We wanted great games in the Sweet 16 and WE GOT THEM. Alabama put on a shooting display vs. BYU as they made it to the Elite 8 for the first time in consecutive years. Florida sent the Crab Five home and perhaps Kevin Willard to a new job. Duke's Cooper Flagg put on a star performance to send Arizona home and Texas Tech rode a 16-point comeback to knock Arkansas out of the Tournament. What does it all mean? Gary Parrish and David Cobb recap Thursday's Sweet 16 events. 00:43 - Duke beats Arizona...
Mar 28, 2025•49 min
ONE more show before we get to the games on Thursday night. Norlander and Parrish lay out their favorite angles/storylines for Thursday and Friday, then get into a quick STAY or HIT segment, look back on Stephen Curry's magical second-weekend, then make #expertpicks. 03:44 - Three Most Intriguing Storylines of the Sweet 16 16:53 - Flashback by Travis Mathew: 2008 Davidson 27:55 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - Alabama (-5.5) vs. BYU 30:38 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - Florida (-7) vs. Maryland 34:31 ...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 6 min
The Sweet 16 games are just TWO days away! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander return to CBS Sports Network to discuss their favorite matchups. They also dive into whether all four No. 1 seeds can make it to the Final Four for only the second time in tournament history. Later, with the Transfer Portal now open, they break down the record number of players entering it in the first two days. Should the portal even be open now, or should it wait until after the NCAA Tournament? Lastly, they cover coach...
Mar 25, 2025•49 min
The Sweet 16 is set! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back on a new episode of Eye on College Basketball to preview the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game. Did the SEC exceed expectations this year? Arkansas is the only double-digit seed left in the tournament; how far will they go? Later, they discuss if a Big Ten team has a chance to win the championship for the first time since 2000. Finally, they discuss coaching updates and look at how many of their original Final Four picks remain. 2:00 - Sw...
Mar 24, 2025•49 min
Matt Norlander and David Cobb recap all the Sunday action. (1:00) Sweet 16 is set (6:00) Maryland-Colorado State (20:00) Florida-UConn (30:30) Illinois-Kentucky (37:45) Michigan State-New Mexico (40:00) Ole Miss-Iowa State (43:00) Arizona-Oregon (46:00) Alabama-St. Mary's (49:00) Duke-Baylor 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
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr
READ -- Norlander:John Calipari's not done yet John Calipari is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time in a while! How did the Arkansas Razorbacks, who started conference play with five losses, make this run? Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone break down the latest coaching resurgence for Cal. PLUS Auburn, Houston, Tennessee and MORE punch their tickets to the Sweet 16! 00:42 - Arkansas advances to the Sweet 16. Razorbacks beat St. John's 75 - 66. 11:08 - RJ Luis benched 20:00 - Texas Tech eliminates ...
Mar 23, 2025•53 min
The NCAA Tournament rolls on, and there's still a ton of chalk. Unfortunately, there are more Pitino's in the 2nd round than ACC teams. The SEC and Big Ten established more of their dominance in the tournament. Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone recap the back half of the 1st round and get you ready for the 2nd round. 03:00 - There were a whole lot of blowouts.... 13:22 - West Region Recap 19:00 - South Region Recap 26:50 - East Region Recap 37:01 - Midwest Region Recap 39:50 - Saturday and Sunday Ti...
Mar 22, 2025•50 min
John Calipari and Arkansas got a BIG win, toppling Kansas and sending Bill Self and crew home. McNeese State earned themselves a MASSIVE upset over Clemson, delaying Will Wade's start at NC State for a few more days. Gary Parrish and David Cobb recap a fairly chalky day one of the NCAA Tournament! 01:11 - Arkansas defeats Kansas 79 - 72; Jayhawks eliminated in the round of 64 for the first time since 2006 15:17 - McNeese State downs Clemson 69 - 67; Fewest ACC Teams in Round of 32 since Tourname...
Mar 21, 2025•47 min
Sign up for our Bracket Challenge Ladies and Gentlemen. We made it. The all-encompassing NCAA Tournament preview that will take you from Dayton all the way to San Antonio. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander guide you through all 67 games and gives you an idea of the team that can win it all! 07:00 - South Region Breakdown 14:40 - Stay Or Hit Presented by Chumba Casino 19:00 - West Region Breakdown Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify a...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The madness starts now! 🏀 In this episode, we break down North Carolina vs. San Diego State—two programs with recent championship pedigrees battling in the First Four. Can Hubert Davis work his March magic again? Plus: 🔥 Injury Updates: The latest on Tyrese Hunter, Grant Nelson, Cooper Flagg, and J’Wan Roberts. 🔗 Coaching Connections: Could we see Calipari vs. Pitino in Round 2? Plus, Will Wade’s McNeese State vs. Clemson. 📅 Flashback Segment: Remember VCU’s legendary Final Four run in 2011?...
Mar 18, 2025•49 min
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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Bas...
Mar 17, 2025•48 min
Join our Eye On College Basketball Bracket Challenge! The Bracket is HERE. North Carolina, Texas, and Xavier got in over West Virginia, Indiana and Boise State. How do we feel about it? Hey, it's the Selection Sunday show. Strap in and enjoy. 01:13 - North Carolina, Texas, Xavier earn tourney bids over Indiana, Boise State & West Virginia 17:00 - Auburn, Duke, Houston & Florida are your four No. 1 seeds 20:41 - South Region Overview 30:00 - West Region Overview 42:00 - East Region Overvi...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Less than 36 hours before Selection Sunday hits, we have no shortage of drama. Cooper Flagg went down in less than one half of postseason basketball. Will we see him again this season? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the future of the freshman. Texas and North Carolina earned themselves massive wins, are both teams off the bubble? All that and more on a fresh episode! 00:55 - Cooper Flagg goes down, what's next for Duke? 13:20 - Has Texas done enough to make the NCAA Tournament? 22:24 - ...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Must-read: Norlander's story from Tuesday night on Saint Francis Stop us if you've heard this before: Gonzaga wins the WCC Tournament. Norlander and Parrish look into how the committee will handle the Zags. OK resume, great metrics. What's the seed? Then it's a look at the guys in the mix at Indiana, plus some awesome sound and storytelling from Norlander on what went down in the NEC title game on Tuesday night. 00:45 - Gonzaga beats St. Marys 58 - 51; Bulldogs earn 11th WCC title in the last 13...
Mar 12, 2025•50 min
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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Bas...
Mar 11, 2025•49 min
READ - Norlander : As Tom Izzo reinforces his greatness at 70, new rival Dusty May hunts HUGE pod here. T-minus seven days until we get to Selection Sunday! GP and Norlander take a long tour around Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Auto bids are here, and so are a few popped bubbles. What's with Auburn? Who's gonna be the 1-seeds in one week? Strap in, this is our longest show of the season so far, including looking at why Kevin Keatts had to be fired less than a year after the Final Four. 00:45 - Au...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 37 min
The fall of the ACC has been a thing for a few years, but this year has been even worse. Is this Atlantic Coast Conference destined to only get THREE bids in the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander do an autopsy on how the ACC got here. Plus Michigan State wrapped up the Big Ten regular season crown AND we give our final regular season picks. 00:38 - Is the ACC destined to be a three-bid league this year? 14:24 - Miami, Utah make new coaching hires 30:53 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 -...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min
What a Tuesday night! Texas A&M picked a great time to win its first game ever against a No. 1 team. The bubble picture got more interesting because most teams near the cut line wound up winning. (Most, not all.) Let's go: 00:55 - Texas A&M upsets Auburn 83 - 72 14:55 - Stay Or Hit Presented by Chumba Casino 22:49 - Some regular-season title winners + Dave Chappelle 28:00 - SEC bubble watch e 31:13 - BYU-Iowa State 2OT + other bubble results Eye on College Basketball is available for fre...
Mar 05, 2025•53 min
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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Bas...
Mar 04, 2025•49 min
It's the first episode of March. And you know what that means. Norlander's gift for you awaits right off the top of the show. 06:27 - Auburn secures the SEC Regular Season Title 09:00 - Tennessee wins on buzzer beater, beats Alabama 79 - 76 18:00 - Florida handles business vs. Texas A&M 89 - 70 27:21 - St. John's secures Big East Regular Season title, beats Seton Hall 71 - 61 28:45 - Kansas loses to Texas Tech 78 -73 33:50 - Iowa State beats Arizona 84 - 67 36:00 - Houston keeps on rolling, ...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Read Kyle Boone's terrific feature: Doug Gottlieb Fights Back BIG Friday show for you on this final day of February. We start with two rivals hitting two buzzer-beaters on consecutive days. Life in the Big Ten can get kinda hairy, as Michigan and Michigan State have shown in the past 48 hours. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get into those games from Wed/Thurs, plus: St. John's is about to secure its first outright Big East Title in 40 years. There's plenty more, including references to Deadwood...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 22 min
We don't do guests often on the show, but when we do, they're big ones. So that brings us to this special episode, which was first posted to our YouTube channel. There are few in college sports with the candor and influence like NCAA SVP Dan Gavitt. Listen in as Matt Norlander and Gavitt chat for nearly an hour about the integration of new committee members, how tough it will be to seed the SEC in this year's tournament and, of course, where we stand with NCAA Tournament expansion — if the tourn...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min
The upsets continue as the calendar creeps up on March. Georgia etched a big win to help their NCAA case, but Norlander's got 'em still out. How many bids for the SEC, we think? In the Big 12, Iowa State and Baylor took losses that will stain. Plus: Duke's injury situation could get worse, Louisville and Clemson are still in the ACC chase, and a good night for Gonzaga and San Diego State. 00:44 - Georgia knocks off No. 3 Florida 88 - 83 12:17 - SEC Whiparound -- Alabama houses Mississippi State;...
Feb 26, 2025•56 min
The Tuesday TV show that's also a podcast. Enjoy the bonus pod, which leads on Houston's win at Texas Tech, then gets into the precarious situation Gonzaga's in before playing at Santa Clara on Tuesday night. 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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for...
Feb 25, 2025•49 min
The final weekend of February provided a lot of results that will tee up March in dramatic ways. Michigan State took a foothold in the Big Ten regular-season title race. Arkansas and Indiana did impressive work to get on the right side of the bubble. That's only the start. Norlander was on the road for five days, from Ann Arbor to NYC, so the show opens on all the spots he was at, including podcasting live from the Garden on Sunday afternoon. 01:45 - Norlander Tour: St. John's beats UConn 89-75;...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Kelvin Sampson and Houston are at it again! On the path to winning their second straight Big 12 regular season championship. How far can the Cougars go in March? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander examine the curious case of the Cougars. Also, the Maryland Terrapins are the winners of four straight and look to be on a growing list of dark horses that can bust your bracket. 00:45 - Houston just keeps rolling on... 17:36 - Maryland wallops USC 88-71 ; Terps have won four straight. 32:21 - Final Four ...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Another day, another Kansas Jayhawk loss, making it three losses in their last four games. Can Kansas get it together? The guys discuss. Plus -- Who are the most likely Final Four Contenders outside of the top 10 and the mid-week whip around all in a fresh episode of the pod! 00:45 - Kansas got mollywhopped by BYU; Jayhawks have lost three of their last four games 13:27 - Stay Or Hit presented by Chumba Casino 18:37 - Big Ten Whiparound - Wisconsin blows out Illinois; Michigan State upends Purdu...
Feb 19, 2025•51 min
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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Bas...
Feb 18, 2025•48 min
Auburn-Alabama was a historic matchup that wound up being just another impressive Auburn W. The guys open there, then get into the two most recent national champs hitting the skids. From there, a league-by-league rundown/whiparound. A typically loaded Sunday show -- with ONE MONTH until Selection Sunday! 00:40 - Auburn's the best; Tigers beat Alabama 94-85 13:20 - Kansas and UConn took bad losses this weekend. All hope lost for 2025? 30:17 - Big 12 Whiparound -- Houston keeps on rolling, Texas T...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Read: Norlander: Auburn vs. Alabama is the Game of the Year. Here's everything to know for No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash We are SO AMPED for Saturday. It's Auburn vs. Alabama. A CLASSIC gridiron rivalry gets its biggest non-football game ever. Norlander and Parrish set the table, but first, the guys try to predict the 1-16 seeding order of Saturday's bracket reveal on CBS at 12:30 p.m. ET. 00:50 - Predicting the Top 16 seeds 19:27 - Trivia Time! 21:26 - Auburn vs. Alabama -- No. 1 vs No. 2 for the first...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 15 min
