Winter coverage: 340+ hours live

Turner Sports and the NCAA on Thursday announced that fans can enjoy the 2012 NCAA winter championships — with more than 340 hours of live video streaming coverage from more than 135 events — on NCAA.com. The live coverage begins March 7 with the National Collegiate Skiing Championship in Bozeman, Mont., and continues through April 21. A total of 21 championships will be streamed live exclusively on NCAA.com, including: Division III men’s and women’s basketball, Division II and III wrestling, National Collegiate women’s ice hockey and National Collegiate men’s gymnastics. 

In addition, NCAA.com will serve as the official online destination for all NCAA winter championships. During this seven-week period, fans will be able to experience all the action from their favorite sports, athletic programs and student-athletes through coverage of all 31 winter championships. Coverage will include:

NCAA Championship Selection Show
Video streaming of 13 NCAA championship selection shows focusing on which teams made the field as well as all the key matchups.

Interactive Tournament Brackets
The content hub for each championship, this bracket provides quick links to all relevant content for each matchup.

Video Highlights/Interviews/Features
Extensive video content, including game highlights, coach and student-athlete interviews and behind-the scenes video features.

Live Scores and Statistics
The latest scores and schedules from each championship, as well as box scores and play-by-play.

Complete Editorial Coverage
In-depth analysis from the NCAA.com editorial team including: previews, on-site student-athlete and team features, and recaps from all the championship action.

Fans on the go can also follow the action on the NCAA Sports iPhone app, as well as the official NCAA.com mobile website. The free NCAA Sports iPhone app will provide live game streaming of 21 NCAA winter championships, news, scores and on-demand championship video highlights. Click here to download NCAA Sports.

Fans can support their teams by purchasing officially licensed merchandise in the NCAA.com Shop. The Shop offers a complete line of hats, T-shirts, jerseys and more for more than 600 colleges and universities. It is also the destination for official NCAA Championship merchandise, including national champion locker room gear. For those planning to attend NCAA Championship events, NCAA.com is a one-stop shop. Fans can find ticket information, make travel plans and check out any local events in the Championship Info sections of the site.

“Heading into the winter championship season, we are excited to offer college sports fans content and products they can’t access anywhere else, including live video, tournament brackets and video highlights of every championship,” said Mark Johnson, vice-president and general manager, NCAA Digital.  “With the addition of the new NCAA Sports app, for the first time fans can watch live championship games and follow all the news and scores across multiple platforms.”