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NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RATINGS TREND
Published April 7, 2005
The following presents a Nielsen ratings trend for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship from 1975 (THE DAILY).
|
YEAR
|
RAT
|
SHR
|
TEAMS
(WINNER IS LISTED FIRST) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2006
|
11.2
|
18
|
FLORIDA vs UCLA
|
|
2005
|
15.0
|
23
|
UNC vs ILLINOIS
|
|
2004
|
11.0
|
18
|
CONNECTICUT vs GA TECH
|
|
2003
|
12.6
|
19
|
SYRACUSE vs KANSAS
|
|
2002
|
15.0
|
24
|
MARYLAND vs INDIANA
|
|
2001
|
15.6
|
24
|
DUKE vs ARIZONA
|
|
2000
|
14.1
|
23
|
MICHIGAN STATE vs FLORIDA
|
|
1999
|
17.2
|
27
|
CONNECTICUT vs DUKE
|
|
1998
|
17.8
|
28
|
KENTUCKY vs UTAH
|
|
1997
|
18.9
|
31
|
ARIZONA vs KENTUCKY
|
|
1996
|
18.3
|
29
|
KENTUCKY vs SYRACUSE
|
|
1995
|
19.3
|
30
|
UCLA vs ARKANSAS
|
|
1994
|
21.6
|
33
|
ARKANSAS vs DUKE
|
|
1993
|
22.2
|
34
|
UNC vs MICHIGAN
|
|
1992
|
22.7
|
35
|
DUKE vs MICHIGAN
|
|
1991
|
19.4
|
30
|
DUKE vs KANSAS
|
|
1990
|
20.0
|
31
|
UNLV vs DUKE
|
|
1989
|
21.3
|
33
|
MICHIGAN vs SETON HALL
|
|
1988
|
18.8
|
30
|
KANSAS vs OKLAHOMA
|
|
1987
|
19.6
|
28
|
INDIANA vs SYRACUSE
|
|
1986
|
20.7
|
31
|
LOUISVILLE vs DUKE
|
|
1985
|
23.3
|
33
|
VILLANOVA vs GEORGETOWN
|
|
1984
|
19.7
|
29
|
GEORGETOWN vs HOUSTON
|
|
1983
|
22.3
|
32
|
NC STATE vs HOUSTON
|
|
1982
|
21.6
|
31
|
UNC vs GEORGETOWN
|
|
1981
|
20.7
|
29
|
INDIANA vs UNC
|
|
1980
|
19.8
|
30
|
LOUISVILLE vs UCLA
|
|
1979
|
24.1
|
38
|
MICHIGAN ST vs INDIANA ST
|
|
1978
|
19.9
|
31
|
KENTUCKY vs DUKE
|
|
1977
|
19.3
|
29
|
MARQUETTE vs UNC
|
|
1976
|
20.4
|
31
|
INDIANA vs MICHIGAN
|
|
1975
|
21.3
|
33
|
UCLA vs KENTUCKY
|
