The CBS Sports Classic is an annual American men's college basketball event that began in 2014.
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. 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.
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.
In 2025, UCLA pulled out of the Classic due to travel concerns. They were replaced by St. John's.
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.
Game results Date Location Winning team Losing team Attendance December 20, 2014 United Center(Chicago, Illinois) No. 24 North Carolina 82 No. 12 Ohio State 74 19,726 No. 1 Kentucky 83 UCLA 44 December 19, 2015 Barclays Center(Brooklyn, New York City, New York) No. 11 North Carolina 89 No. 22 UCLA 76 16,311 Ohio State 74 No. 4 Kentucky 67 December 17, 2016 T-Mobile Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) No. 2 UCLA 86 Ohio State 73 19,298 No. 6 Kentucky 103 No. 7 North Carolina 100 December 23, 2017 Smoothie King Center(New Orleans, Louisiana) No. 5 North Carolina 86 Ohio State 72 8,119 UCLA 83 No. 7 Kentucky 75 December 22, 2018 United Center(Chicago, Illinois) No. 15 Ohio State 80 UCLA 66 19,726 No. 19 Kentucky 80 No. 9 North Carolina 72 December 21, 2019 T-Mobile Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) North Carolina 74 UCLA 64 12,740 No. 5 Ohio State 71 No. 6 Kentucky 65 December 19, 2020 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse(Cleveland, Ohio) No. 22 North Carolina 75 Kentucky 63 0 No. 20 Ohio State 77 UCLA 70 December 18, 2021 T-Mobile Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) North Carolina No. 4 UCLA Canceled No. 15 Ohio State No. 21 Kentucky CanceledNo. 21 Kentucky 98North Carolina6912,117December 17, 2022Madison Square Garden(New York, NY)North Carolina89No. 23 Ohio State8420,261No. 16 UCLA63No. 13 Kentucky53December 16, 2023State Farm Arena(Atlanta, GA)Ohio State67UCLA60 17,058No. 14 Kentucky87No. 9 North Carolina83December 21, 2024Madison Square Garden(New York, NY)Ohio State85No. 4 Kentucky65 19,812North Carolina76No. 18 UCLA74December 28, 2024Corbett Sports Center(Greensboro, NC)North Carolina A&T85North Carolina Central724,011Hampton Convocation Center(Hampton, VA)Hampton83Howard 674,213December 20, 2025State Farm Arena(Atlanta, GA)Kentucky78No. 22 St. John's66 16,951No. 12 North Carolina71Ohio State70December 19, 2026Madison Square Garden(New York, NY)Kansas vs. Ohio StateNorth Carolina vs. KentuckyDecember 18, 2027TBAKentucky vs. Ohio StateKansas vs. North CarolinaDecember 16, 2028TBAKansas vs. KentuckyNorth Carlina vs. Ohio StateDecember 15, 2029TBAOhio State vs. KansasKentucky vs. North Carolina No attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic. Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA. Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State. Due to UCLA and Ohio State missing the CBS Sports Classic in 2021, CBS, Kentucky, and North Carolina reached an agreement for the remaining teams to play.
Head-to-head records
KentuckyNorth CarolinaOhio StateUCLASt. John'sKansasvs. Kentucky – 1–4 3-0 2–1 0–1 – 4–1 – 0–4 0–3 0–0 – 0-3 4–0 – 1–3 0–0 –vs. UCLA 1–2 3–0 3–1 – 0–0 –vs. St. John's 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – –Total6–68–46–53–70–1Percentage.500.666.545.300.000
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