CBB Central Underdog Podcasts

The guys continue to wind down the pod, this time breaking down all the major draft decisions at the NCAA's deadline Wednesday. In all, it was a successful deadline for college hoops, with the majority of the star power like Alex Karaban, Mark Sears and Caleb Love all headed back to college for one more year. With that, the guys break down where things stand in the early top 25 race, which teams look the best and which teams might be in trouble. Plus, thoughts on the surge of international talent headed to the sport.

On this week's episode of CBB Central, Brad and Kevin catch you up on the latest happenings in the transfer portal with the portal set to close shortly. The main aim of this show is to take stock of where each high-major team stands: Who's roster is coming along well, whose is in trouble and who we don't need to panic about just yet. Plus, some notes on the biggest commitments of the last two weeks and look ahead to some key decisions to come from the biggest names in the portal and draft processes.

On this week's episode of CBB Central, Brad and Kevin begin portal discussions with the season officially in the rearview mirror. They give their takes on UConn locking up a second straight national championship, the seismic move for John Calipari to take Arkansas and the trickle-down from there, including Mark Pope to Kentucky and where BYU might turn from here. Plus, the guys dive into the portal, breaking down teams losing a lot, gaining early and some ideal fits for some of the biggest names in the sport.

On this week's episode of CBB Central, Brad and Kevin break down the second weekend of the NCAA tournament and pivot to previewing the Final Four. They analyze how rare NC State's miracle run to becoming one of the last four teams standing and whether they have any chance against Purdue, Alabama's breakthrough, UConn's dominance, plus the direction for the teams that missed the cut like Duke and Arizona. Then, they break down the latest coaching carousel news and notes, including Pat Kelsey to Louisville and Steve Lutz taking the Oklahoma State job.

On this week's episode of the CBB Central podcast, Brad and Kevin break down the electric first weekend of the NCAA tournament and look ahead to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. They give their thoughts on John Calipari's disaster at Kentucky, the disappointment at Auburn, and an otherwise-chalky weekend of results. They then look ahead, break down their favorite matchups of the second weekend and who might advance to Phoenix. Plus, thoughts on a very active coaching carousel, sparked by Dusty May picking Michigan and Darian DeVries landing at West Virginia.

The final week before Selection Sunday is finally here! Brad and Kevin break down the latest from the first wave of conference tournaments and set the stage for what's left to happen, including thoughts on Indiana State's precarious bubble picture, whether Texas AM or Villanova deserve a spot in the field, other teams that could wreak havoc on the bubble picture, plus North Carolina beating Duke and Kentucky upsetting Tennessee on the road. They also get into some carousel and portal talk, as per usual.