CBS' McManus Shies Away From Rating Projection For VCU-Butler

CBS Sports Chair Sean McManus today shied away from giving a rating projection for the VCU-Butler Final Four game, which features the highest combined seeds (No. 11 for VCU, No. 8 for Butler) of any national semifinal game ever. Instead, McManus said the competitiveness of that game, as well as Kentucky-UConn, will determine the ratings for Saturday’s games. "I'm not going to say it's going to do a bad rating because we have two teams from a mid-major," he said. "I think it depends on the storylines that develop between now and then and how close the game is."

CBS VP/Production Harold Bryant said the net will have several features around the two mid-major teams during this weekend's coverage. This will include a CBS crew that is traveling with VCU to provide a "behind-the-scenes" look at the team's preparations.