Eye On College Basketball

CBS Sports

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.

  1. 1d ago

    First huge night of the season: Sparty humbles Duke; Kansas’ promising start; Kentucky’s bad night; TTU-Illinois; Florida holds off FSU

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap everything that happened at the Champions Classic in Chicago. Elsewhere in college basketball Texas Tech delivered Illinois its first loss of the season, Vanderbilt wins an all-Tennessee battle and North Carolina gets another scare against a mid-major opponent. (0:00) Intro + GP is the “Table for 1” King (2:30) Michigan State goes wire-to-wire against Duke in Chicago (14:50) Kansas embarrasses Kentucky + Mark Pope and Kentucky skipping media availability (32:00) Texas Tech hands Illinois its first loss of the season (39:00) Florida survives a road game in Tallahassee (41:40) Memphis is still off to a strong start, but they got smoked by Vanderbilt (43:15) A few more notable results from Tuesday night (46:30) Looking ahead to the next two days (and happy birthday to Norlander’s dad!) Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    First huge night of the season: Sparty humbles Duke; Kansas’ promising start; Kentucky’s bad night; TTU-Illinois; Florida holds off FSU
  2. 3d ago

    Wahoos hound the Hogs; Huskies handle Michigan; fun mid-major noisemakers: SLU, Valpo, Memphis all nab big Ws

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander put a bow on the opening weekend of the college hoops season. The fellas open on a top-15 matchup between Virginia and Arkansas before bouncing to UConn's win over Michigan in Boston. Then, it's a tour around the sport from Memphis' big week to Valpo stunning Purdue and plenty more from the first seven days of the season. (0:00) Intro + first weekend of hoops in the books (0:45) Virginia dominates Arkansas in DC (15:00) UConn has a title contender. What else is new? (27:30) Let’s run through the sport starting with Nikola Kusturica’s crazy night (33:50) A hectic Friday for SLU that ended in a victory against Missouri (42:00) Memphis beats VCU, wins the opening week (48:50) “The Miracle at Mackey” - Valpo stuns Purdue (56:00) Georgetown handles Maryland (58:00) AP Poll Preview and looking ahead to the next two days Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    Wahoos hound the Hogs; Huskies handle Michigan; fun mid-major noisemakers: SLU, Valpo, Memphis all nab big Ws
  3. 6d ago

    Florida, Duke, Illinois: Do any drop out of the top 15 for even ONE week this season? F4+1 previews Saint Louis-Mizzou, Michigan-UConn, Arkansas-Virginia

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Duke and Florida after two convincing wins from the two best teams in the sport. Is anyone close to matching them right now? Then, it's a big weekend preview highlighted by the national championship rematch between Michigan and UConn and Virginia-Arkansas Sunday afternoon matinee. (0:00) Intro + Norlander coming from Boston (1:15) Are Duke and Florida clearly the two best teams in the sport? (Don’t worry, we talk Illinois, too) (12:00) Who would you take tonight on a neutral? (16:10) Trivia Time! Sort your data, people (and the Chicago Bears) (26:35) Final Four And 1 - let’s start with Saint Louis vs MIssouri (36:00) UConn vs. Michigan (43:45) VCU at Memphis (48:30) Virginia vs Arkansas (53:20) Maryland at Georgetown Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    Florida, Duke, Illinois: Do any drop out of the top 15 for even ONE week this season? F4+1 previews Saint Louis-Mizzou, Michigan-UConn, Arkansas-Virginia
  4. Nov 4

    Milan Momcilovic makes great first impression w/ Kentucky; Protect College Sports Act teetering on the brink after historic midterm election results

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Milan Momcilovic's opening night in a Kentucky uniform before turning attention to Thursday's games involving top 25 teams. Plus: what do Tuesday's midterms mean for the Protect College Sports Act? (0:00) Intro (1:15) Milan Momcilovic goes big in his Kentucky debut (Wildcats smoke Manhattan) (12:00) A historic election night and what it means for the Protect College Sports Act (24:50) Thursday games we’re looking forward to (33:00) A moment on Yaxel Lendeborg’s start to the season Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    Milan Momcilovic makes great first impression w/ Kentucky; Protect College Sports Act teetering on the brink after historic midterm election results
  5. Nov 3

    Opening night reax: UCLA-Zona delivers, as does Florida; great debuts for Memphis, BYU, Gonzaga; Oklahoma —> right to the bubble

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander fire up the late-night pod machine to react to the first full day of the 2026-27 college basketball season. From the battle for Florida between the Gators and Miami to west-coast action between UCLA and Arizona, we'll cover it all. (0:00) Intro + what an opening night! (2:30) Let’s start in Vegas with Arizona and UCLA (10:30) Gonzaga beats Purdue in the other Vegas game (15:15) No. 1 Florida looks as advertised in win over Miami (and a TV experience side rant) (22:15) Penny Hardaway and Memphis take down Iowa State on Monday night (27:30) Oh NO, OU! Sooners lose to East Texas A&M (36:00) GP’s evening in Houston alongside a screaming Kelvin Sampson (41:30) BYU rides a Rob Wright masterpiece to a win over Ohio State (44:30) Other results worth mentioning from opening day + a Notre Dame-Nova recap from Rome! Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    Opening night reax: UCLA-Zona delivers, as does Florida; great debuts for Memphis, BYU, Gonzaga; Oklahoma —> right to the bubble
  6. Oct 30

    SEASON = HERE 🥳 2026-27 predictions galore✍️, plus Nova-ND🇮🇹, Florida-Miami☀️, Zona-UCLA🎰 highlight F4+1

    We've done it. We made it to the college basketball season. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander sit down for one last season preview. Everything is on the docket. All-Americans, individual awards, Final Four picks and some of the biggest prediction questions heading in to 2026-27. Plus, the first installment of the Final Four And 1! (0:00) Intro + Notre Dame vs Rome to start the season is sick (4:15) CBS Sports Preseason All-America Teams (8:55) Final Four and Title Predictions! (14:00) Individual Awards - NPOY, FOY, TOY (20:30) Predictions! 1st year hires, tournament turnover, last undefeated and more (40:15) Rapid-fire questions for the biggest brands in the sport + a quirky prediction (53:45) Our first Final Four & 1 of the season! Let’s start with Rome Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    SEASON = HERE 🥳 2026-27 predictions galore✍️, plus Nova-ND🇮🇹, Florida-Miami☀️, Zona-UCLA🎰 highlight F4+1
  7. Oct 27

    Best of the rest preview: How many at-larges will small schools get in 76-team NCAAT? Top mid-majors, best players to know in ’26-27

    READ: Norlander's Top 100 And 1 teams With major-conference previews complete, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take a tour around the mid-major ranks ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. From the Pac 12's return to new realities in a 76-team field, the guys get you set for the mid-major hoops season. (0:00) Intro + mid-majors in the top 50 now and by season’s end (6:00) Spending disparity between mid-major and high-major as never been greater (10:00) The Pac 12 is back - three-bid league? (13:15) The Mountain West will never be the same again (16:45) Who is in the running for the best true mid-major? (26:00) More mid-majors to circle heading into 2026-27 (39:00) Heavy favorites in mid-major leagues + when will the last mid-major lose its first game? (43:30) How many at-larges will mid-major programs get in a 76-team field? Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

    Best of the rest preview: How many at-larges will small schools get in 76-team NCAAT? Top mid-majors, best players to know in ’26-27
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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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