Charlotte), CBS, 7:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Jim Gray
3 Seton Hall vs 2 Arizona (at Seattle), CBS, 8 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham, Lesley Visser
3 Kansas vs 2 Indiana (at Charlotte), CBS, 10 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Jim Gray
1 UNLV vs 4 Utah (at Seattle), CBS, 10:30 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham, Lesley Visser
Fri 3/22 (regional semifinals) - doubleheader (all regionalized)
1 North Carolina vs 12 E Michigan (at East Rutherford), CBS, 7:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery, Curry Kirkpatrick
4 St John's vs 1 Ohio St (at Pontiac), CBS, 7:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Andrea Joyce
10 Temple vs 3 Oklahoma St (at East Rutherford), CBS, 10 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery, Curry Kirkpatrick
2 Duke vs 11 Connecticut (at Pontiac), CBS, 10 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Andrea Joyce
Sat 3/23 (regional finals)
3 Kansas vs 1 Arkansas (at Charlotte), CBS, 3:30 pm, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Jim Gray
1 UNLV vs 3 Seton Hall (at Seattle), CBS, 6 pm, Dick Stockton, Billy Cunningham, Lesley Visser
Sun 3/24 (regional finals)
1 North Carolina vs 10 Temple (at East Rutherford), CBS, 1:30 pm, James Brown, Bill Raftery, Curry Kirkpatrick
2 Duke vs 4 St John's (at Pontiac), CBS, 4 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Andrea Joyce
Sat 3/30 (Final Four)
3 Kansas vs 1 North Carolina (at Indianapolis), CBS, 5:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser, James Brown
2 Duke vs 1 UNLV (at Indianapolis), CBS, 8 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser, James Brown
Mon 4/1 (championship)
2 Duke vs 3 Kansas (at Indianapolis), CBS, 9 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Lesley Visser, James Brown
- This was the first year that CBS did the entire tournament.
- For the evening sessions in the first round, CBS only came on the air at 7:30 pm for basketball in the regions which got a 7:30 game. Most of the country was "in the dark" until 8 pm.
- CBS used Nantz and Packer in the studio for the first weekend.
- This was the first year that the Saturday regional finals started at 3:30.
NIT
Wed 3/13/91, James Madison @ Providence (1st round), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Wed 3/13/91, Michigan @ Colorado (1st round), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jon Albright
* Wed 3/13/91, Houston @ Stanford (1st round), ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Mon 3/18/91, Cincinnati @ Oklahoma (2nd round), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Wed 3/20/91, Oklahoma @ Providence (qtr), ESPN, 8 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Mon 3/25/91, Stanford vs Massachusetts (at New York - semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Mon 3/25/91, Oklahoma vs Colorado (at New York - semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley
Wed 3/27/91, Stanford vs Oklahoma (at New York - final), ESPN, 9 pm, Tim Brando, Larry Conley