List of NCAA Final Four broadcasters

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Date Network Location Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s) Sideline reporter(s) Studio host Studio analyst(s) Trophy presentation
1963 SNI Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) Bill Flemming
1964 SNI Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri) Bill Flemming
1965 SNI Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) Bill Flemming
1966 SNI Cole Field House (College Park, Maryland) Bill Flemming Frank Sims
1967 SNI Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) Bill Flemming Frank Sims
1968 SNI Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California) Bill Flemming Frank Sims
1969 NBC Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) Curt Gowdy Jim Simpson
1970 NBC Cole Field House (College Park, Maryland) Curt Gowdy Jim Simpson
1971 NBC Astrodome (Houston, Texas) Curt Gowdy Tom Hawkins
1972 NBC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California) Curt Gowdy Tom Hawkins
1973 NBC St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) Curt Gowdy Tom Hawkins
1974 NBC Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) Curt Gowdy Tom Hawkins
1975 NBC San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, California) Curt Gowdy Billy Packer Jim Simpson
1976 NBC Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Dick Enberg Curt Gowdy Bryant Gumbel Billy Packer Walter Byers
1977 NBC The Omni (Atlanta, Georgia) Curt Gowdy Billy Packer Dick Enberg Bryant Gumbel
1978 NBC St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) Dick Enberg Billy Packer and Al McGuire Bryant Gumbel
1979 NBC Jon M. Huntsman Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) Dick Enberg Billy Packer and Al McGuire Bryant Gumbel
1980 NBC Market Square Arena (Indianapolis, Indiana) Dick Enberg Billy Packer and Al McGuire Bryant Gumbel
1981 NBC Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Dick Enberg Billy Packer and Al McGuire Bryant Gumbel
1982 CBS Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) Gary Bender Billy Packer Brent Musburger
1983 CBS University Arena (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Gary Bender Billy Packer Brent Musburger
1984 CBS Kingdome (Seattle, Washington) Gary Bender Billy Packer Brent Musburger
1985 CBS Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) Brent Musburger Billy Packer Dick Stockton
1986 CBS Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) Brent Musburger Billy Packer Jim Nantz
1987 CBS Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) Brent Musburger Billy Packer James Brown Jim Nantz
1988 CBS Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) Brent Musburger Billy Packer Jim Nantz
1989 CBS Kingdome (Seattle, Washington) Brent Musburger Billy Packer James Brown Jim Nantz
1990 CBS McNichols Sports Arena (Denver, Colorado) Brent Musburger Billy Packer Jim Nantz
1991 CBS Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Lesley Visser and James Brown Pat O'Brien Mike Francesca Dick Schultz
1992 CBS Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Pat O'Brien
1993 CBS Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Lesley Visser Pat O'Brien
1994 CBS Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Pat O'Brien
1995 CBS Kingdome (Seattle, Washington) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Pat O'Brien Mike Krzyzewski and Quinn Buckner Cedric Dempsey
1996 CBS Continental Airlines Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Michele Tafoya and Andrea Joyce Pat O'Brien Quinn Buckner Cedric Dempsey
1997 CBS RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Michele Tafoya and Andrea Joyce Pat O'Brien Clark Kellogg and Mike Krzyzewski Cedric Dempsey
1998 CBS Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Michele Tafoya and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Dean Smith Cedric Dempsey
1999 CBS Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Florida) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Rick Majerus Cedric Dempsey
2000 CBS RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg Cedric Dempsey
2001 CBS Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Rick Pitino Cedric Dempsey
2002 CBS Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg Cedric Dempsey
2003 CBS Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg Myles Brand
2004 CBS Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis Myles Brand
2005 CBS Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, Missouri) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis Myles Brand
2006 CBS RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Dan Bonner Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis Craig Littlepage and Myles Brand
2007 CBS Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Sam Ryan Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis Gary Walters and Myles Brand
2008 CBS Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Jim Nantz Billy Packer Sam Ryan Greg Gumbel Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis Tom O'Connor and Myles Brand

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  • From 1969 to 1972, both the Consolation (3rd place) Game and the Championship Game were televised on Saturday afternoon as a doubleheader. In 1969 and 1970, Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson reversed roles for the telecast; Gowdy called the title game and Simpson earlier called the “consy.” In 1973, the final was moved to Monday night, and the consy was no longer televised. In 1982, the consy game was dropped altogether.
  • Prior to 1969, the NCAA Championship was never on live network television. However the one-time rival NIT tourney had been on CBS for many years in the 1960s and well into the 1970s. Before the NCAA allowed at-large berths in 1975, the NIT fielded some high quality tournaments.
  • In 1976, Dick Enberg and Billy Packer called the first game while Packer teamed with Curt Gowdy for the second game. For the Championship Game, Dick Enberg and Curt Gowdy called it while NBC used Billy Packer as a studio analyst.
  • 1982 marked the first year that that the Selection Show was broadcast.
  • 1987 marked the first year that CBS used the song "One Shining Moment" for its tournament epilogue.
  • The 1990 Championship Game marked Brent Musburger's final assignment for CBS Sports as he was dismissed (under great controversy) just a day earlier (April 1).

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