March 15, 2004

CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2004 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18

Announce and Production Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the national championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).

Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis host THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann serves as Senior Producer. Vin DeVito and David Winner produce the broadcasts and Bob Matina directs.

Tony Petitti is Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

Following are the tip times of first- and second-round games, as well as the CBS Sports announce and production team assignments for the 2004 edition of "March Madness."

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

        Play-by-Play/Analyst/Reporter
Tip (ET)        Site    Game            Producer//Director      
12:20 PM        Raleigh I       Florida vs. Manhattan           Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Tracy Wolfson
                                Craig Silver//Larry Cavolina/Bryan Lilley
                                
12:25 PM        Buffalo I       Texas Tech vs. Charlotte        Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Solomon Wilcots
                                Mark Wolff//Mark Grant
                                
12:40 PM        Denver I        Maryland vs. UTEP                       Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Bonnie Bernstein
                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman   

2:40 PM Seattle I       Alabama vs. S. Illinois         Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Greg Kelser
                                        Jim Rikhoff//Andy Goldberg
                                
after conc. I   Raleigh II      Wake Forest vs. Virginia Comm. Harlan/Bonner/Wolfson
                                Silver//Cavolina/Lilley         
                                
after conc. I    Buffalo II     St. Joseph's vs. Liberty        Lundquist/Raftery/Wilcots
                                Wolff//Grant

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after conc. I   Denver II       Syracuse vs. BYU                                Nantz/Packer/Bernstein
                                Dekas//Fishman  

after conc. I     Seattle II    Stanford vs. Texas San Antonio  Eagle/Spanarkel/Kelser
                                Rikhoff//Goldberg

THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (announce and production teams same as day games)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game    
7:10 PM Raleigh III     Duke vs. Alabama St.                    

7:10 PM         Buffalo III             Connecticut vs. Vermont

7:20 PM Denver III       Texas vs. Princeton    

7:35 PM Seattle III             Michigan State vs. Nevada

(Approx tip)

after conc. III Raleigh IV Seton Hall vs. Arizona

after conc. III Buffalo IV DePaul vs. Dayton

after conc. III Denver IV North Carolina vs. Air Force

after conc. III Seattle IV Gonzaga vs. Valparaiso

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET)        Site      Game  Play-by-Play/Analyst
                                Producer/Director
12:15 PM       Orlando I        N.C. State vs. La-Lafayette             Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Dwayne Ballen
                        Steve Scheer//Suzanne Smith
                        
12:25 PM        Columbus I      Illinois vs. Murray State               Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas/Lesley Visser
                                Bob Mansbach//Mike Arnold               

12:30 PM       Milwaukee I              Boston College vs. Utah                 Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Heather Cox
                                        Ken Mack/Ross Schneiderman//Cathy Barreto
                    
12:30 PM        Kansas City I   Memphis vs. South Carolina              Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel/Scott Kaplan
                        Victor Frank//Steve Milton/Chris Svendsen 

after conc. I     Orlando II    Vanderbilt vs. W. Michigan              Johnson/Elmore/Ballen
                                Steve Scheer//Suzanne Smith

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after conc. I      Columbus II  Cincinnati vs. E. Tennessee St. Enberg/Guokas/Visser
                        Mansbach//Arnold
                                                
after conc. I      Milwaukee II Georgia Tech vs. Northern Iowa  Brando/Gminksi/Cox
                        Mack/Schneiderman//Barreto

after conc. I       Kansas City II      Oklahoma St. vs. E. Washington  Bolerjack/Wenzel/Kaplan
                                Frank//Milton/Svendsen

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (announce and production teams same as day games)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game
7:10 PM         Orlando III     Mississippi St. vs. Monmouth

7:10 PM Columbus III Kentucky vs. Lehigh/Florida A&M

7:20 PM Milwaukee III Wisconsin vs. Richmond

7:25 PM Kansas City III Providence vs. Pacific

after conc. III Orlando IV Xavier vs. Louisville

after conc. III Columbus IV Washington vs. UAB

after conc. III Milwaukee IV Pittsburgh vs. Central Florida

after conc. III Kansas City IV Kansas vs. Illinois-Chicago

SATURDAY, MARCH 20 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Thursday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game                                                            
1:10 PM Raleigh I       Duke/Alabama St. vs. Seton Hall /Arizona
                                                
3:20 PM Seattle I       Michigan St./Nevada vs. Gonzaga/Valparaiso

after conc. I   Raleigh II      Florida/Manhattan vs. Wake Forest/Va. Commonwealth       

5:30 PM         Buffalo I               St. Joseph's/Liberty vs. Texas Tech/Charlotte
                
5:40 PM Denver I                Syracuse/BYU vs. Maryland/UTEP  

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after conc. I Seattle II Stanford/Texas-San Antonio vs. Alabama/Southern Illinois

after conc. I Buffalo II DePaul/Dayton vs. Connecticut/Vermont

after conc. I Denver II North Carolina/Air Force vs. Texas/Princeton

SUNDAY, MARCH 21 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET) (announce and production teams same as Friday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game
12:10 PM         Orlando I                      Xavier/Louisville vs. Mississippi State/Monmouth

2:15 PM Milwaukee I             Boston College/Utah vs. Georgia Tech/Northern Iowa        

2:20 PM Kansas City I                   Memphis/South Carolina vs. Oklahoma St. /E. Washington 

2:30 PM         Columbus I              Illinois/Murray St. vs. Cincinnati/East Tennessee St.

after conc. I           Orlando II      Vanderbilt/W. Michigan vs. North Carolina St./La.-Lafayette

after conc. I      Milwaukee II                 Wisconsin/Richmond vs. Pittsburgh/Central Florida 

after conc. I   Kansas City II            Providence/Pacific vs. Kansas/Illinois Chicago
 
after conc. I      Columbus II          Kentucky/Lehigh-Florida A&M vs. Washington/UAB

CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle LeslieAnne Wade (212) 975-4120 (212) 975-5171
jsabatelle@cbs.com lwade@cbs.com

• A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage at (212) 975-1796.
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