MSC Sports announces landmark NCAA rights agreement

MSC Sports announced today a landmark 7-year rights agreement with the NCAA, which includes an expansion of MSC's multi sport rights. MSC Sports will continue to exclusively carry the FCS playoffs, as well as new version of their renowned Game of the... package, featuring Game of the Month's from College Football, Men's College Basketball and for the first time Women's College Basketball. MSC Sports will also see an increase in the Men's and Women's March Madness games. For the Men's, MSC Sports will air 10 first round games, up from 8, 2 second round games, up from 1, and 1 Sweet 16 game. MSC Sports will also become the exclusive home of the NCAA Women's March Madness, with every game airing on MSC Sports Extra, select games will continue to be sublicensed to ESPN. MSC Sports, as previously announced, will also air half of the new College Football playoff, switching off the Championship game every year throughout the agreement with ESPN. The full rights are as follows:

College Football:
*College Football Game of the Month 
*College Football Kickoff Game (Week 0, seperate from Game of the Month package)
*Half of College Football Playoff (switching off championship with ESPN, MSC's first championship is 2025) 
*Exclusive Coverage of FCS College Football Playoff 

Men's College Basketball:
*Men's College Basketball Game of the Month
*NCAA March Madness Coverage
**10 first round games (6 Thursday, 4 Friday)
**2 Second Round games
**1 Sweet 16 games
*NCAA Division 3 Semifinals and finals
*NCAA Division 2 Semifinals and Finals

Women's College Basketball:
*Women's College Basketball Game of the Month
*NCAA Women's March Madness Coverage 
**All games on MSC Sports Extra (most games on linear TV)
**Select games sublicenced (most games not selected for MSC Sports linear TV) to ESPN
*Women's NIT  

Men and Women's College Hockey:
*College Hockey "Prime" game (1 from Men, 1 from Women) 
*NCAA Tournament Coverage:
**All games on MSC Sports Extra 
**Semifinals from Men, and Championship from Men and Women guranteed on linear TV. 

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