1997-98 College Basketball Season
Originally written by Jeff Haggar
Regular Season
OTA
Sat 12/6/97, #7 Kentucky vs Indiana (at Indianapolis), CBS, 3:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Billy Packer
Sun 12/7/97, #2 Kansas vs #23 Maryland (at Washington), ABC, 1:30 pm, Mark Jones, Dick Vitale
Sat 12/13/97, Coppin St @ #6 Arizona, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery
Sat 12/13/97, #17 Clemson vs Illinois (at Chicago), CBS, 2 pm (regional), Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sat 12/13/97, #1 Duke @ Michigan, CBS, 4 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 12/20/97, #1 North Carolina @ #17 Florida St, CBS, 2 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 12/20/97, Texas @ Illinois, CBS, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sat 12/27/97, #1 North Carolina @ Georgia, CBS, 12 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sat 12/27/97, Providence @ #7 Purdue, CBS, 2 pm, Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery
Sat 12/27/97, Louisville @ #4 Kentucky, CBS, 4 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/10/98, #4 Kansas @ Texas, CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/10/98, St John's @ Georgetown, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/10/98, #14 Ole Miss @ Alabama, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Tim Brando, George Raveling
Sat 1/10/98, Louisville @ #18 Syracuse, CBS, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sat 1/17/98, Clemson @ #2 Duke, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/17/98, Texas Tech @ Texas, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Jimmy Dykes
Sat 1/17/98, Georgetown @ #10 Connecticut, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sat 1/17/98, Kansas St @ #3 Kansas, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Tim Ryan, Al McGuire
* Sat 1/17/98, USC @ California, ABC, 4 pm (west coast), Roger Twibell, ??
Sat 1/17/98, #8 UCLA @ #7 Stanford, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/17/98, #22 Arkansas @ #6 Kentucky, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery
Sun 1/18/98, #9 Purdue @ Indiana, CBS, 12 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Sun 1/18/98, #21 West Virginia @ Villanova, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Bob Carpenter, Jim Spanarkel
Sun 1/18/98, Cincinnati @ Louisville, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold
Sun 1/18/98, #15 New Mexico @ #5 Arizona, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Tim Brando, Billy Packer
Sun 1/18/98, #13 Iowa @ Minnesota, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner
Sun 1/18/98, #14 South Carolina @ Georgia, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Eli Gold, Al McGuire
Sat 1/24/98, #1 Duke @ Virginia, CBS, 12 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/24/98, #4 Utah @ UNLV, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sat 1/24/98, Memphis @ Georgetown, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Tim Brando, Dan Bonner
Sat 1/24/98, #8 Connecticut @ #15 Syracuse, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold
Sat 1/24/98, Texas @ Fresno St, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Ted Robinson, Marques Johnson
Sun 1/25/98, #16 Michigan @ Illinois, CBS, 2 pm, Sean McDonough, Clark Kellogg
Sun 1/25/98, Missouri @ Wake Forest, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sun 1/25/98, Oregon St @ #6 Arizona, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Jimmy Dykes
Sun 1/25/98, #22 Rhode Island @ #21 Cincinnati, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, John Mengelt
Sun 1/25/98, Louisville @ #9 UCLA, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Jim Nantz, Billy Packer
Sun 1/25/98, Indiana @ Wisconsin, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Jim Durham, Al McGuire
Sat 1/31/98, #2 North Carolina @ Wake Forest, ABC, 1 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/31/98, Minnesota @ #25 Indiana, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
* Sat 1/31/98, Navy @ Army, CBS, 1 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 1/31/98, Notre Dame @ St John's, NBC, 2:30 pm, Don Criqui, Bill Walton
Sat 1/31/98, Washington @ #8 UCLA, ABC, 4 pm (west coast), Mark Jones, Terry Gannon
Sun 2/1/98, #18 Cincinnati @ #13 South Carolina, CBS, 12 pm (regional wheel), Barry Tompkins, Jimmy Dykes
Sun 2/1/98, #19 Michigan @ #16 Iowa, CBS, 1 pm (regional wheel), Joel Meyers, Billy Packer
Sun 2/1/98, Florida @ #7 Kentucky, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sun 2/1/98, #3 Utah @ #14 New Mexico, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Terry Gannon
Sun 2/1/98, #5 Kansas @ Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, Dan Belluomini
Sat 2/7/98, #9 Stanford @ #7 Connecticut, CBS, 12 pm (regional), Tim Brando, Billy Packer
Sat 2/7/98, Vanderbilt @ #14 Arkansas, CBS, 12 pm (regional), Ian Eagle, Jon Sundvold
Sat 2/7/98, #18 Michigan @ Minnesota, CBS, 2 pm, Jim Durham, Al McGuire
Sat 2/7/98, #20 Cincinnati @ UNC Charlotte, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
* Sat 2/7/98, #6 UCLA @ Oregon St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, ??
Sun 2/8/98, #8 Kentucky @ Villanova, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Tim Brando, Billy Packer
Sun 2/8/98, Missouri @ #3 Kansas, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Mike Gorman, Bill Raftery
Sun 2/8/98, #1 Duke @ NC State, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Sun 2/8/98, Oklahoma @ Texas, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, Dan Belluomini
Sun 2/8/98, #23 Massachusetts @ #21 Xavier, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Tim Brant, John Mengelt
Sat 2/14/98, #24 Maryland @ #1 North Carolina, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/14/98, #16 West Virginia @ #23 Syracuse, NBC, 2:30 pm, Don Criqui, Matt Guokas
* Sat 2/14/98, California @ #9 UCLA, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sat 2/21/98, Clemson @ Virginia, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
* Sat 2/21/98, Louisville @ Memphis, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 2/21/98, Boston College @ Georgetown, NBC, 2:30 pm, Don Criqui, Paul Sunderland
Sat 2/21/98, #3 Arizona @ Oregon, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), Mark Jones, Terry Gannon
Sun 2/22/98, Indiana @ #22 Michigan, CBS, 1 pm, Tim Brando, Billy Packer
Sun 2/22/98, #12 UCLA @ #2 Duke, ABC, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/28/98, #8 Stanford @ #2 Arizona, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Ted Robinson, Clark Kellogg
Sat 2/28/98, #7 Kentucky @ #14 South Carolina, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Jim Durham, Bill Raftery
Sat 2/28/98, #3 North Carolina @ #1 Duke, ABC, 2 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
Sat 2/28/98, Notre Dame @ Providence, NBC, 3 pm, Don Criqui, Bill Walton
* Sat 2/28/98, USC @ Washington St, ABC, 5 pm (west coast), ??, ??
Sun 3/1/98, Georgetown @ #23 Syracuse, CBS, 12 pm, Joel Meyers, Dan Bonner
Sun 3/1/98, Georgia Tech @ Clemson, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale
* Sun 3/1/98, #20 Massachusetts @ #24 Temple, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, ??
Sun 3/1/98, #4 Kansas @ #25 Oklahoma St, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Roger Twibell, John Mengelt
Sun 3/1/98, #11 Purdue @ #10 Michigan St, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Gus Johnson, Billy Packer
Sun 3/1/98, #18 UCLA @ Washington, CBS, 2 pm (regional), Ted Robinson, Marques Johnson
Sat 3/7/98, #14 Cincinnati vs UNC Charlotte (at Cincinnati - CUSA final), CBS, 12 pm, Gus Johnson, Jim Spanarkel
Sat 3/7/98, #17 Michigan vs Minnesota (at Chicago - Big 10 semi), CBS, 2 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Sun 3/8/98, #7 Kentucky vs #15 South Carolina (at Atlanta - SEC final), CBS, 12 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire
Sun 3/8/98, #17 Michigan vs #9 Purdue (at Chicago - Big 10 final), CBS, 2 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Sat 3/21/98, UC Davis vs Kentucky Wesleyan (at Louisville - D2 final), CBS, 12:30 pm, Ted Robinson, Dan Bonner, Mike Harris
- Nantz came down with laryngitis during the 1/17 UCLA-Stanford game and sat out on 1/18 (replaced by Brando)
- CBS had no games the weekend of 2/14 as it was covering the Winter Olympics.
- This was the last season that NBC covered college hoop games (again with a very limited schedule).
ESPN
Tue 11/11/97, NC State vs Georgia (at East Rutherford - CVC semi), ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Tue 11/11/97, Princeton vs Texas (at East Rutherford - CVC semi), ESPN2, 10 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Wed 11/12/97, Princeton vs NC State (at East Rutherford - CVC final), ESPN, 9 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Fri 11/14/97, South Carolina vs Maryland (at Minneapolis), ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/14/97, Indiana @ Temple, ESPN2, 7 pm, DeWayne Staats, Bill Raftery
Fri 11/14/97, Villanova vs Minnesota (at Minneapolis), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Mon 11/17/97, Purdue @ Valparaiso, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
Wed 11/19/97, Rhode Island @ Connecticut (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Sims, Dick Vitale
Wed 11/19/97, Utah St @ Florida St (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Rolando Blackman
Wed 11/19/97, Eastern Michigan @ UNLV (pre NIT 1st), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Joel Meyers, Larry Conley
* Thu 11/20/97, Davidson @ Duke, ESPN2, 6:30 pm, ??, ??
Thu 11/20/97, Indiana @ UAB, ESPN2, 8:30 pm, Dave Woloshin, Quinn Buckner
* Fri 11/21/97, Wake Forest vs Georgetown (at Springfield - HOF tipoff), ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 11/21/97, UNLV @ Kansas (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Fri 11/21/97, Cincinnati @ Arizona St (pre NIT qtr), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Joel Meyers, Larry Conley
Sat 11/22/97, Massachusetts @ Fresno St, ESPN2, 11:59 pm, DeWayne Staats, Digger Phelps
Mon 11/24/97, Duke vs Chaminade (at Lahaina - Maui qtr), ESPN, 2 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Mon 11/24/97, Arizona vs Boston College (at Lahaina - Maui qtr), ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Mon 11/24/97, Kentucky vs George Washington (at Lahaina - Maui qtr), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Tue 11/25/97, Duke vs Missouri (at Lahaina - Maui semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Tue 11/25/97, Arizona vs Kentucky (at Lahaina - Maui semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Wed 11/26/97, Florida St vs Connecticut (at New York - pre NIT semi), ESPN, 6 pm, Joel Meyers, Dick Vitale
Wed 11/26/97, Kansas vs Arizona St (at New York - pre NIT semi), ESPN, 8:30 pm, Joel Meyers, Dick Vitale
Wed 11/26/97, Duke vs Arizona (at Lahaina - Maui final), ESPN, 10:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Bill Raftery
Thu 11/27/97, North Carolina vs UCLA (at Anchorage - Alaska qtr), ESPN, 9 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
Thu 11/27/97, Seton Hall vs Alaska Anchorage (at Anchorage - Alaska qtr), ESPN, 11:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
Fri 11/28/97, Kansas vs Florida St (at New York - pre NIT final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Joel Meyers, Dick Vitale
Fri 11/28/97, Purdue vs Massachusetts (at Anchorage - Alaska semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
Fri 11/28/97, North Carolina vs Seton Hall (at Anchorage - Alaska semi), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
Sat 11/29/97, North Carolina vs Purdue (at Anchorage - Alaska final), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
* Mon 12/1/97, Nebraska @ Tulsa, ESPN2, 7 pm, ??, ??
Tue 12/2/97, Utah vs Providence (at Chicago - Great Eight), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas
Tue 12/2/97, Kansas vs Arizona (at Chicago - Great Eight), ESPN, 10 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas
Wed 12/3/97, North Carolina vs Louisville (at Chicago - Great Eight), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas
Wed 12/3/97, Notre Dame @ Indiana, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Quinn Buckner
Wed 12/3/97, Kentucky vs Purdue (at Chicago - Great Eight), ESPN, 10 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas
Sat 12/6/97, Utah @ Wake Forest, ESPN, 12 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
* Sat 12/6/97, Purdue @ Louisville, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
Sat 12/6/97, Arizona @ Texas, ESPN, 9 pm, Dave Barnett, Bill Raftery
Mon 12/8/97, Arizona @ Baylor, ESPN2, 7 pm, Dave Barnett, Dan Bonner
* Tue 12/9/97, Fresno St @ Temple, ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Tue 12/9/97, Arkansas @ Louisville, ESPN, 9:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
Wed 12/10/97, Villanova @ Duke, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Wed 12/10/97, Massachusetts @ Kansas, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Jon Sundvold
* Thu 12/11/97, St Mary's @ Pacific, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
* Fri 12/12/97, SW Missouri St @ Idaho, ESPN2, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Sat 12/13/97, Georgia Tech @ Kentucky, ESPN, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
Sat 12/13/97, UNLV @ Rhode Island, ESPN2, 7 pm, Karl Ravech, Dan Bonner
Sat 12/13/97, Princeton @ North Carolina, ESPN, 8:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dick Vitale
Tue 12/16/97, Temple @ Villanova, ESPN2, 7 pm, Dave Sims, Len Elmore
Wed 12/17/97, South Carolina @ Clemson, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Wed 12/17/97, Minnesota @ Cincinnati, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Fri 12/19/97, Wake Forest vs Princeton (at East Rutherford - Jimmy V), ESPN, 7 pm, Dave Barnett, Dick Vitale
Fri 12/19/97, Clemson vs Seton Hall (at East Rutherford - Jimmy V), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Dick Vitale
Sat 12/20/97, Louisville vs Georgia Tech (at Atlanta - Georgia Dome), ESPN, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
Sat 12/20/97, Michigan St @ South Florida, ESPN, 5 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jon Sundvold
Sat 12/20/97, Tulsa @ Kentucky, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Len Elmore
* Sat 12/20/97, Fresno St @ Minnesota, ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, Quinn Buckner
Sat 12/20/97, Massachusetts vs Colorado (at Las Vegas), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Dan Bonner
Sat 12/20/97, Syracuse @ UNLV, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Dan Bonner
* Sun 12/21/97, Tennessee St @ Appalachian St, ESPN2, 12 pm, ??, ??
Tue 12/23/97, Arizona @ Florida St, ESPN2, 7 pm, Dave Barnett, Dan Bonner
Tue 12/23/97, Massachusetts @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Bill Raftery
Tue 12/23/97, Illinois vs Missouri (at St Louis), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
Sun 12/28/97, UCLA @ UNLV, ESPN, 12:30 am, Joel Meyers, Terry Gannon
* Sun 12/28/97, South Alabama @ Arkansas St, ESPN, 12:30 pm, ??, ??
* Sun 12/28/97, Bradley @ Evansville, ESPN, 2:30 pm, ??, ??
Mon 12/29/97, Kansas vs Ohio St (at Honolulu - Rainbow Classic qtr), ESPN, 1 am, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
Mon 12/29/97, Hawaii vs Nebraska (at Honolulu - Rainbow Classic semi), ESPN2, 10 pm, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
Tue 12/30/97, Kansas vs Vanderbilt (at Honolulu - Rainbow Classic semi), ESPN, 12:30 am, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
* Tue 12/30/97, Clemson @ Western Kentucky, ESPN2, 5:30 pm, ??, ??
Wed 12/31/97, Hawaii vs Kansas (at Honolulu - Rainbow Classic final), ESPN, 12:30 am, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
* Wed 12/31/97, Miami @ Seton Hall, ESPN, 1 pm, ??, ??
Fri 1/2/98, Purdue @ Minnesota, ESPN, 1 pm, Mike Patrick, Bill Raftery
Sat 1/3/98, Wichita St @ Cleveland St, ESPN2, 12 pm, Chris Marlowe, Leo Rautins
Sat 1/3/98, Murray St @ Middle Tenn St, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Dave Strader, Jimmy Dykes
Sat 1/3/98, Old Dominion @ New Orleans, ESPN2, 2 pm, Joel Meyers, Digger Phelps
Sat 1/3/98, North Carolina @ Clemson, ESPN2, 4 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jay Bilas
Sat 1/3/98, Duke @ Maryland, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/3/98, Nebraska @ Kansas, ESPN, 10 pm, Ron Franklin, Jon Sundvold
Sat 1/3/98, Rice @ Utah, ESPN2, 10:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Terry Gannon
* Sun 1/4/98, Pacific @ Illinois St, ESPN2, 12 pm, Karl Ravech, ??
* Sun 1/4/98, Western Carolina @ Tenn-Chat, ESPN, 2 pm, Dave Strader, ??
Sun 1/4/98, Cincinnati @ Houston, ESPN, 7 pm, Dave Barnett, Jon Sundvold
Sun 1/4/98, UNLV @ Tulane, ESPN2, 9 pm, Bob Carpenter, Digger Phelps
Mon 1/5/98, Georgetown @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/5/98, Texas @ Missouri, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dan Bonner
Mon 1/5/98, TCU @ New Mexico, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Dykes
Tue 1/6/98, Michigan @ Indiana, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/6/98, Boston College @ Villanova, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Leo Rautins
Tue 1/6/98, Kentucky @ Georgia, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Tue 1/6/98, St Bonaventure @ Dayton, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jay Bilas
Wed 1/7/98, Florida St @ Maryland, ESPN, 7 pm, Brad Nessler, Len Elmore
* Wed 1/7/98, NC State @ Duke, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, ??
* Thu 1/8/98, Clemson @ Wake Forest, ESPN2, 7 pm, DeWayne Staats, ??
Thu 1/8/98, Wisconsin @ Michigan St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, John Saunders, Larry Conley
Thu 1/8/98, Illinois @ Iowa, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Joel Meyers, Dan Bonner
Fri 1/9/98, Butler @ SW Missouri St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Dave Woloshin, Leo Rautins
Sat 1/10/98, Maryland @ NC State, ESPN, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Len Elmore
Sat 1/10/98, Virginia @ North Carolina, ESPN2, 1:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jay Bilas
* Sat 1/10/98, Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech, ESPN2, 4 pm, DeWayne Staats, ??
Sat 1/10/98, Duke @ Florida St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Sat 1/10/98, Texas Tech @ Oklahoma St, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Jon Sundvold
Sat 1/10/98, Fresno St @ SMU, ESPN2, 10:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Jimmy Dykes
Sun 1/11/98, Detroit @ Illinois-Chicago, ESPN, 2:30 pm, Dave Strader, Leo Rautins
Sun 1/11/98, St Louis @ DePaul, ESPN2, 7 pm, Dave Barnett, Larry Conley
Sun 1/11/98, Marquette @ Cincinnati, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Digger Phelps
* Mon 1/12/98, Georgetown @ Villanova, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, ??
Mon 1/12/98, Texas @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dan Bonner
* Mon 1/12/98, New Mexico @ Colorado St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 1/13/98, Purdue @ Illinois, ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Tue 1/13/98, Providence @ Syracuse, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Leo Rautins
Tue 1/13/98, South Carolina @ Kentucky, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Tue 1/13/98, Fordham @ Duquesne, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Dave Woloshin, Jay Bilas
Wed 1/14/98, Duke @ Wake Forest, ESPN, 7 pm, Brad Nessler, Len Elmore
Wed 1/14/98, Penn St @ Wisconsin, ESPN2, 7 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jimmy Dykes
Wed 1/14/98, North Carolina @ Maryland, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Thu 1/15/98, UNCC vs Massachusetts (at Providence - A10/CUSA challenge), ESPN, 7 pm, Dave Sims, Bill Raftery
Thu 1/15/98, Tulane vs Rhode Island (at Providence - A10/CUSA challenge), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dave Sims, Bill Raftery
* Thu 1/15/98, New Mexico St @ Long Beach St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Sat 1/17/98, LSU @ Florida, ESPN, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Digger Phelps
Sat 1/17/98, UNLV @ UTEP, ESPN2, 6:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, John Lambert
Sat 1/17/98, Maryland @ Wake Forest, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
* Sun 1/18/98, Houston @ Tulane, ESPN2, 6 pm, ??, ??
Mon 1/19/98, Connecticut @ St John's, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Len Elmore
Mon 1/19/98, Kansas @ Missouri, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dan Bonner
* Mon 1/19/98, TCU @ Hawaii, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Tue 1/20/98, Minnesota @ Michigan, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/20/98, West Virginia @ Rutgers, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dave Sims, Leo Rautins
Tue 1/20/98, St Joseph's @ Xavier, ESPN, 9:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jay Bilas
Wed 1/21/98, North Carolina @ NC State, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Wed 1/21/98, Syracuse @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 9 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
* Thu 1/22/98, Wake Forest @ Florida St, ESPN2, 7 pm, ??, ??
Thu 1/22/98, Northwestern @ Penn St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Len Elmore
* Thu 1/22/98, UAB @ Memphis, ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, Larry Conley
Sat 1/24/98, Xavier @ Dayton, ESPN, 12 pm, Dave Barnett, Digger Phelps
Sat 1/24/98, Clemson @ Maryland, ESPN2, 4 pm, Ken Broo, Bucky Waters
Mon 1/26/98, Syracuse @ Georgetown, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Mon 1/26/98, Oklahoma St @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dan Bonner
* Mon 1/26/98, TCU @ SMU, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Tue 1/27/98, Wisconsin @ Minnesota, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Tue 1/27/98, Connecticut @ Providence, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, John Saunders, Leo Rautins
Tue 1/27/98, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
* Tue 1/27/98, LaSalle @ Virginia Tech, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, Jay Bilas
* Wed 1/28/98, West Virginia @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
Wed 1/28/98, Clemson @ North Carolina, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
* Thu 1/29/98, Massachusetts @ Rhode Island, ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, Jay Bilas
Thu 1/29/98, Louisville @ Cincinnati, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
* Sat 1/31/98, Xavier @ Temple, ESPN, 12 pm, ??, Digger Phelps
Sun 2/1/98, Marquette @ Tulane, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Larry Conley
Mon 2/2/98, Villanova @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/2/98, Texas @ Texas A&M, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jon Sundvold
* Mon 2/2/98, Fresno St @ Hawaii, ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Tue 2/3/98, Iowa @ Wisconsin, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
* Tue 2/3/98, Georgetown @ Seton Hall, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 2/3/98, South Carolina @ Vanderbilt, ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Tue 2/3/98, Temple @ Massachusetts, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Dave Sims, Jay Bilas
Wed 2/4/98, Clemson @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Patrick, Terry Gannon
Wed 2/4/98, St John's @ Boston College, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Thu 2/5/98, Ole Miss @ Arkansas, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
Thu 2/5/98, Duke @ North Carolina, ESPN2, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas
Thu 2/5/98, Southern Miss @ Tulane, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Jon Sundvold
Thu 2/5/98, Nevada @ Utah St, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Craig Bolerjack, John Lambert
* Sat 2/7/98, George Washington @ St Joseph's, ESPN, 12 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/7/98, Air Force @ San Diego St, ESPN2, 10:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Jimmy Dykes
Sun 2/8/98, North Carolina @ Georgia Tech, ESPN2, 1 pm, Mike Patrick, Jay Bilas
* Sun 2/8/98, Memphis @ UAB, ESPN2, 10 pm, ??, ??
* Mon 2/9/98, Oklahoma St @ Iowa St, ESPN2, 9 pm, ??, ??
* Mon 2/9/98, SMU @ San Jose St, ESPN2, 11 pm, ??, ??
Tue 2/10/98, Indiana @ Purdue, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Dick Vitale
* Tue 2/10/98, Syracuse @ Miami, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Tue 2/10/98, Arkansas @ Georgia, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
* Tue 2/10/98, Rhode Island @ George Washington, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Wed 2/11/98, Connecticut @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Tirico, Dick Vitale
Wed 2/11/98, North Carolina @ Virginia, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Bill Raftery
Thu 2/12/98, Minnesota @ Iowa, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Barbar, Dan Bonner
Thu 2/12/98, Hawaii @ TCU, ESPN2, 9 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Larry Conley
* Thu 2/12/98, Cincinnati @ St Louis, ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Thu 2/12/98, UCSB @ Pacific, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Joel Meyers, Rolando Blackman
* Sat 2/14/98, Temple @ Rhode Island, ESPN, 12 pm, DeWayne Staats, ??
Sat 2/14/98, Rutgers @ Boston College, ESPN, 2 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Sat 2/14/98, Wake Forest @ Duke, ESPN2, 4 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Jay Bilas
* Sat 2/14/98, Utah @ Colorado St, ESPN2, 10:30 pm, ??, ??
Sun 2/15/98, SW Missouri St @ Illinois St, ESPN, 12 pm, Dave Woloshin, Digger Phelps
Sun 2/15/98, Fresno St @ Tulsa, ESPN, 2 pm, Bob Carpenter, Larry Conley
* Sun 2/15/98, UNCC @ Louisville, ESPN2, 7 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/16/98, Syracuse @ Villanova, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/16/98, Kansas @ Colorado, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Dan Bonner
Mon 2/16/98, New Mexico @ UNLV, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Bob Carpenter, Dick Vitale
Tue 2/17/98, Michigan @ Michigan St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Tue 2/17/98, Connecticut @ Notre Dame, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Joel Meyers, Leo Rautins
Tue 2/17/98, Tennessee @ Mississippi St, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
* Tue 2/17/98, St Joseph's @ Temple, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
* Wed 2/18/98, Miami @ Providence, ESPN, 7 pm, ??, ??
Wed 2/18/98, Duke @ Clemson, ESPN, 9 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale
Thu 2/19/98, Indiana @ Ohio St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Len Elmore
* Thu 2/19/98, Louisville @ Marquette, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, ??
* Fri 2/20/98, Butler @ Nevada, ESPN, 12:30 am, ??, ??
Sat 2/21/98, St Joseph's @ Massachusetts, ESPN, 12 pm, Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
Sat 2/21/98, NC State @ North Carolina, ESPN2, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
* Sat 2/21/98, Ohio St @ Northwestern, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/21/98, Texas @ Baylor, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Jon Sundvold
* Sat 2/21/98, Tulsa @ Hawaii, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Sat 2/21/98, Lafayette @ Colgate, ESPN2, 11:59 pm, Dave Ryan, Tim McCormick
* Sun 2/22/98, Marquette @ South Florida, ESPN2, 7 pm, ??, ??
Mon 2/23/98, Providence @ Connecticut, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Bill Raftery
Mon 2/23/98, Oklahoma @ Kansas, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Larry Conley
* Mon 2/23/98, UNLV @ Utah, ESPN, 11:59 pm, Bob Carpenter, ??
Tue 2/24/98, Illinois @ Indiana, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Tue 2/24/98, St John's @ Syracuse, ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Tue 2/24/98, Georgia @ South Carolina, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
Tue 2/24/98, Xavier @ Rhode Island, ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Dave Sims, Jay Bilas
Wed 2/25/98, Duke @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 7 pm, Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
Wed 2/25/98, Georgetown @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 9 pm, DeWayne Staats, Len Elmore
Thu 2/26/98, Clemson @ NC State, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Thu 2/26/98, UNCC @ Cincinnati, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jon Sundvold
* Fri 2/27/98, New Mexico St @ Utah St, ESPN, 12:30 am, ??, ??
Sat 2/28/98, College of Charleston vs Florida Intl (at Charleston, SC - Trans Am final), ESPN, 12 pm, DeWayne Staats, Len Elmore
Sat 2/28/98, Radford vs NC Asheville (at Lynchburg, VA - Big South final), ESPN, 2 pm, Dave Strader, Jay Bilas
Sat 2/28/98, Nebraska @ Iowa St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Jon Sundvold
Sat 2/28/98, New Mexico @ Utah, ESPN, 9:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, John Lambert
Sun 3/1/98, Davidson vs Appalachian St (at Greensboro - Southern final), ESPN, 12:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Larry Conley
Sun 3/1/98, Murray St vs Tennessee St (at Nashville - OVC final), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Rich Waltz, Jon Albright
Sun 3/1/98, Richmond vs UNC Wilmington (at Richmond - Colonial final), ESPN2, 7 pm, DeWayne Staats, Jimmy Dykes
Sun 3/1/98, SW Louisiana vs Lamar (at Lafayette - Sun Belt semi), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jon Sundvold
Mon 3/2/98, Iona vs Siena (at Albany - MAAC final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Dave Sims, Bill Raftery
Mon 3/2/98, Illinois St vs SW Missouri St (at St Louis - MVC final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Jimmy Dykes
Mon 3/2/98, FDU @ LIU (NEC final), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Dave Ryan, Jay Bilas
* Mon 3/2/98, San Francisco vs Gonzaga (at Santa Clara - WCC final), ESPN, 11:59 pm, ??, ??
Tue 3/3/98, Butler vs Wisc Green Bay (at Green Bay - Midw Coll final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, DeWayne Staats, Larry Conley
Tue 3/3/98, South Alabama vs SW Louisiana (at Lafayette - Sun Belt final), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jon Sundvold
Tue 3/3/98, Valparaiso vs Youngstown St (at Moline, IL - Mid Cont final), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, Craig Bolerjack, Terry Gannon
Wed 3/4/98, Providence vs Notre Dame (at New York - Big East 1st), ESPN, 11 am, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Wed 3/4/98, Georgetown vs Miami (at New York - Big East 1st), ESPN, 1 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Wed 3/4/98, Rutgers vs West Virginia (at New York - Big East 1st), ESPN, 3:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
* Wed 3/4/98, Eastern Michigan vs Miami-Ohio (at Toledo - MAC final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
Wed 3/4/98, Villanova vs Pittsburgh (at New York - Big East 1st), ESPN2, 7:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Wed 3/4/98, Boston College vs Seton Hall (at New York - Big East 1st), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
* Wed 3/4/98, Dayton vs Fordham (at Philadelphia - A10 1st), ESPN2, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
* Thu 3/5/98, Temple vs St Joseph's (at Philadelphia - A10 qtr), ESPN, 12 pm, ??, ??
Thu 3/5/98, Connecticut vs Providence (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN2, 12 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Thu 3/5/98, Minnesota vs Northwestern (at Chicago - Big 10 1st), ESPN2, 2 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Thu 3/5/98, Rutgers vs Georgetown (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Dan Shulman, Bill Raftery
Thu 3/5/98, Lafayette @ Navy (Patriot final), ESPN2, 4 pm, DeWayne Staats, Leo Rautins
Thu 3/5/98, Wisconsin vs Penn St (at Chicago - Big 10 1st), ESPN, 4:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Thu 3/5/98, NC State vs Florida St (at Greensboro - ACC 1st), ESPN, 7 pm, Brad Nessler, Terry Gannon
Thu 3/5/98, Syracuse vs Villanova (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN2, 7 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
* Thu 3/5/98, Rhode Island vs Dayton (at Philadelphia - A10 qtr), ESPN2, 9 pm, ??, ??
Thu 3/5/98, St John's vs Boston College (at New York - Big East qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Thu 3/5/98, UNLV vs Utah (at Las Vegas - WAC qtr), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Dykes
Fri 3/6/98, Maryland vs Georgia Tech (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 12 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Fri 3/6/98, Michigan vs Iowa (at Chicago - Big 10 qtr), ESPN2, 1:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Fri 3/6/98, North Carolina vs NC State (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN, 2:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dan Bonner
Fri 3/6/98, Minnesota vs Michigan St (at Chicago - Big 10 qtr), ESPN2, 4 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Fri 3/6/98, Connecticut vs Rutgers (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Fri 3/6/98, Clemson vs Wake Forest (at Greensboro - ACC qtr), ESPN2, 7 pm, Brad Nessler, Terry Gannon
Fri 3/6/98, Syracuse vs St John's (at New York - Big East semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Fri 3/6/98, Purdue vs Indiana (at Chicago - Big 10 qtr), ESPN2, 10 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Fri 3/6/98, UNLV vs Fresno St (at Las Vegas - WAC semi), ESPN, 11:59 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Dykes
Sat 3/7/98, Boston University @ Delaware (Amer East final), ESPN, 11:30 am, DeWayne Staats, Jay Bilas
* Sat 3/7/98, South Carolina St vs Coppin St (at Richmond - MEAC final), ESPN2, 12 pm, ??, ??
Sat 3/7/98, North Carolina vs Maryland (at Greensboro - ACC semi), ESPN, 1:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Terry Gannon
Sat 3/7/98, Duke vs Clemson (at Greensboro - ACC semi), ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Terry Gannon
Sat 3/7/98, Purdue @ Illinois (at Chicago - Big 10 semi), ESPN2, 4:30 pm, Dave Barnett, Quinn Buckner
Sat 3/7/98, Xavier vs George Washington (at Philadelphia - A10 final), ESPN, 6 pm, Dave Sims, Jay Bilas
Sat 3/7/98, Prairie View vs Texas Southern (at Dallas - SWAC final), ESPN2, 6:30 pm, Dave Strader, Sam Crenshaw
Sat 3/7/98, Connecticut vs Syracuse (at New York - Big East final), ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Tirico, Len Elmore
Sat 3/7/98, UNLV vs New Mexico (at Las Vegas - WAC final), ESPN, 10 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Dykes
* Sun 3/8/98, Northern Arizona vs Montana St (at Flagstaff - Big Sky final), ESPN, 12:30 am (tape delay - 9 pm tip), ??, ??
Sun 3/8/98, North Carolina vs Duke (at Greensboro - ACC final), ESPN, 1 pm, Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale, Terry Gannon
Sun 3/8/98, Kansas vs Oklahoma (at Kansas City - Big 12 final), ESPN, 3 pm, Ron Franklin, Jon Sundvold
Sun 3/8/98, Utah St @ Pacific (at Reno - Big West final), ESPN, 5 pm (tape delay - 3 pm tip), Joel Meyers, Rolando Blackman
* any help on missing games or missing announcers appreciated
NCAA Tournament
Thu 3/12 (first round) - afternoon and evening doubleheaders (all regionalized)
1 North Carolina vs 16 Navy (at Hartford), CBS, 12 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
11 Washington vs 6 Xavier (at Washington), CBS, 12 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
10 West Virginia vs 7 Temple (at Boise), CBS, 12:30 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
8 UNC Charlotte vs 9 Illinois-Chicago (at Hartford), CBS, 2:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
14 Richmond vs 3 South Carolina (at Washington), CBS, 2:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
4 Maryland vs 13 Utah St (at Sacramento), CBS, 2:30 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
2 Cincinnati vs 15 No Arizona (at Boise), CBS, 3 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
5 Illinois vs 12 So Alabama (at Sacramento), CBS, 5 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
5 Princeton vs 12 UNLV (at Hartford), CBS, 7:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
7 Indiana vs 10 Oklahoma (at Washington), CBS, 7:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
3 Utah vs 14 San Francisco (at Boise), CBS, 7:45 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
9 Illinois St vs 8 Tennesee (at Sacramento), CBS, 7:45 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
4 Michigan St vs 13 E Michigan (at Hartford), CBS, 10 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
2 Connecticut vs 15 FDU (at Washington), CBS, 10 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
6 Arkansas vs 11 Nebraska (at Boise), CBS, 10:15 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
1 Arizona vs 16 Nicholls St (at Sacramento), CBS, 10:15 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
Fri 3/13 (first round) - afternoon and evening doubleheaders (all regionalized)
5 Syracuse vs 12 Iona (at Lexington), CBS, 12 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
2 Kentucky vs 15 SC State (at Atlanta), CBS, 12 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
13 Valparaiso vs 4 Ole Miss (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 12:30 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
11 W Michigan vs 6 Clemson (at Chicago), CBS, 12:30 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
4 New Mexico vs 13 Butler (at Lexington), CBS, 2:30 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
10 St Louis vs 7 Massachusetts (at Atlanta), CBS, 2:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
12 Florida St vs 5 TCU (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 3 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
3 Stanford vs 14 Charleston (at Chicago), CBS, 3 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
8 Oklahoma St vs 9 George Wash (at Lexington), CBS, 7:30 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
3 Michigan vs 14 Davidson (at Atlanta), CBS, 7:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
8 Rhode Island vs 9 Murray St (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 7:45 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
2 Purdue vs 15 Delaware (at Chicago), CBS, 7:45 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
1 Duke vs 16 Radford (at Lexington), CBS, 10 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
6 UCLA vs 11 Miami (at Atlanta), CBS, 10 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
1 Kansas vs 16 Prairie View (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 10:15 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
10 Detroit vs 7 St John's (at Chicago), CBS, 10:15 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
Sat 3/14 (second round) - quadrupleheader (first game national, remainder regionalized)
1 North Carolina vs 8 UNC Charlotte (at Hartford), CBS, 12 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
10 West Virginia vs 2 Cincinnati (at Boise), CBS, 2:15 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
4 Michigan St vs 5 Princeton (at Hartford), CBS, 2:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
11 Washington vs 14 Richmond (at Washington), CBS, 4:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
4 Maryland vs 5 Illinois (at Sacramento), CBS, 4:30 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
3 Utah vs 6 Arkansas (at Boise), CBS, 4:45 pm, Jim Durham, Greg Kelser, Mike Mayock
2 Connecticut vs 7 Indiana (at Washington), CBS, 7 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
1 Arizona vs 9 Illinois St (at Sacramento), CBS, 7 pm, Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Mike Harris
Sun 3/15 (second round) - tripleheader (first game national, remainder regionalized)
1 Duke vs 8 Oklahoma St (at Lexington), CBS, 12 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
13 Valparaiso vs 12 Florida St (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 2:15 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
3 Stanford vs 11 W Michigan (at Chicago), CBS, 2:15 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
5 Syracuse vs 4 New Mexico (at Lexington), CBS, 2:30 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
2 Kentucky vs 10 St Louis (at Atlanta), CBS, 2:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
8 Rhode Island vs 1 Kansas (at Oklahoma City), CBS, 4:45 pm, Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackmon, Beth Mowins
2 Purdue vs 10 Detroit (at Chicago), CBS, 4:45 pm, Tim Ryan, Dan Bonner, Jimmy Dykes
6 UCLA vs 3 Michigan (at Atlanta), CBS, 5 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
Thu 3/19 (regional semifinals) - doubleheader (all regionalized)
1 North Carolina vs 4 Michigan St (at Greensboro), CBS, 7:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
3 Utah vs 10 West Virginia (at Anaheim), CBS, 8 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
2 Connecticut vs 11 Washington (at Greensboro), CBS, 10 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
1 Arizona vs 4 Maryland (at Anaheim), CBS, 10:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
Fri 3/20 (regional semifinals) - doubleheader (all regionalized)
1 Duke vs 5 Syracuse (at St. Petersburg), CBS, 7:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
3 Stanford vs 2 Purdue (at St. Louis), CBS, 8 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
2 Kentucky vs 6 UCLA (at St. Petersburg), CBS, 10 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
8 Rhode Island vs 13 Valparaiso (at St. Louis), CBS, 10:30 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
Sat 3/21 (regional finals)
3 Utah vs 1 Arizona (at Anaheim), CBS, 3:30 pm, Gus Johnson, Jon Sundvold, Arman Keteyian
1 North Carolina vs 2 Connecticut (at Greensboro), CBS, 6 pm, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery, Andrea Joyce
Sun 3/22 (regional finals)
3 Stanford vs 8 Rhode Island (at St. Louis), CBS, 2:30 pm, Tim Brando, Al McGuire, Craig James
2 Kentucky vs 1 Duke (at St. Petersburg), CBS, 5 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya
Sat 3/28 (Final Four)
2 Kentucky vs 3 Stanford (at San Antonio), CBS, 5:30 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya, Arman Keteyian
3 Utah vs 1 North Carolina (at San Antonio), CBS, 8 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya, Arman Keteyian
Mon 3/30 (championship)
2 Kentucky vs 3 Utah (at San Antonio), CBS, 9 pm, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Michele Tafoya, Arman Keteyian
- This year, CBS started using the Nantz-Packer team to call games the entire first weekend. The previous several years, Nantz worked the studio on the first weekend while Packer called games with various partners. In 1996 and 1997, Nantz worked the studio Thu and Fri night and joined Packer for round 2.
- This was the first tournament appearance for Ian Eagle.
NIT
Wed 3/11/98, Georgetown @ Florida (1st round), ESPN, 8 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
Wed 3/11/98, Georgia @ Iowa (1st round), ESPN, 10 pm, Ron Franklin, Len Elmore
* Thu 3/12/98, Arizona St @ Hawaii (1st round), ESPN, 12:30 am, ??, ??
Mon 3/16/98, Georgetown @ Georgia Tech (2nd round), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
* Tue 3/17/98, Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest (2nd round), ESPN, 7:30 pm, ??, ??
* Tue 3/17/98, Georgia @ NC State (2nd round), ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, ??
Wed 3/18/98, Penn St @ Georgia Tech (qtr), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Brad Nessler, Larry Conley
* Wed 3/18/98, Marquette @ Minnesota (qtr), ESPN, 9:30 pm, ??, Jimmy Dykes
Tue 3/24/98, Minnesota vs Fresno St (at New York - semi), ESPN, 7 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Tue 3/24/98, Penn St vs Georgia (at New York - semi), ESPN, 9:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery
Thu 3/26/98, Minnesota vs Penn St (at New York - final), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Bill Raftery