Bisons' second trip to NCAA men's basketball tournament nets high volume of media coverage
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Since the Bisons won the ASUN tournament on March 9 earning its second berth into the NCAA tournament, Lipscomb University has received a tremendous amount of local and national media exposure.
From March 9, the day of the ASUN championship game, through March 12, the university has been featured in more than 770 online articles and posts (source: Meltwater), radio and television broadcasts (source: TVEyes) among other outlets in 42 states plus Washington, D.C. and in four countries. The total reach and viewership for this coverage is 2.1 billion with an advertising equivalency of $19.7 million.
Click on the links below to view just a few examples of the recent coverage.
- Lipscomb wins Atlantic Sun title, advances to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history (WSMV-NBC)
- Lipscomb’s underdog head coach Lennie Acuff has his moment (Main Street Media)
- With NCAA Tournament bid, Lennie Acuff puts his stamp on Lipscomb basketball | Estes (Tennessean)
- Lipscomb basketball earns March Madness berth with ASUN championship win over North Alabama (Tennessean)
- Lipscomb men's basketball earns program's second-ever NCAA bid (Nashville Post)
- Joe Anderson’s 23 points lead Lipscomb to 76-65 win over North Alabama to claim ASUN title (WKRN-ABC)
- Lipscomb claims ASUN title with 76-65 win over North Alabama (WZTV-Fox)
- Lipscomb University men's basketball headed to the NCAA Tournament (WTVF-CBS)
- Sunday Sports Central Part 1 and Part 2 (WTVF-CBS)
- Joe Anderson’s 23 points lead Lipscomb to a 76-65 win over North Alabama to claim ASUN title (Associated Press)
- Regular-season co-champ Lipscomb wins Atlantic Sun tournament (ESPN.com)
- NCAAM ASUN Championship Highlights: No. 2 North Alabama vs. No. 1 Lipscomb (3/9) (CBSSports.com)
- Men’s NCAA Tournament auto-bids tracker: Omaha, Drake and Lipscomb are in. Who can clinch next? (NYTimes.com/ The Athletic)
- Conference finals roundup: Lipscomb, High Point, Drake reach NCAAs (Reuters)
- UNA falls to Lipscomb 76-65 in ASUN Conference Championship (WHNT-CBS - Huntsville)
- Where is Lipscomb? NCAA Tournament history and bracketology update (Fansided.com)
- Ticket Punched: Previewing the Lipscomb Bisons for the 2025 NCAA Tournament (heatcheckcbb.com)
- Here’s who has booked their spot in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament (CNN.com)
- Lonely No Longer: Lipscomb men's basketball team joins 2018 squad as ASUN champions (WTVF-CBS)
- 3 reasons why Lipscomb can win a game in the NCAA Tournament (BustingBrackets.com)
- Lipscomb Basketball NCAA Tournament History (HeroSports.com)