March 13, 2005

CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2005 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17

Announce and Production Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 4 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 2005 edition of "March Madness."

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

                Play-by-Play/Analyst/Reporter
Tip (ET)        Site    Game                    Producer//Director      
12:20 PM        Indianapolis I          Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky           Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
                                        Bob Mansbach//Mike Arnold
                                
12:25 PM        Cleveland I     Alabama vs. Wisc.-Milwaukee             Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
                        Jim Rikhoff//Bryan Lilley/Chris Svendsen        
                        
12:40 PM        Boise I                 Pacific vs. Pittsburgh                  Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
                                                 Ken Mack/Ross Schneiderman//Cathy Barreto

12:45 PM        Tucson I        Oklahoma vs. Niagara                    Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
                                        Craig Silver//Larry Cavolina
                        
after conc. I   Indianapolis II         Cincinnati vs. Iowa                     Enberg/Bilas
                                        Mansbach/Arnold

after conc. I Cleveland II Boston College vs. Pennsylvania Eagle/Spanarkel

Rikhoff//Lilley/Svendsen

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after conc. I   Boise II        Washington vs. Montana                  Brando/Gminski
                                                Mack/Schneidermann//Barreto                                                             
after conc. I     Tucson II     Utah vs. UTEP           Harlan/Bonner
                        Silver/Cavolina

THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (announce and production teams same as day games)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game    
7:10 PM Indianapolis III        Texas vs. Nevada                        

7:10 PM         Cleveland III   Wake Forest vs. Chattanooga

7:20 PM Boise III       Arizona vs. Utah State

7:25 PM Tucson III              Gonzaga vs. Winthrop    

after conc. III Indianapolis IV Illinois vs. Farleigh Dickinson

after conc. III Cleveland IV West Virginia vs. Creighton

after conc. III Boise IV LSU vs. UAB

after conc. III Tucson IV Texas Tech vs. UCLA

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

Tip (ET)        Site      Game          Play-by-Play/Analyst
                                        Producer/Director
12:15 PM       Worcester I      Charlotte vs. North Carolina St.        Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
                                        Steve Scheer//Mark Grant

12:25 PM       Nashville I              Florida vs. Ohio        Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
                                        Mark Wolff//Suzanne Smith       

12:30 PM       Oklahoma City I  Oklahoma St. vs. Southeastern La        Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel
                                Victor Frank//Andy Goldberg     
 
12:30 PM        Charlotte I     Minnesota vs. Iowa State                                Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
                                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

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after conc. I     Worcester II  Connecticut vs. UCF                     Johnson/Elmore
                                        Scheer/Grant            
                                
after conc. I      Nashville II Villanova vs. New Mexico                        Lundquist/Raftery
                                Wolff/Smith
                                                
after conc. I      Oklahoma City II     Southern Ill. vs. St. Mary's (Cal)      Bolerjack/Wenzel
                                        Frank/Goldberg
                        
after conc. I       Charlotte II        North Carolina vs. Oakland/                     Nantz/Dekas
                                      Alabama A&M       Dekas/Fishman

FRIDAY 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         Worcester III   Syracuse vs. Vermont

7:10 PM Nashville III Louisville vs. La-Lafayette

7:20 PM Oklahoma City III Wisconsin vs. Northern Iowa

7:25 PM Charlotte III Duke vs. Delaware St.

after conc. III Worcester IV Michigan State vs. Old Dominion

after conc. III Nashville IV Georgia Tech vs. George Washington

after conc. III Oklahoma City IV Kansas vs. Bucknell

after conc. III Charlotte IV Stanford vs. Mississippi St.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Thursday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game                                                            
1:10 PM Tucson I        Gonzaga/Winthrop. vs. Texas Tech/UCLA
                                                
3:20 PM Boise I         Washington/Montana vs. Pacific vs. Pittsburgh

after conc. I   Tucson II       Oklahoma/Niagara vs. Utah/UTEP   

5:30 PM         Cleveland I             Boston College/Pennsylvania vs. Alabama/Wisc.-Milwaukee 

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5:40 PM Indianapolis I Kentucky/E. Kentucky vs. Cincinnati/Iowa

after conc. I Boise II Arizona/Utah St. vs. LSU/UAB

after conc. I Cleveland II Wake Forest/Chattanooga vs. West Virginia/Creighton

after conc. I Indianapolis II Illinois/Farleigh Dickinson vs. Texas/Nevada

SUNDAY, MARCH 20 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET) (announce and production teams same as Friday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game
12:10 PM         Worcester I                    Connecticut/UCF vs. Charlotte/North Carolina St.

2:15 PM Nashville I             Louisville/La. Lafayette vs. Georgia Tech/George Washington

2:20 PM Oklahoma City I       Oklahoma St./Southeastern La. vs. Southern Ill./St, Mary's         

2:30 PM         Charlotte I             North Carolina/Oakland-Alabama A&M vs. Minnesota vs. Iowa St.

after conc. I           Worcester II    Syracuse/Vermont vs. Michigan State/Old Dominion 

after conc. I       Nashville II                Florida/Ohio vs. Villanova/New Mexico

after conc. I   Oklahoma City II        Kansas/Bucknell vs. Wisconsin/Northern Iowa      
 
after conc. I      Charlotte II         Duke/Delaware St. vs. Stanford/Mississippi St.

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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