Eye On College Basketball

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The world's most popular and entertaining podcast on all things college basketball, brought to you by Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander.

  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Caleb Wilson’s broken hand, Jerome Tang’s broken team and a weekend preview: Kansas-Iowa St., Kentucky-Florida, Texas Tech-Zona headline F4+1

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with North Carolina's Caleb Wilson suffering a broken hand. Will he play another game in a Tar Heel uniform? Jerome Tang might also be broken, but it a different way as Kansas State gets blown out again for a 10th loss in 11 games. Then, the Final Four And One previews the weekend in college hoops.


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:55) Caleb Wilson has a broken hand…what happens for UNC next

    (11:30) Kansas State is really bad and Jerome Tang isn’t holding back

    (22:20) Mark Few & Kelvin Sampson are 2026 Naismith HoF finalists

    (31:00) Final Four and 1!

    (33:30) UCLA @ No. 2 Michigan

    (37:30) No. 9 Kansas @ No. 5 Iowa State

    (44:50) No. 25 Kentucky @ No. 14 Florida

    (49:00) Indiana @ No. 8 Illinois

    (54:45) No. 16 Texas Tech @ No. 1 Arizona

    (57:30) Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch

    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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    13 February 2026, 4:44 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Highly ranked teams keep getting dropped: Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa State, UNC all lost Tuesday. Plus: Norlander’s scoop on Nova-Notre Dame opening the CBB season in Rome

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Purdue's victory at Nebraska and Illinois losing a second straight. Then, North Carolina's Blue Devil hangover results in a loss to Miami, Iowa State drops a stinker and plenty more from Tuesday in college basketball.


    (0:00) Intro

    (1:00) Purdue walks into Pinnacle Bank…but it was almost disaster

    (10:00) Illinois gets beat at home by the Badgers…Wisconsin has an awesome pair of road wins

    (21:15) Hubert Davis doesn’t believe in the “hangover”, but Miami beats UNC (+ a Miami OH detour)

    (28:35) Iowa State stumbles on the road against TCU. The Frogs are confusing

    (33:20) BYU beats Baylor, Dybantsa and Wright were awesome

    (40:45) More Wednesday Whiparound

    (47:20) Villanova and Notre Dame in Rome?!

    (54:25) Naismith Watch List with Jersey Mikes

    (57:35) Looking ahead to the next two days

    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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    11 February 2026, 4:37 pm
  • 44 minutes 53 seconds
    EOCBB on CBSSN: No DP? NP. Kansas ends Arizona’s undefeated season; February refresh on top NCAA title contenders, NPOY race and overrated/underrated teams

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Kansas' victory over Arizona without Darryn Peterson. Then, it's a college hoops crash course: title contenders, best players and more with one month left in the college hoops regular season. Football is over, let's tap in to the best sport in the land.


    0:00 Intro + EOCBB on CBBSN

    1:00 Kansas beats Arizona. No Darryn Peterson? No problem.

    14:23 College hoops crash course: Michigan, Arizona & Duke the favorites

    20:52 Three Tier 2 teams who could win the national championship

    29:39 Underrated and Overrated AP Top 25 teams this week

    36:19 Let’s talk National Player of the Year


    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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    10 February 2026, 8:02 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    CBB picked a great weekend to have a GREAT weekend: UNC beats Duke at🚨Sparty over Illinois in OT; Johnnies-Huskies; Coogs>Cougs; Kentucky does it again

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the weekend in college hoops. St. John's gets a big win over UConn on a great night for the Big East. Then, North Carolina comes from behind to beat Duke at the buzzer and Michigan State ends Illinois' win streak. All that and more on this Sunday edition of the show.


    (0:00) Intro

    (1:00) What an awesome - and well-timed - weekend for college hoops

    (5:55) Seth Trimble is a hero and UNC comes storming back against Duke

    (18:30) An OT thriller, Michigan State beats Illinois 85-82

    (25:55) BYU struggles again against a good team, this time it’s Houston

    (35:15) St. John’s is so back! And GP is pumped up

    (43:00) Kentucky beats Tennessee, Wildcats are on a bit of a roll

    (48:06) Arizona and Miami both stay perfect + more weekend results

    (50:00) Looking ahead to the next two days + Monday’s AP Poll

    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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    8 February 2026, 10:00 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Jeremy Fears Jr. enters the danger zone; Portland’s historic upset of Gonzaga; HUGE Fri/Sat on tap led by UConn-SJU; Duke-UNC; Illinois-Sparty; Florida-A&M

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on a weird week for Michigan State star Jeremy Fears. Dirty plays? Possible benching? What will happen this weekend? Gonzaga has a major stumble and BYU is sliding after a loss to Oklahoma State. Then, the Final Four And 1 previews an incredible slate of college hoops.


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:45) Jeremy Fears is a college basketball villain. What is going on here?

    (11:30) Gonzaga suffers a stunning loss to Portland

    (21:50) BYU loses a third straight…and Houston is on the horizon

    (25:45) Houston beats UCF by 3+ touchdowns…but Kelvin says Houston is poor

    (27:55) Utah State goes to the Pit and smokes New Mexico

    (31:10) Final Four And 1

    (33:15) UConn @ St. John’s

    (41:50) Duke @ North Carolina

    (51:55) Illinois @ Michigan State

    (55:45) Florida @ Texas A&M

    (1:00:35) Miami (OH) @ Marshall

    (1:03:55) Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch

    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
    • Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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    6 February 2026, 4:36 pm
  • 58 minutes 47 seconds
    UConn + St. John’s are carrying the Big East. Hail to the mid-majors: Miami now 23-0! Saint Louis 22-1! NC State, USC up their NCAAT chances

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with wins for St. John's and UConn on Tuesday. The stage is set for the Big East's best teams to go head-to-head for the first time on Friday. Then, the Wednesday Whiparound catches you up on notable Tuesday results before looking ahead to the next few days.


    (0:00) Intro

    (1:00) UConn and St. John’s will carry wins streaks into Friday’s game

    (16:15) Wednesday Whiparound: starting with the 23-0 Redhawks

    (22:35) Saint Louis has won 15 straight games! And are a buzzer beater away from perfection

    (27:30) Duke cruising through the ACC, this time over Boston College

    (29:20) Tennessee beats Ole Miss, Chris Beard gets ejected and Nate Ament was awesome

    (32:45) Alijah Arenas has a noteworthy performance in game No. 5…but another injury for USC

    (37:05) Naismith Watch List presented by Jersey Mikes

    (42:45) Looking ahead to the next two days

    • Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
    • Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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    4 February 2026, 4:26 pm
  • 47 minutes 24 seconds
    EOCBB on CBSSN: Bracketology special! Projecting top 16 overall seeds. Plus: Darryn Peterson and KU steal one in Lubbock

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander project the top 16 seeds on selection Sunday and discuss Darryn Peterson's late-game heroics against Texas Tech.


    (0:00) Intro + Predicting the Top 16 seeds on Selection Sunday

    (1:00) Darryn Peterson late-game heroics

    (12:15) Four No. 1 seeds right now

    (18:55) No. 2 seeds

    (32:25 No. 3 seeds

    (44:25) No. 4 seeds

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    3 February 2026, 9:47 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Kansas beats BYU--we STILL have a Darryn Peterson saga; Florida, Illinois, UK, UCF, Michigan IU best Ws of weekend; Saint Louis + Utah St = Sweet 16 threats

    A wild weekend of college basketball headlines starts with Kansas taking down BYU — with top prospect Darryn Peterson watching the second half again. From there, we stay in the Big 12 as Arizona knocks off Arizona State, and UCF pulls off an eye-opening win over Texas Tech. The Weekend Whiparound hits all the marquee results: Michigan vs. Michigan State, Indiana surviving UCLA in double overtime, SEC battles featuring Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Georgia, plus a dominant showing from Miami (Ohio). We also touch on more of the same from elite one-loss teams like Duke, UConn, and Gonzaga, the continued rise of Saint Louis, and Utah State’s win over San Diego State. To close, we project the next AP Top 25 and preview what to watch on Monday and Tuesday as the college hoops calendar heats up.


    0:00 Intro

    0:30 Kansas-BYU

    18:10 Arizona-Arizona State

    20:15 UCF-Texas Tech

    26:45 Illinois-Nebraska

    35:00 Michigan-Michigan State

    40:40 Indiana-UCLA

    49:00 Florida-Alabama

    53:55 Kentucky-Arkansas

    1:00:15 Texas A&M-Georgia

    1:03:00 Weekend Whiparound

    1:21:15 AP Poll Lookahead

    1:26:00 This week lookahead

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    2 February 2026, 2:07 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Finally: AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson. Plus: huge Michigan-Michigan St. game; SEC plot thickens; weekend picks

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with the SEC, Matt's trip to Nasvhille and what's going on in that league. Then, an update to the CBS Sports Classic before the Final Four And 1 sets up a weekend of headline-worthy matchups.


    (0:00) Intro + GP walked through the snow back to his home & Matt’s visit to icy Nashville

    (6:00) Norlander in the building for Vandy/Kentucky + a trip around the race for the SEC

    (22:00) Kansas is joining the CBS Sports Classic

    (28:00) Final Four And 1 and more snow shenanigans

    (33:15) Michigan @ Michigan State

    (38:15) San Diego State @ Utah State

    (44:00) BYU @ Kansas

    (53:00) Illinois @ Nebraska

    (57:30) Kentucky @ No. 15 Arkansas

    (1:01:30) Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch

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    30 January 2026, 5:13 pm
  • 53 minutes 47 seconds
    Did Nebraska's stock rise in loss to Michigan? Purdue loses a third straight; Vandy has no problems with Kentucky + Tuesday CBB recap

    Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap a heavy Tuesday night in college hoops. Michigan ended Nebraska's perfect season in Ann Arbor while Indiana and Vanderbilt get home wins over Purdue and Kentucky. Then, the Wednesday Whiparound takes a tour around college hoops midweek action.


    (0:00) Intro + strong jaw is here!

    (1:00) Michigan hands Nebraska their first loss…but shorthanded Cornhuskers performed well

    (9:33) Wednesday Whiparound! IU beats Purdue, Boilermakers have lost three straight

    (16:28) Michigan State survives a scare at Rutgers

    (18:05) Vanderbilt stomps Kentucky in snowy Nashville

    (24:30) Arkansas has won three straight…Oklahoma is doing the opposite

    (26:20) Alabama goes full Alabama against Missouri

    (28:40) More whiparound: UVA in 2OT against Notre Dame, Robbie Avila’s game-winner & Miami (OH) perfect

    (36:45) Looking ahead to the next few days

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    28 January 2026, 4:14 pm
  • 47 minutes 9 seconds
    EOCBB on CBSSN: Duke's ACC supremacy; Is No. 1 Arizona really the best team in the sport? Nebraska and the Big Ten hierarchy; Does the SEC have a great team?

    Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap big wins from Duke and Arizona and discuss the ACC and Big 12 as a whole. Then, the Big Ten has an undefeated team in Nebraska but popular opinion is they aren't the best team in the conference. Plus, the SEC rates well but doesn't have a team at the top of the sport. Will that change?


    (0:00) Intro + Kyle Boone joins GP!

    (1:00) Duke smokes Louisville and is control of the ACC

    (11:16) Arizona stays perfect against BYU. Are you convinced they are the best team in the sport?

    (24:22) Nebraska is undefeated! Best story in the sport. But the Big Ten is not that simple

    (34:59) SEC ranks as a top conference, but has zero great teams

    (39:58) Must watch games the next few days

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    27 January 2026, 8:26 pm
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