NCAA Final Ranks Fourth in Ratings

NEW YORK — ada Las Vegas’ victory over Duke in the NCAA championship game was the fourth most-watched college basketball game in history, according to Nielsen ratings released Tuesday.

The game received a 20.0 rating and 31 share according to overnight ratings, making it the 11th highest-rated college basketball game ever. UNLV’s 103-73 rout of Duke Monday was watched in about 18.4 million homes.

A rating point represents the percentage of televisions tuned to the game and the share is the percentage of televisions on at the time.