College Basketball on CBS Sports
College Basketball on CBS Sports (usually referred to on-air as the Road to the Final Four, or simply the NCAA on CBS) is the branding used for broadcasts of men's NCAA Division I basketball games that are produced by CBS Sports, for CBS, CBSSN, and Facebook.
| College Basketball on CBS Sports | |
|---|---|
Previous logo as part of CBS Sports' new look launched on February 7, 2016. | |
| Also known as | NCAA on CBS |
| Genre | College basketball telecasts |
| Presented by | See List of CBS Sports college basketball commentators |
| Theme music composer | Bob Christianson and Trevor Rabin |
| Opening theme | "CBS/Turner March Madness Theme" |
| Ending theme | "One Shining Moment" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 42 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS (1981–present) CBS Sports Network (2006–present) |
| Release | November 28, 1981 – present |
| Related | |
| NCAA March Madness (CBS and TNT Sports) NBA on TNT | |
From 1982 to 2015, CBS Sports obtained broadcast television rights to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, replacing NBC which had been airing the game since 1969. Beginning in the 2016 season, TBS has held the rights to broadcast the NCAA Division I Championship in Men's Basketball in even-numbered years, while CBS continues to air the game in odd-numbered years.
In addition, CBS Sports currently holds broadcasting rights to conference regular season games including the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, Mid-American Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Patriot League, Southeastern Conference, Southern Conference, and West Coast Conference.