With all six sessions televised and every match carried on ESPN3 for the first time, ESPN will provide unprecedented coverage of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., on March 20-22. ESPN will televise the semifinals and finals, while ESPNU televises the first and second sessions, the quarterfinals and medal round. Digitally, ESPN3 will carry individual mat feeds throughout the entire tournament and debut a special -- Inside the Mat -- during the finals. All six sessions are available on WatchESPN.
ESPN Commentators: ESPN's coverage will be anchored by accomplished wrestlers and prominent personalities in the sport: · Kyle Dake: The four-time national champion at Cornell University (2010-2013) will join ESPN as a guest analyst for the first time. Dake is one of three wrestlers to win four NCAA National Championships, but is the only wrestler to accomplish the feat in four different weight classes. · Anthony Robles: The Arizona State graduate is a three-time All-American and a 2011 NCAA National Champion. Robles returns for his third year as an ESPN analyst. · Jim Gibbons: The former NCAA Wrestling Coach of the Year will join ESPN's television coverage for the first time after covering the Championship on ESPN3 previously. Gibbons is a three-time All-American, two-time Big Eight winner at Iowa State and later won a NCAA National Championship as the Cyclones head coach. He was inducted in the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Television Schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Session | Network (WatchESPN) |
Thu, March 20 | Noon - 3:30 p.m. | First Session | ESPNU (http://es.pn/1ngFWYa) |
7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Second Session | ESPNU (http://es.pn/N3K5hi) | |
Fri, March 21 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Third Session - Quarterfinals | ESPNU (http://es.pn/1ngFUQ1) |
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Fourth Session - Semifinals | ESPN (http://es.pn/N3K5xK) | |
Sat, March 22 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fifth Session -Medal Round | ESPNU (http://es.pn/N3K3pM) |
8:00 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Sixth Session - Championship Finals | ESPN (http://es.pn/1ngFWHT) |
2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship ESPN3 Schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Session | Number of Mat Feeds | ESPN3's Wrestling Channel |
Thu, March 20 | Noon - 3:30 p.m. | First Session | Eight Mats | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK |
7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Second Session | Eight Mats | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK | |
Fri, March 21 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Third Session - Quarterfinals | Eight Mats | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK |
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Fourth Session - Semifinals | Six Mats | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK | |
Sat, March 22 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Fifth Session - Medal Round | Three Mats | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK |
8:00 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Inside the Mat - Championship Finals | One Mat | http://es.pn/1gnrGaK |
NCAA Winter Championship Coverage
In addition to the NCAA Wrestling Championships, ESPN provides exclusive coverage of 10 additional NCAA Winter Championships which NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Men's Ice Hockey, the Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Fencing Championship, Swimming and Diving Championship, Women's Gymnastics Championship and Women's Bowling Championship.
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