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Sunday / December 22.
  • CBS set to air 15 auto bids to men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments

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    Conference tournament action tips off on CBS Sports beginning this weekend with 39 games from nine different conferences, concluding on Selection Sunday. In total, 15 automatic bids to the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will be awarded across the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, as well as CBS Sports Network.

    Five automatic bids to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments will be awarded on CBS and Paramount+, concluding with the Big Ten Men’s Tournament Championship for the 26th consecutive year. CBS Sports will present the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Semifinals on Saturday, March 16 and the Championship on Sunday, March 17, along with the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Championship, airing on broadcast television for the first time ever, on Sunday, March 10.

    CBS and Paramount+ will also feature the Missouri Valley Men’s Championship on Sunday, March 10, followed by the Mountain West Men’s Championship on Saturday, March 16 and the Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship on Sunday, March 17.

    Ten automatic bids to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments will be awarded on CBS Sports Network beginning on Tuesday, March 12, with Men’s championship games from C-USA, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League and Summit League as well as Women’s championship games from the Mountain West, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, C-USA, Mid-American and Summit League.

    In addition to the championship games, CBS Sports Network will feature early round action from the conference tournaments throughout “Bracket Week Presented by Kubota,” which begins on Saturday, March 9 and covers 32 conference tournament games over nine days. Conference Tournament games are highlighted by Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Mid-American and Summit League action on the Men’s side and Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, Conference USA, Mid-American and Summit League action on the Women’s side.

    Release provided via CBS Sports

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