<Ul> <Li> In 1962, ABC showed the NCAA Championship Game on a one - day delayed basis, as part of Wide World of Sports . </Li> <Li> From 1969 to 1972, both the Consolation (3rd place) Game and the Championship Game were televised on Saturday afternoon as a doubleheader . In 1969 and 1970, Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson reversed roles for the telecast; Gowdy called the title game and Simpson earlier called the "consy ." In 1973, the final was moved to Monday night, and the consy was no longer televised . In 1982, the consy game was dropped altogether . </Li> <Li> Prior to 1969, the NCAA Championship was never on live network television . However, the one - time rival NIT tourney had been on CBS for many years in the 1960s and well into the 1970s . Before the NCAA allowed conferences to receive multiple bids in 1975, the NIT fielded some high - quality tournaments . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In 1962, ABC showed the NCAA Championship Game on a one - day delayed basis, as part of Wide World of Sports . </Li> <Li> From 1969 to 1972, both the Consolation (3rd place) Game and the Championship Game were televised on Saturday afternoon as a doubleheader . In 1969 and 1970, Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson reversed roles for the telecast; Gowdy called the title game and Simpson earlier called the "consy ." In 1973, the final was moved to Monday night, and the consy was no longer televised . In 1982, the consy game was dropped altogether . </Li> <Li> Prior to 1969, the NCAA Championship was never on live network television . However, the one - time rival NIT tourney had been on CBS for many years in the 1960s and well into the 1970s . Before the NCAA allowed conferences to receive multiple bids in 1975, the NIT fielded some high - quality tournaments . </Li>

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