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Eleven Top Programs To Be Featured On Midnight Madness Special

College basketball programs across the country will be holding “midnight madness” events on Oct. 14 to commemorate the day when teams are allowed to officially begin practice.

ESPNU announced today that it will be airing a four-hour midnight madness special that Friday night, beginning at 9 p.m. The program will provide whip-around coverage of the events from 11 of the top programs in the country, as well as in-studio coverage and analysis.

Here are the 11 programs whose events will be featured on the special:

Basketball Programs and Commentators Site Networks (Times ET)*
North Carolina
Stuart Scott
Dean Smith Center ESPNU and ESPN3 (7:30 p.m.)
Kentucky
Jimmy Dykes
Rupp Arena ESPNU and ESPN3 (7:30 p.m.)
Syracuse
Rich Hollenberg and Tim Welsh
Carrier Dome ESPNU and ESPN3 (8 p.m.)
Duke
Lou Canellis and Bill Raftery
Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPNU and ESPN3 (8 p.m.)
Connecticut
Mark Brown and Doris Burke
Gampel Pavilion ESPNU and ESPN3 (7 p.m.)
Louisville
Bob Valvano
The Yum! Center ESPNU and ESPN3 (7 p.m.)
Baylor
Fran Fraschilla
Ferrell Center ESPNU
Kansas
Sean Farnham
Allen Field House ESPNU
Texas A&M
Dave Armstrong and Carolyn Peck
Kyle Field (football stadium) ESPNU and ESPN3 (12:45 a.m.)
Creighton
Stephen Bardo
D.J. Sokol Arena ESPNU
Michigan State
Dan Dakich
Breslin Center ESPNU

You can check out the full press release right here.

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