Eye On College Basketball

The transfer portal is still active, and some fans are upset. But should they be? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander examine if the transfer portal has done more to help college basketball than hurt it. A long discussion with a lot of context than any fan should be aware of as guys continue to go into the portal. Plus: is there a new number one team in college basketball? Could it be North Carolina is making its way toward the top? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During the NCAA Tournament, a crazy thing happened: schools started filling all of their coaching vacancies. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go through all of the hires in power conferences and give out superlatives and predictions for most of them. (02:58) - Which coaching hire will be the best three years from now? (18:14) - The SEC has six new coaches; we rank them. (31:03) - Todd Golden headlines the three first-time power-conferences coaches. Is he best set up to succeed? (48:20) - Thad Matta and Sean Miller are back where they used to be. (59:50) - Archie Miller, Frank Martin, Steve Lavin and all the other notable mid-major hires in this year's cycle To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the offseason for college basketball, and Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander introduce said offseason in style. Here's how we begin ... (03:12) - Coach K is really retired. For real. No take-backs. (15:05) - Kansas! (24:10) - The Mitchell twins committed to Arkansas. Hogs moving up? (29:15) - A complete run through the 1.0 edition of GP's Top 25 And 1. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Kansas Jayhawks are your NCAA men's basketball champions, defeating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take you through the entire game, ponder what's next for Bill Self and the Jayhawks AND give you a way-too-early look at Gary's Top 25 And 1. (00:41) - The Kansas Jayhawks are your national champions! (12:47) - Bill Self is the best coach in college basketball (38:20) - The first look at the 2022-2023 Top 25 And 1! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's less than 24 hours away from the improbable National title game that is Kansas and North Carolina. The band is back together as Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down last night's UNC/Duke game, wax poetically about a Guster laptop sticker and preview the National Championship game. (4:17) - About that Guster laptop sticker... (16:39) - A look back at Coach K's final game (30:00) - Kansas/UNC preview (59:40) - Matt got a photo with Leaky Black To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The long coaching tenure of Coach K is over at the hands of his biggest rival. The Kansas Jayhawks have turned the corner and routed everyone on their way to a national championship game. The games were epic and it sets up for a potentially classic title game. Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap Saturday Night's games and do a way too early preview of Monday's championship game. (0:51) - Coach K's career is over (27:56) - Kansas obliterated Villanova (37:45) - Championship game preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Friday before the Final Four is officially upon us and it's time to make FINAL picks on what happens on Saturday night. But first, LaVall Jordan was terminated from his post over at Butler. Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone break all of that down. Plus make their final decision on Naismith player of the year and break the games down. (2:34) - LaVall Jordan out at Butler. (7:41) - Naismith Player Of The Year discussion (25:30) - Kansas/Nova Game Breakdown (44:06) -Duke/UNC Breakdown To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Final Four week and the Eye on College Basketball Podcast is taking the show on the road to the Big Easy! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander begin by going over the great history of the Final Four in New Orleans. Then ask a question that many have asked this week -- is Villanova a blue blood program. And they finish off the show with previews of both Villanova-Kansas and UNC Duke! (04:21) - There's a long history with the Final Four and New Orleans (09:55) - Is Villanova a blue blood program? (27:00) - Kansas-Villanova preview (39:16) - UNC/Duke preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Final Four is set! UNC dispatched St. Peter's to punch their ticket and Kansas thrashed Miami to punch their ticket as well. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish set the stage for what looks like an epic Final Four In New Orleans (3:45) Kansas beat Miami to make the Final Four. (18:30) UNC beat Saint Peter's to make the Final Four. (41:30) So the Final Four is set. Game 1: Kansas vs. Villanova Game 2: Duke vs. North Carolina To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the first night of the Elite Eight, two teams punched their tickets to New Orleans! Villanova outlasted Houston to earn their spot and Coach K's career will end in New Orleans as Duke beat Arkansas punched their ticket to New Orleans. Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap all of the happenings. (03:20) - Duke beat Arkansas to get to Coach K's 13th Final Four. (18:50) -Villanova beat Houston to get to Jay Wright’s 4th Final Four. (35:50) - Memphis released its notice of allegations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Elite Eight is set as Saint Peter's magical run keeps on keeping on. UNC sends UCLA home. Kansas dispatches Providence and Miami beats Iowa State. Matt Norlander and David Cobb go through the slate of four games and get you prepared for Saturday (3:35) - Saint Peter's is an all-time sports story (24:16) - UNC beats UCLA (37:24) - Kansas beats Providence (48:21) - Saturday Picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Thursday Night's game, there's only one more one-seed left in the tournament! Both Arizona and Gonzaga were sent home and Duke needed to rally from behind a second straight game to move on to the Elite Eight. Villanova trounced Michigan. Plus more games were great in spite of the refereeing....again. Plus Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone both pick games against the spread for Saturday as well. (01:26) - Arkansas upsets Gonzaga (11:45) - The Officiating was a problem, again. (25:30) - Duke outlasts Texas Tech (37:32) - We will never pick again Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars again (44:26) - Jay Wright and Villanova are back in the Elite Eight again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sweet 16 is here! Gary Parrish and David Cobb take you through every single game, give their insight on the game, and give you the likely winner of the game as well. (1:47) - Gonzaga vs Arkansas (6:58) - Villanova vs Michigan (8:45) - Duke vs Texas Tech (11:18) - Arizona vs Houston (21:14) - Purdue vs St. Peter's (26:24) - Kansas vs Providence (35:25) - UNC vs UCLA (38:23) - Miami vs Iowa State To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first weekend of the college basketball schedule was bonkers! Sunday saw the Duke Blue Devils move on as well as Texas Tech, Arizona and surprisingly..Miami!. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the implications of the weekend PLUS have an important discussion on the impact of refereeing had on this set of games. (1:18) - Coach K moves on to the second round (15:19) - Miami sends Auburn home (27:00) - Arizona/TCU was an outright classic To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was another crazy night of NCAA Tournament games! Gonzaga survives a scare from Memphis, UNC triumphing over Baylor and the refs and Saint Peter's!!! Matt Norlander and David Cobb recap the first night of the round of 32 games. Plus dive into some coaching news and notes. (02:41) - Saint Peter's is in the Sweet 16 (13:58) - UNC upsets Baylor (35:00) - Gonzaga survives against Jalen Duren and Memphis (55:30) - Coaching News and Notes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ten of the 16 NCAA Tournament games played Friday were decided by double-digits. Not great. But there was still plenty to talk about. So Kyle Boone joined Gary Parrish on the podcast and talked with #CreepyPinocchio in the background. (03:20) - Illinois holds off Chattanooga (15:00) - Naismith Player of the Year Watch (28:15) - Coach K vs Izzo To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The opening day of the NCAA Tournament hit and it was absolutely WILD. Michigan beat Colorado State, Richmond sent Iowa packing, the Mountain West all got sent by the close of business and the biggest upset of them all, Kentucky loses in OT to Saint Peter's. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap all of the shenanigans PLUS one of them makes a bird noise. (02:12) - Kentucky goes home early (19:58) - San Francisco/Murray State might be the game of the tournament (25:00) - Other Thursday Night shenanigans To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JOIN THE Eye On College Basketball March Madness Bracket Group Thursday is ALMOST. HERE. We're less than 24 hours out from the full field of 64 games starting. So, Gary and Matt have decided to spoil the entire tournament for you: The duo spends much of the episode breaking down the entire bracket, all the way to the championship game in New Orleans. PLUS: Norlander goes solo on the back end and takes listener questions galore on the bracket. Huge ep ahead. READ: Norlander - NCAA numbers to know READ: Gary and Matt's picks for every region (03:03) - West Bracket Breakdown (22:45) - Eastern Bracket Breakdown (35:43) - South Bracket Breakdown (47:46) - Midwest Bracket Breakdown (01:00:41) - Norlander's NCAA Mailbag To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not just March Madness for the men. For the first time ever, the women have a field of 68 tournament as well and we give you a full mega-preview of the episode as well. However, instead of GP and Deadleg...We invited Aaron Barzilai, Gabriel Ibrahim, and Megan Gauer of HerHoopsStats.com to give the best comprehensive breakdown of the women's tournament on the internet. Subscribe to Her Hoop Stats!! (05:00) - What are the difference between the Women's Tournament and the Men's Tournament? (09:34) - Who are the one seeds in the tournament this year? (11:33) - Is there a lot of parity in Women's College Basketball this year? (13:25) - Teams to know starting with South Carolina (18:27) - NC State overview (22:46) - Can the defending champs Stanford run it back? (28:01) - What about Louisville? (30:56) - Can UConn rebound after an underwhelming season? (43:12)- Can Baylor play a factor? (48:27) - Can Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes make a run to the Final Four? (53:14) - Can Kentucky use the momentum from the SEC Tournament win? (59:05) - Where are the potential upsets in the tournament? (01:10:00) - Matchups we're looking forward to (01:22:00) - What's your Final Four? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JOIN THE EYE ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL MARCH MADNESS BRACKET GROUP! Final region-preview ep, here we go. In the Midwest, the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks look to have an easy stroll toward New Orleans, right? Matt Norlander, Kyle Boone and Chip Patterson delve into the one part of this bracket that leaves some thing to be desireD. They talk top storylines, make their best gambling picks vs. the spread, double-digit seeds into the second weekend and sleeper pick for the Final Four. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sign up for the Eye On College Basketball March Madness Bracket Group We move to the South, where it's Arizona as the top seed. A trendy national title pick, there looks to be more than a few road bumps on a potential Final Four trip to New Orleans. Who's the biggest challenger to Zona? What lines to know, what double-digit seeds here can win a pair of games? Our trio for this ep: Gary Parrish, David Cobb and special guest/Cover 3's won Chip Patterson break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Brackets are out! And in the West Region, the No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga Bulldogs loom large over the competition -- yet this is a really strong corner of the bracket. We have you covered: the best bets to get out of the region, first-round lines to know, some upsets looming, and Gonzaga's biggest challenger in this portion of the tournament. Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and special guest/Cover 3's own Chip Patterson break it all down. Sign up for the Eye On College Basketball March Madness Bracket Group To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sign up for the Eye On College Basketball March Madness Bracket The Brackets are out, and in the East Region, the reigning national champs (Baylor Bears) are the 1-seed. Who are the best bets to get out of the region, what are some of the upsets you should look for, and can Baylor get to New Orleans? Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander, and special guest/Cover 3's own Chip Patterson break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selection Sunday is HERE! The men's NCAA Tournament selection committee released the bracket, and it must be taken to task. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander let you know where exactly the committee messed up AND gave a little insight on where they may be picking. A huge overview of the 2022 men's field, including some sleeper and Cinderella picks and a lot more stuffed into this special episode. READ: Norlander ranks tournament teams from 1-68 (04:14) - The brackets are released (10:20) - Tennessee was hosed out of a two-seed (25:02) - Early Bracket Preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Full Bracket is out and Matt Norlander of the Eye On College Basketball Podcast gets a quick breakdown on why teams like Michigan, Rutgers, and Tennessee were selected and seeded where they were. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the final Friday before Selection Sunday and there are many questions that still need to be answered. Has Indiana secured a bid to the NCAA Tournament? What about Michigan? And are we really sure Notre Dame is safe? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander attempt to answer these questions and more! (02:15) - We had some crazy bubble fluctuations (15:20) - Are we sure Notre Dame is a NCAA Tournament team? (23:08) - Baylor is a two-seed now (33:52) - Norlander's Big East and ACC Tournament Observations (44:10) - Naismith Watch Update (48:38) - Coaching Hirings and Firings Compete against Gary and Matt in the Eye On College Basketball March Madness group To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How about a special bracketology-themed ep for you on this Wednesday of champ week? Before that, Norlander and GP talk about the small-conference auto bids, including the emerging legend that is Bryant's Peter Kiss and what's he's done to get his team to the NCAA Tournament. After that, Jerry Palm makes his debut, as the guys pepper him with questions. Is Gonzaga for sure, already, the lock for the No. 1 overall seed? How many teams still have a chance at the 1-line? Craziest resume is ... ? (00:45) - Peter Kiss is amazing; auto-bids recap (17:00) - Jerry Palm is in the House (25:55) - There are six teams vying for a 1-seed To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The last of our six conference tournament preview pods focuses on Kansas City, where the Big 12 will have a nine-team field because Oklahoma State is ineligible for the postseason. Is Baylor safely on the 1-line no matter what? Will Kansas jump up to the No. 1 line? Can bubble team Oklahoma find themselves a path to make the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone are your guides here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Kentucky or Auburn secure the last No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with an SEC Tournament championship? What are the games to look for, what are the stakes down in Tampa? Gary Parrish and David Cobb discuss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Big Ten tournament starts Wednesday; there are two main storylines: Can 17-13 Michigan find a way to solidify its at-large status? No. 2: Can Rutgers, despite being a 4-seed and bad computer numbers, find a way to work its way into the NCAA Tournament? Plus, which teams can win this bracket, and is Illinois the best team in the league now? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can the ACC, after a lackluster regular season, manage to send five teams to the NCAA Tournament? Is anyone a threat to Duke to win this bracket? Our tourney preview has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander touching on a pair of bubble teams, one possible bid thief, plus their picks for what will happen in Brooklyn this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Madison Square Garden is going to be a madhouse in Manhattan this week. Xavier might be in need of at least one more win to secure a NCAA bid. Meantime, Providence is the No. 1 seed for the first time, and UConn's fanbase will make its triumphant return to MSG. Beyond all that, is this still Villanova's conference or what? Picks and predictions on this ep courtesy of Matt Norlander and David Cobb. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pac-12 is an interesting tournament his year. Only three teams are NCAA Tournament-worthy. However, can Colorado steal a bid -- or will UCLA, USC or Arizona use this tournament as a springboard for something more in the NCAA Tournament? Who wins? Biggest storylines? Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone look ahead to what's set to happen in Las Vegas. Join the Eye On College Basketball Podcast March Madness Group To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final weekend of the regular season provided us with more than a few surprise endings. UNC ruined what was supposed to be a storybook finish at Cameron for Coach K. Wisconsin looked to have sewn up the standalone Big Ten regular-season championship, until it lost to Nebraska. On the flip side, Memphis and Michigan appear to be solidly in the NCAA Tournament. Big show. A bit wacky, too. Hey, it's March. READ: Norlander on UNC upsetting Duke (00:45) - UNC ruined Coach K's retirement party (32:00) - Nebraska strolled into the Kohl's Center (40:47) - Michigan and Memphis are on the right side of the bubble now? (49:00) - Is Houston this year's computer tricker? (55:00) - Other notable results from the weekend To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the final regular season weekend in college basketball, and Norlander took a road trip to Durham for Coach K's final regular season game against UNC. The episode opens on UNC-Duke and what K said Thursday. Then they go over the 10 best Duke players ever to suit up for Coach K. All of that PLUS their Final Four and One Picks and their Naismith Player of the Year top 3. READ: The 42 best players to play for Duke under Coach K (02:30) - Coach K is coaching his final regular season game (28:39) - Who are the top 10 Duke players ever? (35:44) - Jersey Mike's Top 3 Naismith candidates (43:26) - Final Four And One Picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After four long months, we're finally here. It's March! So strap in, because you know how this episode has to begin. After that, it's onto the hoops. Wisconsin earned themselves at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title with a win over Purdue. Nebraska walked into Value City Arena and handed Ohio State a Quad 3 loss. Arizona destroyed USC on its way to a Pac-12 regular season title. PLUS Matt Norlander discusses his feature on the emotional struggles of the seven Ukrainian-born men's college basketball players are going through with their home countries in the middle of war halfway across the world. READ - Norlander's feature: Ukranian players deal with crisis (08:24) -Wisconsin earns AT LEAST a share of the Big Ten regular season title (25:14) - A lot of other Monday and Tuesday results to know (56:46) - How seven players from Ukraine are trying to cope while their home country is torn apart by war Join the Eye on College Basketball Bracket Group! - cbssports.com/EyeOnBrackets To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a historically chaotic weekend, as the top six teams in the sport lost. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take you through all six of these games and tell you where it broke down for each. Are any the start of a skid, or just a small bump in the road before March? Plus: the other notable news from the weekend and a preview of some big Monday and Tuesday night matchups! (00:30) — t was a historic weekend in college basketball for all of the right reasons --upsets (15:00) — Let's go through the top six teams losing, game by game. (58:06) — Providence secured their first Big East Regular season title, and many other notes from this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a loaded penultimate weekend in the college basketball regular season, with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander here to help guide you through the noise. But first: Brad Underwood got kicked out, Dan Hurley-style, and Ohio State had a massive win against Illinois, so what does that do for the Buckeyes' seeding chances? Matt and Gary discuss. And the Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year watch roars on, with a few new names added to the list. READ: Norlander's power rankings (02:00) - Brad Underwood loses his mind ... and Illinois nearly won the game (21:16) - Jersey Mike's Naismith Watch (33:45) - Final Four And One Picks/humongous tour of the weekend ahead To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We at the Eye on College Basketball podcast realized last week that it's been a while since a mailbag episode was done. Join us as we answer questions about how we think Hubert Davis is doing, dark horse NCAA title contenders, whether the rest of the WCC will be good going forward, the best power-conference bid thieves, Gary Parrish's arm-wrestling capabilities and much, much, much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Tuesday night's tussle with Villanova, Norlander explains why UConn is BACK! See, the Huskies and Big East are made for each other. This is a special, as Kyle Boone jumps in to co-host in Parrish's stead. The guys look back on the early week results and do a little bit of bubble watching. Plus: could the Mountain West get four teams into the NCAA Tournament? Norlander and Boone discuss all that and more on a fresh episode of the podcast! (01:30) - UConn has a big win, Dan Hurley gets ejected (23:29) - Bubble Watch! (42:59) - The Mountain West deserves some love To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It took most of Monday, but the suspensions have been handed down in the aftermath of the Wisconsin-Michigan fracas. Matt Norlander breaks down the implications of the punishments handed down by the Big Ten. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By 1 p.m. on Sunday, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander were preparing to talk about Florida upsetting Auburn. That is until the postgame fracas between coaches took place between Greg Gard and Juwan Howard. What led to that Howard-Greg Gard incident? Where does the blame fall? What should happen next? The guys discussed all that and the on-court happenings this weekend on the latest episode. Read: Norlander - Juwan Howard isn't the only one at fault (01:30) - The Wisconsin/Michigan melee (31:46) - The Tournament Committee ALSO gave out their top 16 seeds. We react. (38:40) - Extensive news and notes from around the weekend To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After beating four ranked teams in a row, is it time to re-evaluate where Rutgers stands as an NCAA Tournament team? The Naismith Award watch rolls on, and Matt Norlander introduces the College Basketball All Star team. All of that plus weekend preview and picks! 00:45 - Is Rutgers an NCAA. Tournament team yet? 17:58 - Naismith Award Watch, sponsored by Jersey Mike's 38:00 - Final Four And One Picks And Previews To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a raucous Tuesday night as Villanova proved once again that the Big East runs through the Main Line. Kentucky got run over by the Vols in Knoxville. Mark Williams of Duke made his presence felt against Wake Forest. Most importantly, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will take you through all of the happenings as it went down. READ: Norlander's weekly Court Report (01:05) - Villanova is still the king of the Big East (19:46) - Tennessee opened a can on the Kentucky Wildcats (28:46) - More Tuesday results to recap To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are two schools on the West Coast that are killing it on the college basketball front -- Gonzaga and Arizona. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander highlight the connections, both the obvious, and the not-so-obvious, as to why both are incredibly dominant. Plus, as of today, have Rutgers and Memphis done enough to earn their places in the NCAA Tournament? Read: Norlander on Arizona, Tommy Lloyd (00:30) - Gonzaga and Arizona are doing damage out West (29:14) - Extensive tour through other weekend observations (52:08) - Tuesday's loaded slate/games to watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Bowl Week also means a loaded Saturday full of college basketball! But first, Gary Parrish and David Cobb recap the late week games which include Purdue getting ambushed in Ann Arbor. How has Chet Holmgren inserted himself into the player of the year conversation and the Final Four And One picks and previews segment will help you prepare for the weekend slate of games. (01:00) - Purdue got bushwhacked by Michigan (20:00) What David Collins did to Wendell Moore was reckless, but not dirty (29:05) Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year update (47:17) - Final Four And One Picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So much to get to. The top-ranked Auburn Tigers fell at Arkansas on Tuesday night. The seventh-ranked Blue Devils lost on Monday to mediocre Virginia. Those two games are just a mere sample of the chaos that befell college basketball on the early part of this week. Plus, the Horizon league decided to pull some shenanigans with a leaving member of the conference AND members of the media. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish cover it all on this latest episode of Eye On College Basketball. (00:30) - Arkansas upset Auburn, Muss then went shirtless. (17:15) - Duke lost at home to Virginia (31:20) - RIP #FourBidWCC, Illinois-Purdue, UConn-Marquette, Kansas-Texas, much more (57:59) - Shenanigans are afoot with the Horizon League To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There were blowouts all over this weekend, but the NCAA Tournament picture gained a small bit of clarity with Illinois handling business in Bloomington. The guys open on that, and then a discussion broke out about how many teams could realistically be considered NCAA Tournament contenders right now. Also: UNC got run over by Duke at home, so what does its tournament hopes look like now? READ (Norlander): Illinois looks like a final four contender READ (Parrish): UNC Falls Flat (00:30) - Illinois shuts off the internet in Bloomington (09:00) - How many teams can realistically be considered good enough to win it all? (22:39) - UNC is in some danger of missing the tournament (37:54) - Weekend observations, including Baylor-Kansas and Kentucky-Alabama To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arizona got revenge vs. UCLA on Thursday night, so the guys open on the doings in the desert. As for the weekend ahead, it’s a stacked Saturday, led by Coach K's final game at the Dean Dome. Elsewhere, Kansas and Baylor battle for control of the Big 12 and there’s a good Big Ten tip between Illinois and Indiana. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander also begin looking at Naismith player of the year candidates in a new Friday segment. (01:55) - UCLA-Arizona reaction (19:45) - Naismith Player of the Year Watch, presented by Jersey Mike’s (30:46) - Final Four And One Picks/big weekend preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Beard's return to Lubbock didn't go as planned — for Texas — but it was an all-time night for Texas Tech. Elsewhere, it seems like Iowa State might not be trustable in a big spot. That, plus a lot of other Tuesday night takeaways from the guys, including how and where 19-2 Providence should be seeded. And finally on today’s show, a deeper look into the issues at Georgetown and the future of Patrick Ewing. READ: Norlander's Court Report (00:35) Texas Tech ruin's Chris Beard's return (20:55) Auburn sweeps Alabama, other Tuesday results (23:28) Seeding discussions (39:55) Should Ewing and Georgetown split later this year? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices