Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft
The world's most popular and entertaining podcast on all things college basketball, brought to you by Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander.
- 1 hour 16 minutesBRACKET REACTION: Selection Sunday recap, first thoughts on all four regions, Miami U in First Four, seeds we disagree with most
WE HAVE A BRACKET! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket and dive in to each region. What do the fellas think of this year's field? Tap in to find out!
(0:00) Intro + we’ve got a bracket!!
(3:30) Miami is in the tournament and they’re headed to Dayton
(10:00) The committee got the right 68 teams in the field this year
(14:30) St. John’s and Vanderbilt were a pair of misses on the 5 line
(21:05) East Region Overview! Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in a loaded region
(29:15) South Region Overview! Could Florida play a road game in the Elite Eight?
(39:30) West Region Overview! Does Arizona have the easiest road? + Purdue!
(48:20) Midwest Region Overview! Some great mid-seed games here!
(59:20) Weekend Whiparound! Bracket style.
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16 March 2026, 5:27 am - 9 minutes 56 secondsLISTEN: Norlander interviews the committee chair on CBS Sports HQ
Matt Norlander sits down with committee chair Keith Gill moments after the bracket was announced on Sunday night.
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16 March 2026, 2:07 am - 57 minutes 17 secondsBig 12 LED court glitches out; conference tourney roundup; bubble situation with two days to go; Miami finally loses but WILL dance
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with a Big 12 report from Kansas City. The glass court is gone for semifinals between Iowa State-Arizona and Kansas-Houston. Then, a Friday edition of the whiparound tours the sport and gets you caught up on everything from Champ Week including a loss for previously undefeated Miami.
(0:00) Intro + Norlander from Kansas City
(1:00) The Big 12 is abandoning the LED glass floor
(7:00) the semifinals in Kansas City should be awesome + Dybantsa breaks KD’s record
(15:00) Duke survives a scare against Florida State
(19:10) Tennessee beat Auburn … are the Tigers going dancing?
(22:15) Does Oklahoma need to beat Arkansas on Friday to get in?
(25:00) Touching on the Big East: can Seton Hall get a dance-worthy win over St. John’s?
(27:40) Big Ten quarterfinals on Friday + some notes from the conference
(32:10) Miami lost to UMass … this team is still in the tournament
(37:10) Sling TV Game to Watch
(46:30) GP spent 13 hours in the Richmond airport
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13 March 2026, 3:37 pm - 41 minutes 26 secondsOur interview with Dusty May: What it's like to build a powerhouse, the Michigan St. rivalry and what he misses about FAU
Dusty May joins Matt Norlander to discuss the masterpiece that is this year's Michigan roster, post-game celebrations and the differences between FAU and Michigan. Dusty also details his program's participation in the "Made for March" documentary series and Michigan's rivalry with Michigan State.
(0:00) Intro + Michigan on Made for March
(1:20) Having cameras around the program and why Michigan agreed to do it
(3:45) The cadence of having a camera crew around
(5:00) What might people learn about this Michigan team from the documentary?
(6:20) Let’s talk about Yaxel Lendeborg & how he got to Michigan
(9:30) The plan for LJ Cason
(10:45) How Michigan was able to put together a roster like this
(13:35) Morez Johnson: “One of my favorite players I’ve ever coached”
(15:40) The genesis of the celebrations in post game
(17:30) Dusty May now vs. as a junior in college
(18:30) Being part of a team that is as good as this one
(21:15) “I miss the innocence of that level” - reflecting on his time at FAU
(22:40) What is an improvable piece of college basketball?
(25:40) Pushing back the opening of the portal
(29:00) The rivalry with Michigan State
(31:50) Which is harder? an FAU Final Four or everything that comes with the Michigan job?
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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12 March 2026, 1:00 pm - 50 minutes 4 secondsGonzaga heads to Pac 12 with one last WCC tournament title; Hofstra, Siena, Wright State & LIU are going dancing; Wednesday's bubble must-wins
Gary Parrish and David Cobb open on Gonzaga's win in the WCC title game and 27th straight tournament appearance. Is the WCC going to be a three-bid league on Selection Sunday? Then, we've got four more auto-bids to celebrate from Tuesday before we set up the rest of conference championship week.
(0:00) Intro + David Cobb joins the show!
(1:15) Gonzaga wins the WCC, will Santa Clara get into the tournament?
(6:20) Welcome to the tournament, Hofstra, Siena, Wright State and LIU!
(18:30) Naismith Watch List! + AJ Dybantsa’s 40-point performance
(29:45) DraftKings Upset Alert
(34:35) Looking ahead to Wednesday! Biggest bubble games on the schedule
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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11 March 2026, 3:21 pm - 45 minutes 3 secondsEOCBB on CBSSN: Conf tourney picks + our fav memories of Champ Week over the years; carousel update; Coach of the Year candidates
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with more tickets punched to the NCAA Tournament before making predictions for each of the power conference tournaments. Then, notable conference tournament memories from Kemba Walker to Kenyon Martin. Finally, a check in on the national coach of the year race and the carousel.
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10 March 2026, 8:46 pm - 29 minutes 11 secondsOur interview with Bill Self: Darryn Peterson, his future in coaching and Kansas' turn to the postseason: 'This is where you earn your money'
Matt Norlander sits down with Bill Self to discuss the Kansas Jayhawks and the upcoming documentary series Made for March on CBS and Paramount+
(0:00) Intro + Made for March on CBS & Paramount+
(1:03) Why Bill and the program said yes to this documentary series
(3:10) Does Bill have plenty left in the tank?
(5:30) Allowing the crew in to the program for this season
(8:30) Darryn Peterson
(13:45) state of Kansas at the end of the regular season
(17:30) Offense and playing with Darryn Peterson
(22:30) What makes this part of the season so special?
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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9 March 2026, 10:31 pm - 1 hour 33 minutesB1G drama won’t cease; Duke injuries🤕; UConn/Florida flip the 1-line, Hurley ejected/fined; 31-0 Miami; an AWFUL weekend for the bubble; auto-bid SZN here🕺🏻
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are for another loaded Sunday show. They open on the Big Ten before the Weekend Whiparound tours the country on the final weekend of the regular season. It was a big weekend for the bubble but a lot of teams struggled on the doorstep of the NCAA Tournament. Then, tickets are punched to the NCAA Tournament and conference championships are among us.
(0:00) Intro
(1:30) Michigan puts a bow on the regular season, beats Michigan State at home
(8:30) Purdue lost in Mackey again … this time to Wisconsin
(18:00) Nebraska in the 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament
(21:45) Let’s start the Weekend Whiparound with Duke’s win over UNC (& Duke’s injuries)
(28:15) a couple ACC coaching changes … let’s talk about a common thread in coaching
(34:30) Around the Big East: a strange UConn loss & St. John’s gets another win
(42:30) A tour around the Big 12
(44:15) In the SEC: Florida is the conference champion
(49:30) 31-0 Miami!!
(56:25) Bubble Talk! It’s Norlander’s bubble block
(1:12:30) we got teams going dancing!
(1:17:40) Looking ahead to Monday’s AP Poll & the next couple days (conference tournaments!)
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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9 March 2026, 2:35 am - 11 minutes 48 seconds🚨🚨 CALEB WILSON IS OUT FOR THE SEASON 🚨🚨
Caleb Wilson is out for the season. Let's discuss.
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6 March 2026, 9:37 pm - 1 hour 12 minutesB1G POY = TBD; Darius Acuff Jr. might be a top-3 pick? Plus: coaching carousel🎠 revs up; beefy preview/bubble games GALORE for final wknd of reg. season
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Michigan and Michigan State winning on Thursday to set up a Big Ten finale in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Then, Sean Miller might be Darius Acuff's biggest fan. Should the Arkansas guard be in the running for the No. 1 overall pick? Finally, the Final Four And 1 previews the final weekend of the regular season with Selection Sunday and March Madness less than two weeks away.
(0:00) Intro
(2:00) Michigan survives Iowa on the road
(7:00) Michigan State vs. Michigan on Sunday … does Sparty have a path to a 1 seed?
(13:00) Let’s talk about the Big Ten Player of the Year race
(16:30) Sean Miller loves Darius Acuff
(29:15) Will Josh Schertz leave SLU? + the bubbling coaching carousel
(40:30) Final Four And 1
(43:07) No. 19 Miami at Ohio
(46:15) No. 7 Houston at Oklahoma State
(51:10) Louisville at No. 22 Miami
(54:45) No. 17 North Carolina at No. 1 Duke
(1:00:55) No. 10 Texas Tech at BYU
(1:05:35) Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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6 March 2026, 4:40 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesWill Peterson + Dybantsa be NCAAT one-and-dones? 30-0 RedHawks‼️Tuesday bubble winners/losers; UConn vs. Florida for final No. 1
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Kansas and BYU struggles. Will the likely top two picks in the 2026 NBA Draft have any impact on March? Then, it was a huge night for bubble wins & the Wednesday Whiparound catches you up on everything you missed on Tuesday night.
(0:00) Intro + Norlander prepped this pod
(3:40) AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson take stinky losses on Tuesday
(13:50) Bubble Watch: starting with UCLA in the pacific time zone
(18:00) Cincinnati is fighting ‘til the very end
(23:00) Miami University is 30-0
(27:30) Texas A&M beats Kentucky and is knocking on the door of the dance
(31:30) VCU beats George Mason .. the Rams are right there + other bubble wins
(34:15) Now the Bubble Losers: Mizzou, UCF and more
(38:40) Wednesday Whiparound: Georgia, UNC/St. John’s escape, Florida/Illinois stomp
(53:11) Naismith Watch List
(57:30) Looking ahead to the next two days
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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