Template:Infobox NCAA basketball game/doc

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

Complete


Mandatory

 * 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 


 * 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 </tt>


 * visitor1, visitor2, visitorOT1, ... visitorOT7 and home1, home2, homeOT1, ... homeOT7
 * The scores by period of the competing teams. 1 and 2 are regulation periods; OT1 through OT7 are for overtime periods.

Optional

 * type
 * The type of game it was. Use one of the parameters below:
 * ncaa</tt> = NCAA Championship game
 * nc</tt> = Non-Conference Game
 * c</tt> = Conference Game
 * ccg</tt> = Conference Tournament Championship Game
 * ncg</tt> = 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.
 *  [[Image:Example.png]] </tt>


 * 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) Jim Doe (defense) </tt>


 * odds
 * The odds/point spread of the game. Be sure to cite source.
 *  WLSU favored by 2.5 points </tt>


 * 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.
 *  ABC </tt>


 * 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 State.


 * intl announcers
 * The announcers for the game on the international network.

Examples
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