CBS Sports Classic

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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 take part annually in the event. From the inception of the classic through 2024, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA each participated. Each team 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]

For the 2024–25 season, CBS Sports launched the CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase featuring North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Hampton and Howard. [3]

In 2025, UCLA pulled out of the Classic due to travel concerns. They were replaced by St. John's. [4]

On January 28, 2026 it was announced that with Kentucky, North Carolina, & Ohio State that Kansas would be joining the event through 2029 with the future dates & games. [5]

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 [6]
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) [7] 		North Carolina 74 UCLA 6412,740
No. 5 Ohio State 71No. 6 Kentucky 65
December 19, 2020 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, Ohio) [8] 		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) [9] 		North Carolina 89No. 23 Ohio State 8420,261
No. 16 UCLA 63No. 13 Kentucky 53
December 16, 2023 State Farm Arena
(Atlanta, GA) [10] 		Ohio State 67 UCLA 6017,058
No. 14 Kentucky 87No. 9 North Carolina 83
December 21, 2024Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY)		 Ohio State 85No. 4 Kentucky 6519,812
North Carolina 76No. 18 UCLA 74
December 28, 2024 Corbett Sports Center
(Greensboro, NC)		 North Carolina A&T 85 North Carolina Central 724,011
Hampton Convocation Center
(Hampton, VA)		 Hampton 83 Howard 674,213
December 20, 2025State Farm Arena
(Atlanta, GA)		 Kentucky 78No. 22 St. John's 6616,951
No. 12 North Carolina 71 Ohio State 70
December 19, 2026Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY)		Kansas vs. Ohio State
North Carolina vs. Kentucky
December 18, 2027TBAKentucky vs. Ohio State
Kansas vs. North Carolina
December 16, 2028TBAKansas vs. Kentucky
North Carlina vs. Ohio State
December 15, 2029TBAOhio State vs. Kansas
Kentucky vs. North Carolina

Head-to-head records

KentuckyNorth CarolinaOhio StateUCLASt. John'sKansas
vs. Kentucky–1–42–12–10–1–
vs. North Carolina4–1–0–40–30–0–
vs. Ohio State3–14–0–1–30–0–
vs. UCLA1–23–03–1–0–0–
vs. St. John's1–00–00–00–0––
Total6–68–46–53–70–1
Percentage.500.666.545.300.000

References

  1. ↑ "Powers agree to CBS Sports Classic". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Associated Press. May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "It's Official: Details finalized for OSU's CBS Sports Classic game vs. UNC".
  3. ↑ Boone, Kyle (July 22, 2024). "North Carolina Central vs. North Carolina A&T, Howard vs. Hampton set for CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase" . Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wells, Adam (May 1, 2025). "Rick Pitino, St. John's Set to Face Kentucky in 2025 CBS Sports Classic, Replaces UCLA" . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "KANSAS JOINS KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA AND OHIO STATE IN THE CBS SPORTS CLASSIC; MARQUEE EVENT EXTENDED THROUGH 2029". January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Kentucky Wildcats – Box Score".
  7. ↑ Press Release (2018-05-17). "CBS SPORTS CLASSIC ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS AS HOST FOR 2019 EVENT AS KENTUCKY, OHIO STATE, UCLA AND NORTH CAROLINA RETURN". newsroom.mgmresorts.com.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. ↑ Matt Norlander (2020-10-29). "Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA and Ohio State to play CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland on Dec. 19". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  9. ↑ "2022 CBS Sports Classic: Kentucky vs. UCLA, North Carolina vs. Ohio State set for Madison Square Garden". CBSSports.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  10. ↑ "2023 CBS Sports Classic details announced". keepingitheel.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  11. ↑ "UCLA Men's Basketball Twitter Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  12. ↑ "Ohio State COVID issues nix game vs. Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  13. ↑ "BREAKING: Kentucky will play North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic". On3. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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