Eye On College Basketball

Read Kyle Boone's terrific feature: Doug Gottlieb Fights BackBIG 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, '90s adult contemporary music, a coach from the 1880s and, well, ya gotta listen to know the rest.00:38 - Michigan State and Michigan hit game winning buzzer beaters in back to back days.19:50 - St. John's will secure an outright Big East Regular Season Title with win vs. Seton Hall29:17 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 1 Auburn (-5) at No. 17 Kentucky36:40 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 10 Texas Tech at Kansas (-1)40:33 - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 6 Alabama at No. 5 Tennessee (-5)47:00 - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State (-3)56:00 - And 1 - No. 14 Missouri at Vanderbilt1:02:49 - Norlander's TV guide for the weekend + some love for mid-major conference champs 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 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

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 tournament even winds up expanding.01:45 - How strong has the 2024-2025 season been so far?4:30 - Dan’s role in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament8:55 - “We did something a little different”10:05 - The Practice Process of picking out teams and what it was like.11:24 - How will committee handle seeding challenges with SEC?17:35 - Will this year have a "dangerous" crop of 8-10 seeds?20:15 - How do injuries factor into seeding?22:10 - What prompted the committee to use new predictive metrics? 26:54 - Should the committee’s composition change to add new voices?31:00 - What is the timeline on possible NCAA tourney expansion?33:46 - “Expansion is complex”37:32 - Gavitt’s opinion on NCAA Tournament expansion43:00 - Will Tournament expansion be resolved in 2025?45:00 - What will the NIT look like going forward? 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 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

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 - 8312:17 - SEC Whiparound -- Alabama houses Mississippi State; Tennessee handles business vs. LSU; Missouri gets the job done vs. South Carolina17:46 - Stay Or Hit presented by Chumba Casino23:07 - ACC Whiparound -- Duke obliterates Miami; Louisville survives a test vs. Virginia Tech33:15 - Big 12 Whiparound -- Iowa State, Baylor notch bad losses38:25 - Gonzaga, SDSU win after 1 a.m. ET44:05 - Wednesday and Thursday Games to Know 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 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

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 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

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; sweeps Huskies13:15 - Norlander Tour: Duke destroys Illinois in MSG 110-6720:28 - Norlander Tour: Michigan State beats Michigan 75-62; Dusty May isn't leaving34:01 - Big Ten Whiparound41:49 - SEC Whiparound50:20 - Big 12 Whiparound58:00 - Other Notable results1:02:00 - Monday and Tuesday Games to Know 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 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

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 And 1, Game 1 - No. 14 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan (-2.5)39:05 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 6 Tennessee (-2) at No. 7 Texas A&M42:42 - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - Oklahoma State at No. 23 Kansas (-16)50:07 - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 13 Purdue (-4) at Indiana56:14 - Final Four And 1, Game 5 - Duke (-9) vs. Illinois 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 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

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 games13:27 - Stay Or Hit presented by Chumba Casino18:37 - Big Ten Whiparound - Wisconsin blows out Illinois; Michigan State upends Purdue27:00 - Big East Whiparound - UConn gets comeback win vs. Villanova34:09 - Big 12 Whiparound - TCU gets big win over Texas Tech37:59 - What to Watch on Wednesday and Thursday 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

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 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

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 94-8513:20 - Kansas and UConn took bad losses this weekend. All hope lost for 2025?30:17 - Big 12 Whiparound -- Houston keeps on rolling, Texas Tech gets 30+ from JT Toppin in a big win over Ok. State, BYU snaps K-State's winning streak.38:50 - Big Ten Whiparound -- Michigan State dispatches Illinois, John Tonje explodes vs. Purdue, Michigan avoids getting Diebler'd48:22 - Big East Whiparound: St. John's claims at least a share of the Big East Regular season crown with win vs. Creighton51:11 - Other Notable Results From The Weekend1:04:30 - Games to Know on Monday and Tuesday 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 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

Read: Norlander: Auburn vs. Alabama is the Game of the Year. Here's everything to know for No. 1 vs. No. 2 clashWe 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 seeds19:27 - Trivia Time!21:26 - Auburn vs. Alabama -- No. 1 vs No. 2 for the first time in SEC basketball history40:50 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 16 Wisconsin at No. 7 Purdue (-5)42:56 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 6 Houston (-2) at No. 13 Arizona46:42 - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 1 Auburn at No. 2 Alabama55:07 - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 24 Creighton at No. 9 St. John’s. (-6)57:59 - And 1: Wake Forest at SMU (-7)1:05:18 - Other Notable Games this weekend 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 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