Eye On College Basketball

BRACKET 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. 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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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 Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

LISTEN: 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. 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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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 Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Big 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 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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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 Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Our 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 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 @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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 Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Gonzaga 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 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 @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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 Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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