Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the sport into your ears at least three times per week with commentary, reporting, insider information and statistical analysis throughout college basketball all year long.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 20min
Who’s most trustworthy two weeks in? A toss-up, but: Houston, UConn, Zona, Michigan + Gonzaga all won while not at their best
READ: Norlander on UConn’s win over BYU - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uconn-byu-score-results-aj-dybantsa-dan-hurley-silas-demary-kennard-davis-keba-keita/
Parrish and Norlander recap the weekend in college basketball. The No. 1 team in the AP Poll escapes a loss in Birmingham, plus a great game between UConn and BYU in Boston. All that and plenty more from the weekend in college hoops.
0:00 Intro! #moreofus
1:00 Houston holds on to beat Auburn 73-72
16:30 UConn beats BYU 86-84, AJ Dybantsa scores 25 points + Silas Demary Jr. was awesome
29:29 Weekend Whiparound Time!
29:50 Arizona 69, UCLA 65 (Kareem could write columns for GP)
37:54 Gonzaga 77, Arizona State 65
38:30 Michigan 67, TCU 63
42:45 Buzz Williams, Josh Pastner get wins against former schools + a Memphis crisis
54:00 More weekend action
1:05:30 Massive freshman performances
1:07:15 Looking ahead - Champions Classic on Tuesday
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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Nov 14, 2025 • 1h 4min
Purdue beats Bama for third straight year with another big Braden Smith performance; weekend preview: UCLA-Zona, BYU-UConn, Houston-Auburn + more
Parrish and Norlander start with Thursday's top 10 matchup in Tuscaloosa between Purdue and Alabama. Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn power the Boilermakers to a victory in a battle of old vs. new in college basketball. Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up another strong weekend of top 25 matchups headlined by UConn vs. BYU.
(0:00) Intro
(0:50) Purdue goes in to Alabama and leaves with a victory + Braden Smith was awesome
(20:30) Final Four And 1 (presented by FanDuel!) + the Mississippi River Hawks…
(22:20) No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 15 UCLA
(29:10) No. 3 UConn vs. No. 7 BYU
(37:00) No. 1 Houston vs. No. 23 Auburn
(40:50) No. 10 Florida vs. Miami
(47:15) And 1: Maryland at Marquette
(51:32) More games to know this weekend
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_
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Nov 12, 2025 • 1h 2min
Mikel Brown Jr. the next frosh to arrive: Louisville downs UK; Illinois beats TTU despite Toppin’s HUGE night; Gonzaga’s awesome again; Florida, Michigan, BYU dodge upsets
On a late night edition of the podcast, Parrish and Norlander recap a massive Tuesday of college hoops. Louisville gets a big win at home against Kentucky led by freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. Then, despite a 35 and 10 effort from JT Toppin, Illinois gets a win over the Red Raiders thanks to Andrej Stojakovic and company. Finally, the guys bounce around the sport on Tuesday.
(0:00) Intro
(0:55) Louisville beats Kentucky at home and the Cards guards were awesome
(15:35) Illinois knocks of Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign + an airport tangent
(29:15) Bouncing around Tuesday night, starting with Gonzaga smoking Creighton
(34:18) Michigan barely escapes a Wake Forest scare in Detroit
(39:00) A cool night at West Point between Duke and Army + ACC results
(47:35) Florida overcomes halftime deficit against Florida State
(51:05) More bouncing around late on Tuesday
(56:35) Looking ahead - Alabama vs Purdue headlines
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_
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Nov 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
Opening weekend reactions: Bama beats St. John's at MSG, Caleb Wilson leads UNC over Kansas + notable results from the weekend
Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap a jam-packed opening weekend of the college basketball season.
North Carolina topples Darryn Peterson and the Kansas Jayhawks. Alabama goes into the Garden and comes out with a huge with over St. John's. Then, the building trusters prevail at Michigan State, the Veterans Classic and plenty more in the weekend whip around.
(0:00) Intro
(0:55) Alabama roll inside the Garden over St. John’s 103-96…how good is St. John’s
(15:30) Caleb Wilson leads UNC to win over Kansas and then he got in front of the mic
(26:15) Darryn Peterson is great, but how great does he need to be for Kansas to be good?
(30:15) Weekend Whiparound, starting with the Veterans Classic
(34:36) Arkansas vs Michigan State
(41:20) Gonzaga vs Oklahoma
(43:45) More from the weekend around the sport
(52:55) Looking ahead to early next week
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.
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Nov 7, 2025 • 1h 1min
Preview + picks: Kansas-UNC, G’town-Maryland, Bama-St. John’s, Arkansas-Sparty headline CBB’s first weekend; No. 1 prospect Tyran Strokes switching schools
Parrish and Norlander are back to set the stage for the first weekend of the college basketball season.
Florida bounces back from it's loss to Arizona by steamrolling North Florida. Then, the nation's top prospect for 2026 has withdrawn from high school. He's going to play very high level hoops next season, but is it worth it? Then, Final Four And One for the first time in 2025-26 and a tour around the rest of the sport heading into the weekend.
(0:00) Intro
(0:45) Florida bounces back in a big way over North Florida
(6:00) the infamous Matt Painter video + Loyola Chicago loses to Mercyhurst
(12:00) 2026 No. 1 prospect Tyran Stokes withdraws from high school
(20:29) Final Four And 1 is back…and GP is making claims about his win streak
(20:45) Kansas at North Carolina
(26:50) UMass Lowell at UConn
(29:55) Alabama at St. John’s
(36:40) Arkansas at Michigan State
(44:55) Georgetown at Maryland
(48:39) Elsewhere around the sports this weekend
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 @kyletheboone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Nov 5, 2025 • 1h
Immediate impact 💥 Reax to Cam Boozer, Koa Peat, Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa + everything else from first two days of the season
Parrish and Norlander are back with a lot to discuss from the first two nights of the college basketball season. Duke and Cam Boozer open with a win over Texas. Koa Peat and Arizona get the biggest win of the year thus far over the defending champion Florida Gators. And the freshmen? Just as good as advertised. Then, Mick Cronin is at it again, Sister Jean is watching over this college basketball season and a detour to GP's car history.
(0:00) Intro
(0:50) No. 6 Duke 75, Texas 60 - Cam Boozer opens with 15 points, 13 rebounds
(10:15) Koa Peat drops 30 and Arizona beats Florida 93-87
(26:15) Midweek Bounce Around - Purdue, Kansas, BYU and the freshmen
(39:00) High majors with close calls - Mick Cronin firing himself, Sister Jean is with us & more
(47:20) Looking ahead to Wednesday and Thursday
🎵 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 @Kyle_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."
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 50min
🏀 College Hoops is BACK! 🏀 Mega Preview including F4 picks, HUGE list of predictions & Florida vs Arizona + debuts of AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer
This Sunday night mega preview show is 105+ minutes. Here's why: We are SO eager for the return of this great sport. This season feels like it will be special. And big. And maybe the last of its kind. And that excitement manifested with what should be our longest pod of the season. Parrish and Norlander tip off with their annual prediction special — Final Fours, awards, storylines, and a few takes that’ll age beautifully (or horribly) by March.
The guys preview also the opening week’s best matchups: No. 3 Florida vs. No. 13 Arizona and No. 8 BYU vs. Villanova in Vegas, plus Lehigh–Houston on CBSSN and the big Texas–Duke game in Charlotte on Tuesday.
Then it’s time for the bold stuff: which single-digit seedsmiss the 2026 Tournament, which new coaches make it, who stays undefeated the longest, and whether Jon Scheyer and Braden Smith chase down records.
2:00 Overall season storylines
9:45 Final Four picks
14:00 Awards picks
19:15 Conference winner predictions
23:00 Monday & Tuesday notable games
28:00 Florida-Arizona
38:45 Houston-Lehigh
42:00 BYU-Villanova
47:00 Other Monday games
49:15 Texas-Duke
56:30 Fun/bold/zesty predictions! 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
Oct 30, 2025 • 49min
Our Top 100 And 1 Teams + Players Lists I Ranking the coaches I Picks for NPOY, FOY, TOY & DPOY
From Thursday's EOCBB on CBS Sports Network: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander deliver a comprehensive 2025-26 men's basketball season preview. Four days before ball!
🎵 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 @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Oct 28, 2025 • 59min
’25-26 Best of the Rest Preview: Gonzaga, SDSU …. and who else steps up? A critical season awaits for mid-majors in the NIL/portal era
FIRST UP: Quick reaction to the latest with Gonzaga's Tyon Grant-Foster and his bid to get eligible.
THEN: Our final stop for our conference previews takes us through all the non-Power Five conferences, starting with WCC and the Mountain West! Can the Zags maintain their standing in college basketball? What will the Mountain West do in its final year of this configuration? From the five big storylines to the 10 best players, coaches on the rise and Cinderella candidates, this is one of our must-listen pods every October.
01:21 - Tyon Grant-Foster granted injunction
08:03 - Can Gonzaga be top 10 again?
10:48 - It's the End of the Mountain West as we know it (and we feel fine)
14:39 - Does Memphis have any challengers in the American?
19:49 - Can a challenger emerge from the A-10?
22:12 - Have Portal wars muddied the pool for mid-major teams?
28:00 - Top Teams in the Non-P5
45:10 - How many non-P5 teams get at-large bids?
50:55 - Notable coaching hires
🎵 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 @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Oct 27, 2025 • 12min
One more media days interview: DePaul coach Chris Holtmann joins the pod with a lookahead to Year 2 in Chicago
Depaul Head Coach Chris Holtmann previews DePaul's 2025-2026 season with Matt Norlander.
🎵 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 @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.
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