ESPN will provide exclusive coverage of 11 NCAA Winter Championships beginning Friday, March 13, and continuing through April. ESPNU and ESPN3 will begin with the Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship, continue with Men’s and Women’s Fencing, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving and conclude with Women’s Gymnastics. ESPNU and ESPN will also televise the Women’s Bowling Championship.
The Women’s Basketball Championship, along with Men’s Ice Hockey and Wrestling will be televised across ESPN networks and their coverage details will be announced in the coming days. All 11 Championships are available on WatchESPN.
NCAA Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships – from Fayetteville, Ark.
Commentators: Larry Rawson, Dwight Stones and Jill Montgomery
What to Watch For:
- Men: Florida and Oregon are top contenders for the team championship
- Women: Oregon, which has won five straight titles, will be contested by Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Kentucky
NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships – from Columbus, Ohio
Commentators: JB Long, Don Anthony and Suzy Paxton
What to Watch For:
- Individual: Coverage of both the men’s and women’s epee, foil, and saber events
- Team: Columbia currently leads the ranking in both the men’s and women’s poll (March 6)
NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships – from Greensboro, N.C. & Iowa City, Iowa
Commentators: Sam Gore, Rowdy Gaines, and Cynthia Potter
What to Watch For:
- California (men) and Georgia (women) defend team titles
- Missy Franklin is one of 15 Olympians in the women’s field
- Southern California’s Hayley Ishimatsu will go for her third straight platform diving championship
- Arizona’s Kevin Cordes, who holds NCAA records in 100 & 200 breaststrokes, is expected to compete
- Texas men’s head coach Eddie Reese is going for his 11th national championship, which would tie him with Ohio State’s legendary head coach Mike Peppe for most NCAA team titles won as a coach
NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship – from St. Louis, Mo.
Commentators: Dave Armstrong and Kim Terrell-Kearney
What to Watch For:
- Sam Houston State looks to defend their title, after winning their first National Championship last season
- Nebraska seeks their fifth National Championship since 2004
NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship – from Fort Worth, Texas
Commentators: Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson Clarke and Amanda Pflugrad
What to Watch For:
- Defending co-National Champions Oklahoma and Florida ranked first and second, respectively. (March 9)
- The SEC has captured eight of the last nine outright championships; Florida and Oklahoma split last year’s title
2015 NCAA Winter Championships Programming Schedule
Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field
| Fri, March 13 | 6:50 p.m. | NCAA Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships: Day 1 | ESPN3 |
| Sat, March 14 | 6:50 p.m. | NCAA Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships: Day 2 | ESPN3 |
| Mon, March 23 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships: Championship* | ESPNU |
Men’s and Women’s Fencing
| Fri, March 20 | 1:30 p.m. | NCAA Fencing Championships: Men’s Semifinals & Final | ESPN3 |
| Sun, March 22 | 1:30 p.m. | NCAA Fencing Championships: Women’s Semifinals & Final | ESPN3 |
| Tue, April 8 | 3 p.m. | NCAA Fencing Championship: Men’s and Women’s Championships* | ESPNU |
Women’s Swimming and Diving
| Fri, March 20 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Day 2 | ESPN3 |
| Sat, March 21 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Day 3 | ESPN3 |
| Tue, March 31 | 6 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Championship* | ESPNU |
Men’s Swimming and Diving
| Fri, March 27 | 8 p.m. | NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Day 2 | ESPN3 |
| Sat, March 28 | 8 p.m. | NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Day 3 | ESPN3 |
| Wed, April 8 | 5 p.m. | NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship: Championships* | ESPNU |
Women’s Bowling
| Sat, April 11 | 8 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship | ESPNU |
| Sun, April 12 | 4 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship* | ESPN |
Women’s Gymnastics
| Sat, April 18 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship: Super Six Team Finals | ESPN3 |
| Sun, April 19 | 3 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship: Individual Event Finals | ESPN3 |
| Wed, April 29 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Gymnastics: Championship Super Six Team Final* | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | NCAA Women’s Gymnastics: Championship Individual Event Finals* | ESPNU |
*Additional Coverage
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; Derek.Volner@ESPN.com and @DerekVolner
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