{{{name}}}
{{{type}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
[[{{{visitor_school}}}|{{{visitor_name_short}}} {{{visitor_nickname}}}]] [[{{{home_school}}}|{{{home_name_short}}} {{{home_nickname}}}]]
{{{visitor_conference}}} {{{home_conference}}}
({{{visitor_record}}}) ({{{home_record}}})
176 66
Head coach:
{{{visitor_coach}}}
Head coach:
{{{home_coach}}}
1234OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OT Total
[[{{{visitor_school}}}|{{{visitor_name_short}}} {{{visitor_nickname}}}]] 1112131415161718192021 176
[[{{{home_school}}}|{{{home_name_short}}} {{{home_nickname}}}]] 1234567891011 66
Date{{{date}}}
Venue{{{arena}}}, {{{location}}}
MVP{{{MVP}}}
Favorite{{{odds}}}
Referees{{{referee}}}
Attendance{{{attendance}}}
National anthem{{{anthem}}}
Halftime show{{{halftime}}}
United States TV coverage
Network{{{US_network}}}
Announcers{{{US_announcers}}}
Nielsen Ratings{{{ratings}}}
International TV coverage
Network{{{intl_network}}}
Announcers{{{intl_announcers}}}
← {{{previous}}}
{{{next}}} →


This template is to be used on articles about individual college basketball games.

Usage

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Complete

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{{Infobox NCAA basketball game
| name = 
| type = 
| image = 
| imagesize = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| gender =  
| year =  
| visitor_name_short = 
| visitor_nickname = 
| visitor_school = 
| home_name_short = 
| home_nickname = 
| home_school = 
| visitor_record = 
| visitor_conference =
| home_record = 
| home_conference =
| visitor_per1 = 
| visitor_per2 = 
| visitor_per3 = 
| visitor_per4 = 
| visitor_OT1 = 
| visitor_OT2 = 
| visitor_OT3 = 
| visitor_OT4 = 
| visitor_OT5 = 
| visitor_OT6 = 
| visitor_OT7 = 
| home_per1 = 
| home_per2 = 
| home_per3 = 
| home_per4 = 
| home_OT1 = 
| home_OT2 = 
| home_OT3 = 
| home_OT4 = 
| home_OT5 = 
| home_OT6 = 
| home_OT7 = 
| visitor_coach = 
| home_coach = 
| visitor_AP = 
| visitor_coaches = 
| home_AP = 
| home_coaches = 
| date = 
| arena = 
| location = 
| MVP = 
| odds = 
| anthem = 
| referee =  
| halftime = 
| attendance = 
| US_network = 
| US_announcers = 
| ratings = 
| intl_network = 
| intl_announcers = 
| previous =
| next = 
}}

Parameters

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Mandatory

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name
The name of the game the article is about. Can simply be the teams played or the commercial name of the game or the reason the game is significant.
2007 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns, or 2007 Red River Rivalry, or Highest scoring game in history, etc.
year
The year in which the season took place (not the year the game took place although these may often be the same)
date
The date the game took place.
2007-12-31 or December 31, 2007
arena
The stadium where the game took place
[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
location
The location where the game took place. The parameter is titled city, but please enter city and state
[[Dallas, TX]]
visitor_name_short and home_name_short
The short name of the teams competing in the game. University of Oklahoma would be Oklahoma, Louisiana State University would be LSU. This is used to create link to the team's specific article page.
visitor_nickname and home_nickname
The nickname or mascot of the school. USC would be Trojans, and Nebraska would be Cornhuskers.
visitor_coach and home_coach
The head coach of the teams competing in the game.
[[Brian Kelly (coach)|Brian Kelly]]
visitor_conference and home_conference
The conferences of the teams competing in the game.
[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
visitor_per1, visitor_per2, visitor_OT1, ... visitor_OT7 and home_per1, home_per2, home_OT1, ... home_OT7
The scores by period of the competing teams. 1 and 2 are regulation periods; OT1 through OT7 are for overtime periods.

Optional

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type
The type of game it was. Use one of the parameters below:
ncaa = NCAA tournament game
nc = Non-conference game
c = Conference game
ccg = Conference tournament championship game
ncg = National championship game
image
The image representing the game the article is about. Be sure to follow Wikipedia's image guidelines and non-free image policy.
[[File:Example.png]]
visitor_AP, visitor_coaches, and home_AP, home_coaches
The AP and Coaches poll rankings of the competing teams, if applicable. These rankings should be accurate for the week before the teams played, not the week after or the end of the season.
MVP
The MVP(s) of the game. Only applicable for post-season games (conference championship, national championship, or bowl game).
[[John Doe]] (offense)<br/>[[Jim Doe]] (defense)
odds
The odds/point spread of the game. Be sure to cite source.
WLSU favored by 2.5 points
anthem
The person/group who sang the national anthem prior to the game.
referee
The referee(s) for the game.
attendance
The official attendance of the game.
US_network
The network that aired the game in the United States.
[[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
US_announcers
The announcers for the game on the US network.
ratings
The Nielsen ratings of the game.
intl_network
The network that aired the game outside the United States.
intl_announcers
The announcers for the game on the international network.
previous
Linked wikitext for previous season game
next
Linked wikitext for next season game

Example

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1957 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
North Carolina Tar Heels Kansas Jayhawks
ACC Big 7
(31–0) (24–2)
54 53
Head coach:
Frank McGuire
Head coach:
Dick Harp
1st half2nd halfOT2OT3OT Total
North Carolina Tar Heels 2917206 54
Kansas Jayhawks 2224205 53
DateMarch 23, 1957
VenueMunicipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
FavoriteKansas by 3
Attendance7,778
← 1956
1958 →
|name=1957 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
|type=ncg
|image= NCAA logo.svg
|imagesize = 150px
|date=March 23, 1957
|visitor_school=University of North Carolina
|visitor_name_short=North Carolina
|visitor_nickname=Tar Heels
|visitor_record=31–0
|visitor_conference=[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|visitor_AP=1
|visitor_coach=[[Frank McGuire]]
|visitor_per1=29
|visitor_per2=17
|visitor_OT1=2
|visitor_OT2=0
|visitor_OT3=6
|home_school=University of Kansas
|home_name_short=Kansas
|home_nickname=Jayhawks
|home_record=24–2
|home_conference=[[Big Eight Conference|Big 7]]
|home_AP=2
|home_coach=[[Dick Harp]]
|home_per1=22
|home_per2=24
|home_OT1=2
|home_OT2=0
|home_OT3=5
|arena=[[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]]
|location=Kansas City, Missouri
|attendance=7,778
|odds=Kansas by 3
|previous=[[1956 NCAA basketball tournament|1956]]
|next=[[1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1958]]
}}

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox NCAA basketball game in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox NCAA basketball game

An infobox for articles on NCAA basketball games.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

The name of the game the article is about. Can simply be the teams played or the commercial name of the game or the reason the game is significant.

Example
2007 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns, or 2007 Red River Rivalry, or Highest scoring game in history, etc.
Stringrequired
Type of gametype

The type of game it was.

Suggested values
ncaa nc c ccg ncg
Example
ncaa
Auto value
Stringsuggested
Imageimage

The image representing the game the article is about. Be sure to follow Wikipedia's image guidelines and non-free image policy.

Filesuggested
Image sizeimagesize image_size

no description

Unknownoptional
Alt textalt

no description

Stringoptional
Image captioncaption

no description

Stringoptional
Team's gendergender sex

The gender of the team to generate a wikilink. See {{cbb link}}.

Stringoptional
Yearyear

The year in which the season took place (not the year the game took place although these may often be the same)

Example
2021
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Numberrequired
Visitor short namevisitor_name_short

The short name of the visitor competing in the game.

Example
LSU
Stringrequired
Visitor nicknamevisitor_nickname

The nickname or mascot of the visiting school.

Example
Trojans
Stringrequired
Visiting schoolvisitor_school

no description

Page nameoptional
Home short namehome_name_short

The short name of the home team competing in the game.

Example
LSU
Stringrequired
Home nicknamehome_nickname

The nickname or mascot of the hosting school.

Example
Cornhuskers
Stringrequired
Home schoolhome_school

no description

Page nameoptional
Visitor recordvisitor_record

no description

Unknownoptional
Home recordhome_record

no description

Unknownoptional
Visitor conferencevisitor_conference

The name of the visiting team’s conference.

Example
Big Ten
Unknownoptional
Home conferencehome_conference

The name of the home team’s conference.

Example
ACC
Unknownoptional
visitor_per1visitor_per1

no description

Unknownoptional
home_per1home_per1

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_per2visitor_per2

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_per3visitor_per3

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_per4visitor_per4

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT1visitor_OT1

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT2visitor_OT2

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT3visitor_OT3

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT4visitor_OT4

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT5visitor_OT5

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT6visitor_OT6

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_OT7visitor_OT7

no description

Unknownoptional
home_per2home_per2

no description

Unknownoptional
home_per3home_per3

no description

Unknownoptional
home_per4home_per4

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT1home_OT1

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT2home_OT2

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT3home_OT3

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT4home_OT4

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT5home_OT5

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT6home_OT6

no description

Unknownoptional
home_OT7home_OT7

no description

Unknownoptional
Visitor coachvisitor_coach

The head coach of the visiting team in the game.

Example
[[Brian Kelly (coach)|Brian Kelly]]
Page namerequired
Home coachhome_coach

The head coach of the home team in the game.

Example
[[Brian Kelly (coach)|Brian Kelly]]
Page namerequired
visitor_APvisitor_AP

no description

Unknownoptional
visitor_Coachesvisitor_Coaches

no description

Unknownoptional
home_APhome_AP

no description

Unknownoptional
home_Coacheshome_Coaches

no description

Unknownoptional
Datedate

The date the game took place.

Example
December 31, 2007
Auto value
Daterequired
Arenaarena

The stadium where the game took place

Example
[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
Page namerequired
Locationlocation city

The location where the game took place.

Example
[[Dallas, TX]]
Page namerequired
Most valuable player (MVP)MVP

The MVP(s) of the game. Only applicable for post-season games (conference championship, national championship, or bowl game).

Example
[[John Doe]] (offense)<br/>[[Jim Doe]] (defense)
Unknownoptional
Oddsodds

The odds/point spread of the game. Be sure to cite source.

Example
WLSU favored by 2.5 points
Unknownoptional
National anthemanthem

no description

Unknownoptional
Refereereferee

no description

Unknownoptional
Halftime showhalftime

no description

Unknownoptional
Attendanceattendance

no description

Unknownoptional
US networkUS_network

The network that broadcasted the game on TV.

Unknownoptional
US announcersUS_announcers

The announcers for the US broadcast.

Unknownoptional
Ratingsratings

no description

Unknownoptional
International broadcast networkintl_network

no description

Unknownoptional
International network announcersintl_announcers

no description

Unknownoptional
Previous season gameprevious

no description

Unknownoptional
Next season gamenext

no description

Unknownoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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