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The CBS Sports Classic is an annual American men's college basketball event that began in 2014.

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Four teams participate: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA. Each team has played one game each year (except for 2021 due to Covid cancellations), with the four teams completing a double-header. [1] Both games are annually broadcast on U.S. television on CBS, the Classic's namesake.

On July 21, 2022, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed through 2026. [2] It is uncertain what will happen with UCLA & Ohio State, as UCLA is moving to the Big Ten at the end of the 2023-24 season, and neutral events generally avoid including multiple teams from one conference.

Game results

DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamAttendance
December 20, 2014 United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)
No. 24 North Carolina 82No. 12 Ohio State 7419,726
No. 1 Kentucky 83 UCLA 44
December 19, 2015 Barclays Center
(Brooklyn, New York City, New York)
No. 11 North Carolina 89No. 22 UCLA 7616,311 [3]
Ohio State 74No. 4 Kentucky 67
December 17, 2016 T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
No. 2 UCLA 86 Ohio State 7319,298
No. 6 Kentucky 103No. 7 North Carolina 100
December 23, 2017 Smoothie King Center
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
No. 5 North Carolina 86 Ohio State 728,119
UCLA 83No. 7 Kentucky 75
December 22, 2018United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)
No. 15 Ohio State 80 UCLA 6619,726
No. 19 Kentucky 80No. 9 North Carolina 72
December 21, 2019T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada) [4]
North Carolina 74 UCLA 6412,740
No. 5 Ohio State 71No. 6 Kentucky 65
December 19, 2020 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, Ohio) [5]
No. 22 North Carolina 75 Kentucky 630 a
No. 20 Ohio State 77 UCLA 70
December 18, 2021T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
North Carolina No. 4 UCLA Canceled b
No. 15 Ohio State No. 21 Kentucky Canceled c
No. 21 Kentucky 98 North Carolina 6912,117 d
December 17, 2022 Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY) [6]
North Carolina 89No. 23 Ohio State 8420,261
No. 16 UCLA 63No. 13 Kentucky 53
December 16, 2023 State Farm Arena

(Atlanta, GA) [7]

Ohio State 67 UCLA 6017,058
No. 14 Kentucky 87No. 9 North Carolina 83
December 21, 2024Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY)
Ohio State Kentucky
UCLA North Carolina

Future match-ups

DateLocationMatch-ups
2025TBD
Kentucky vs. UCLAOhio State vs. North Carolina
2026
Kentucky vs. North CarolinaUCLA vs. Ohio State

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Head-to-head records

KentuckyNorth CarolinaOhio StateUCLA
vs. Kentucky1–42–02–1
vs. North Carolina4–10–30–2
vs. Ohio State0–23–01–3
vs. UCLA1–22–03–1
Total5–56–45–43–6
Percentage.500.600.556.333

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