BTN: March Madness Meets Spring First Pitch – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
March 20, 2012
Network’s Coverage Continues as Four Big Ten Teams March into Sweet 16
No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Indiana and No. 4 Wisconsin all advanced to the Sweet 16 after a pair of wins on the opening weekend.
BTN’s NCAA Tournament coverage continues with nightly episodes of BTN Basketball and Beyond: Tournament Edition. On nights with tournament competition, the show will air immediately following the last game. Check local listings or view the schedule online at BTN.com/shows.
Throughout the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the postgame press conferences also will be televised live on BTN.
If the Buckeyes beat Cincinnati, and the Badgers can take down No. 1 Syracuse, the two could meet in the East Regional finals with a Final Four berth on the line. Indiana will face Kentucky in the South Region, while Michigan State will play Louisville in the West. Use the full interactive bracket at NCAA.com for TV info.
This is the just the third time since the tourney expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that the Big Ten has sent four teams to the Sweet 16. The other years were 1999 and 1989.
Also advancing to the Sweet 16 in the women’s bracket are the Nittany Lions. Penn State faces Connecticut on Sunday at 4:30 PM ET.
Network will Televise Women’s
Big Ten Gymnastics Championships Live on Saturday
BTN will air both sessions of the Women’s Big Ten Gymnastics Championships live, at 2 PM and 7 PM ET on Saturday from Iowa City, Iowa.
Lead by No. 6 Nebraska, the Big Ten has six teams ranked in the nation’s top 25. Also included in the rankings are Penn State and Ohio State at No. 12 and No. 13 respectively, Minnesota at No. 16, last year’s B1G Champion Michigan at No. 21 and No. 23 Illinois.
The 2012 Big Ten Championships seeds are determined by the teams’ regional qualifying average and will dictate which session each team competes in at this weekend’s meet.
Afternoon Session – 2 PM ET
5. Michigan
6. Illinois
7. Iowa
8. Michigan State
Evening Session – 7 PM ET
1. Nebraska
2. Penn State
3. Ohio State
4. Minnesota
BTN ADVANCE PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 20 – Monday, April 2
– TUESDAY, MARCH 20 –
7:30 PM ET / BIG TEN FOOTBALL
BIG TEN FOOTBALL REPORT
Rick Pizzo – Host; Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith- Analysts
8 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Mike Hall – Host; Tim Doyle – Analyst
– WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 –
4 PM ET/ BIG TEN MEN’S LACROSSE
NOTRE DAME AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
9:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Mike Hall – Host; Shon Morris and Mike DeCourcy – Analysts
– THURSDAY, MARCH 22 –
9:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE: WISCONSIN VS SYRACUSE
10 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE: MICHIGAN STATE VS LOUISVILLE
12:30 AM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Dave Revsine and Rick Pizzo – Hosts; Jim Jackson and Gary Williams – Analysts
– FRIDAY, MARCH 23 –
10:30 AM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE: OHIO STATE VS CINCINNATI
4 PM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S LACROSSE
VANDERBILT AT NORTHWESTERN (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
6:05 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
INDIANA AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
7:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
ILLINOIS AT NEBRASKA
Tom Hart – Play-By-Play; Danan Hughes – Analyst
12:30 AM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Dave Revsine and Mike Hall – Hosts; Jim Jackson and Gary Williams – Analysts
– SATURDAY, MARCH 24 –
11 AM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE: INDIANA VS KENTUCKY
1 PM ET & 3 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PENN STATE AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1 PM & 3 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT PURDUE (VOD ONLY)
2 PM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SESSION 1
Lisa Byington – Host; Kylee Kolarik – Analyst
2 PM ET & 4 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
WISCONSIN AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
2:05 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
INDIANA AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
7 PM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SESSION 2
Lisa Byington – Host; Kylee Kolarik – Analyst
9:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Dave Revsine and Mike Hall – Hosts; Jim Jackson and Gary Williams – Analysts
– SUNDAY, MARCH 25 –
1 PM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S LACROSSE
NAVY AT NORTHWESTERN (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PENN STATE AT MICHIGAN (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN STATE AT PURDUE (VOD ONLY)
1:05 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
INDIANA AT PENN STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
3 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
WISCONSIN AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
7:30 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Dave Revsine and Rick Pizzo – Hosts; Jim Jackson – Analyst
– MONDAY, MARCH 26 –
7:30 PM ET / BTN ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
THE BIG TEN PULSE
Rick Pizzo – Host; Tim Doyle, Derek Rackley and Mateen Cleaves – Analysts
8 PM ET / BIG TEN BASKETBALL
BIG TEN BASKETBALL AND BEYOND: TOURNAMENT EDITION
Mike Hall – Host; Shon Morris – Analyst
– TUESDAY, MARCH 27 –
6:35 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
7:30 PM ET / BIG TEN FOOTBALL
BIG TEN FOOTBALL REPORT
Rick Pizzo – Host; Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith – Analysts
– WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 –
5 PM & 7 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
WRIGHT STATE AT OHIO STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
7 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
INDIANA STATE AT ILLINOIS (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
– THURSDAY, MARCH 29 –
– FRIDAY, MARCH 30 –
7 PM ET / BIG TEN MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
LOYOLA (CHICAGO) AT OHIO STATE
Mike Wolf – Play-By-Play; Raymond Green – Analyst
– SATURDAY, MARCH 31 –
12 PM ET / BIG TEN WOMEN’S WATER POLO
INDIANA AT MICHIGAN
Greg Mescall – Play-By-Play; Chris Dorst – Analyst
1 PM & 3 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PENN STATE AT PURDUE (VOD ONLY)
1 PM & 3 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN AT INDIANA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1 PM & 3 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
2 PM & 4 PM ET (D/H) / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
ILLINOIS AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
2:05 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT ILLINOIS (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
– SUNDAY, APRIL 1 –
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
NEBRASKA AT MINNESOTA
Marney Gellner – Play-By-Play; Jennie Ritter Analyst
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
PENN STATE AT PURDUE (VOD ONLY)
1 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
MICHIGAN AT INDIANA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
1:05 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT ILLINOIS (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
3 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
NORTHWESTERN AT WISCONSIN
Eric Collins – Play-By-Play; Heather Lyke – Analyst
3 PM ET / BIG TEN SOFTBALL
ILLINOIS AT IOWA (live streaming)
www.BTN.com
5 PM ET / BIG TEN BASEBALL
B1G DIAMOND REPORT
Cal Eldred and Tammy Williams – Analysts
