As of 2023, the highest-ever rated game during the NCAA basketball tournament championships, also known as March Madness, was the national championship game matchup between Michigan State and Indiana State in 1979. This game had a rating of 24.1, which was nearly a full ratings point higher than the second-highest rated game, which was played in 1985 between Georgetown and Villanova.
Highest-rated televised NCAA basketball national championship games as of 2023
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (March 6, 2024). Highest-rated televised NCAA basketball national championship games as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219645/ncaa-basketball-tournament-games-by-tv-ratings/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Highest-rated televised NCAA basketball national championship games as of 2023." Chart. March 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219645/ncaa-basketball-tournament-games-by-tv-ratings/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2024). Highest-rated televised NCAA basketball national championship games as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219645/ncaa-basketball-tournament-games-by-tv-ratings/
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Highest-rated televised NCAA basketball national championship games as of 2023 [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, March 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219645/ncaa-basketball-tournament-games-by-tv-ratings/