Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
01/15: Clemson just beat UNC and Duke in consecutive games for the first time in 30 years. Plus: mailbag!
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hump day edition of the pod opens with Clemson's win over Duke, combined with some thoughts on why p...
01/12: Rush to judgement? Who is the best team in college basketball: Gonzaga, Duke or Baylor
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode opens with Norlander's playful revenge on Parrish, after Baylor proved him correct by w...
01/09: Norlander explains why he ranks Kansas lower than everyone else; Final Four + 1 picks led by big Baylor-KU CBS game
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, Matt Norlander revealed his latest power rankings, and to the surprise of many a confus...
01/08: So, we're gonna start things off by talking about R U T G E R S
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rutgers basketball is on the loose. The Scarlet Knights have their best start in four-plus decades a...
01/05: Gonzaga. vs. Duke vs. Kansas for the best team in college basketball. Who you got?
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, Michigan State got a career-high 32 points from Cassius Winston en route to a dominating ...
01/03: The Pac-12 is better, but really how much better? Plus: why we think Bill Self is Kansas' coach for the longterm
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday night, the Pac-12 had centerstage in college hoops. Colorado beat Oregon and UCLA won at...
01/01: Happy New Year, listeners! Here's a question to ponder: Who is the best one-loss team in college basketball?
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of 2020 of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast leads with a little NYE chatter, ...
12/29: Kentucky finds its groove, UCLA finds its worse loss in maybe ever, and welcome to the party, WVU!
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The guys have a loaded pod, as always. It starts with some UCLA talk off the top; did you realize th...
12/27: Speculation increases that Cole Anthony might not play again in college; final four + 1 picks
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball has a solid schedule on a weekend that will be highlighted by the college footbal...
12/24: Our holiday gift to you, a special podcast: The top 10 stories/events of college basketball in 2019
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We won't spoil the list. You've got to tune in to listen and find out. Plus: we've got mailbag quest...
12/22: If the NCAA tourney started now, UNC and UK wouldn't be in. Butler and Baylor would be 1 seeds. Season's drunk.
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it actually true that college hoops has no great-great players this season? Bill Self and Jay Wri...
12/20: Why Memphis might have itself to blame for losing James Wiseman. Plus: Danger zone for Kentucky and five best bets for the weekend
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a loaded weekend pod for you. The first 25 minutes are an even deeper dive on James Wise...
12/19: 🚨🚨EMERGENCY PODCAST: James Wiseman just left college basketball
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two emergency pods in one week for you. Because we love you, listeners. James Wiseman left college b...
12/18: Who's the best in the SEC: Auburn or Kentucky? Plus: debut of the listener mailbag!
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kentucky's been off the national radar the past three weeks, but with UK playing its next two games ...
12/17: 🚨Emergency pod: Without Cole Anthony for the next 4-6 weeks, are UNC'S NCAA Tournament hopes already done?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
North Carolina announced Tuesday, less than 30 hours before its game at Gonzaga, that Cole Anthony h...
12/15: Who had the best weekend: Gonzaga, Oregon, Memphis -- or Rutgers? (Rutgers???)
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What a busy weekend we had. Norlander was in Tucson, so the episode opens with Parrish and him talki...
12/13: Looks like the Big Ten is going to be the best conference in college basketball for the time since 2013
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're reading this, we want your mailbag questions. Here's how to do it: submit your questions -...
12/11: A bearded, crowd-surfing walk-on was the biggest reason Texas Tech beat No. 1 Louisville and flipped the rankings AGAIN
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball got a great story on Tuesday when unranked Texas Tech knocked off Louisville by 1...
12/08: Ohio State has college hoops' best resume and really might be the best team in the sport right now
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You're in for a very fun, very informative episode here. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with O...
12/06: It's taken more than 30 years, but the undefeated DePaul Blue Demons are back, baby
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Norlander woke up with a dead deer in his yard. Perhaps it's an omen for end times, as in related ne...
12/04: Michigan State was expected by almost everyone to be the best team in college basketball. No: that's Louisville
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your hump day edition of the pod has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander opening on Michigan State getti...
12/01: Maryland is 8-0; is it one of the three best teams right now in college hoops? Plus: ACC-Big Ten Challenge preview, picks
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Give credit to Maryland: it's having its best start under Mark Turgeon. So how good are the Terps, t...
11/29: The Michigan Wolverines are 7-0 and poised to go from unranked to the top 10 come Monday afternoon
30 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hope you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend so far. This Friday episode leads on Michigan's out...
11/27: Stephen F. Austin's buzzer-beating win at Duke is one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What a Thanksgiving treat: Stephen F. Austin's Nathan Bain provided an all-time memorable moment whe...
11/24: Nothing brings in those Thanksgiving vibes like the start of the Maui Invitational
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Norlander was at the 48-45 Virginia win over Arizona State on Sunday. UVA's holding opponents t...
11/22: Is Georgetown ready for a return to national relevance?
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It'll be Patrick Ewing's Hoyas vs. Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils on Friday night at Madison Square G...
EMERGENCY POD: NCAA rules Memphis freshman James Wiseman ineligible for 12 games
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give you two podcasts in one day. This episode is solely dedicated t...
11/20: The best mid-major team in America, some outrageous stats on Duke -- and Gonzaga's Final Four chances strengthen
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gonzaga brought back Killian Tillie on Tuesday night, which is huge news for the Zags, who are beati...
11/17: The most overrated team through the first two weeks of the season is the Florida Gators
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off watching UConn manage to give Florida its second loss of the season already, Matt Norlande...
11/15: Michigan State-Seton Hall best game of season so far; Memphis folds to NCAA; top five picks of the weekend
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myles Powell's 37 points weren't enough to get Seton Hall a win over Michigan State Thursday night, ...
11/13: Evansville's win at Kentucky was statistically and historically one of the biggest upsets in regular-season college hoops history
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to Tuesday night, the last time a mid-major program won on the road against a No. 1 team in me...
11/10: Memphis is giving the middle finger to the NCAA over James Wiseman's eligibility; top wins from opening weekend
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The James Wiseman story at Memphis went from surprising to surreal in a hurry on Friday night. Fear ...
11/08: Jim Boeheim hates playing Virginia, Cole Anthony unleashes the hype and our five favorite bets for this weekend's games
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How did Virginia look in its first game after winning a national title? Oh, just Tony Bennett one-up...
11/06: LIVE from Madison Square Garden, a Champions Classic recap!
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander, as promised, give you an immediate-reaction podcast from Madison Sq...
11/03: Previewing a historic, unprecedented opening night in college basketball: Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 will face off in the same building
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back with three episodes per week for the entire 2019-20 college...
10/27: The NCAA tries to take a step into the future, but stumbles and throws up on itself a little anyway
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So, the NCAA is now open to allowing college athletes to "benefit" off their name, image and likenes...
10/22: It's our preseason college basketball rankings spectacular!
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander waste little time getting into this week's big news in college hoops...
10/16: 2019-20 CBS Preseason All-America selections; the seven college hoops coaches whose jobs are most in danger (non-FBI division)
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander unveil the 2019-20 CBS Sports preseason All-America teams. Fif...
10/09: Mike Krzyzewski tells the NCAA to get its act together; Kansas in horror as Snoop Dogg breaks out the stripper poles
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest news of the week came Tuesday in Charlotte, where Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said the NC...
10/04: The NCAA is waging a losing fight against paying players for what they empirically deserve
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a fascinating week of college sports, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB20...
09/24: The NCAA comes hard after Kansas and Bill Self -- and Self is ready to fight back. Here's what to expect
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The NCAA has formally accused the University of Kansas of five Level I violations. Most of those are...
09/18: Clemson went from just-OK to college football juggernaut in a little over a half-decade. Which college basketball program is set up to do something similar?
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A fun episode awaits you, as Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this one by tossing out theories a...
09/12: California is one step away from allowing players to be paid. The NCAA is threatening to eliminate state schools from championship competition
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The only thing that awaits California college athletes the inalienable right to make money off their...
09/05: Most coaches want more mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament and for their players to have a right to be paid
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander provide one of their strongest episodes of the offseason with long d...
08/28: Coaches spill their guts on the top league, most underrated jobs and toughest guys to scheme against in college hoops
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every summer, Parrish and Norlander poll 100-plus coaches to get insight into a number of topics ins...
08/14: Nike gets accused in federal complaint of paying elite college athletes; Ken Pomeroy ranks every program in college hoops
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get going on today's episode by revealing how a man who does not pla...
08/07: The NCAA wrongly changed its player-agent rule, angering LeBron James and presidential candidates in the process
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, news leaked that the NCAA made major alterations to its rules regarding which agents cou...
07/29: Colorado Springs podcast! On USA Basketball, recruiting's latest and Kentucky's key weekend commitment
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hello from Colorado Springs! Parrish and Norlander have another from-the-hotel-room pod to share, th...
07/13: LIVE! from the Peach Jam: Will 15-year-old phenom Emoni Bates ever play in college, and is this new recruiting calendar doomed to fail?
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Straight from Norlander's hotel room, it's another face-to-face episode of the pod. Parrish and Norl...
07/02: The NCAA slams Kevin Ollie, and UConn doesn't care because it's going to the Big East next year anyway
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, the NCAA's Committee on Infractions levied a three-year show-cause against former UConn ...
6/21: Late-night emergency podcast: NBA Draft recap, reactions, biggest takeaways
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go face-to-face for an in-person, late-night podcast to discuss the ...
06/13: Let's guess which six schools the NCAA is going to hit with Level I infractions in the coming weeks
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd reported a major story on Wednesday: an NCAA official told Dodd that six men...
06/06: Book Richardson receives prison sentence, and more college coaches are likely to get the same
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, Book Richardson was sentenced to three months in federal prison. It was a history-makin...
05/30: Winners + losers from NBA Draft deadline decisions; Kansas' flurry of roster ups and downs; college basketball's talent drain
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 90 underclassmen opted to stay in the 2019 NBA draft pool. And nearly 90 decided to come back...
05/22: Michigan gets its best realistic replacement for John Beilein by hiring Juwan Howard
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, Michigan officially hired alumnus Juwan Howard to coach its men's basketball program. ...
05/13: John Beilein stuns college basketball by leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The basketball world woke up to surprising news Monday morning: John Beilein was walking on Michigan...
With the second trial over, and more guilty verdicts delivered, which schools were hurt the most -- and what will the NCAA do now?
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our final podcast dedicated to the second college basketball federal trial opens on what the governm...
05/01: The federal trial has been worse for Arizona than maybe everyone was expecting
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball has maybe never been as newsy and buzzy on the first day of May as it is this. Th...
04/24: The second federal trial has Christian Dawkins on video accusing Arizona coach Sean Miller of cheating to get players
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Miller's name is in headlines again thanks to the second college basketball corruption trial, w...
04/16: LSU shocks the college hoops world and reinstates Will Wade; the Hauser brothers shock Marquette and leave the program
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Minutes before the season premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones started Sunday night, LSU ...
04/09: Virginia beats Texas Tech and completes one of the all-time incredible stories in college basketball history
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Norlander was right: Virginia won the national title. It did so in a great game, probably one of the...
04/07: Virginia-Auburn insanity, Texas Tech throttles through again, and now we have an epic defensive title game matchup
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in 40 years, a national championship game will feature two schools that have neve...
04/07: LIVE! from Minneapolis -- Parrish and Norlander preview and pick Saturday's Final Four games
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who will play for the national championship on Monday night? It should be a pretty interesting Satur...
04/02: Kentucky gives John Calipari a lifetime contract; Tom Izzo says he needs to win another title; top Final Four storylines
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Don't worry, we've got some Final Four chatter for you on this pod, but the episode starts with the ...
03/31: That was probably the best Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament history, and it includes the end of Zion Williamson's Duke career
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a Final Four almost no one had: Virginia, Michigan State, Auburn and Texas Tech. Gary Parrish...
03/30: Duke's getting lucky, sure, but let's also get into how enjoyable that Sweet 16 was
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To start, Parrish and Norlander open with Duke barely escaping -- again -- thanks to a bunny missed ...
03/27: Our picks — straight up and vs. the spread — for the Sweet 16 games; coaching carousel hirings, firings and rumors
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday got the college hoops coaching carousel whizzing, so before Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander ...
03/25: See ya, Cinderella; this is the strongest Sweet 16 field in NCAA Tournament history
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A chalky run of results in the first two rounds of the NCAAs have Parrish and Norlander recapping an...
03/23: NCAA Tournament whiparound: First round breakdown, second round previews and picks
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
OK, we had a fun but not insane first couple of days of the Big Dance. So will the weekend make up f...
03/20: Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish pick every first round NCAA Tournament game straight up and against the spread
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A one-off episode that's different from the usual Eye on College Basketball ep. Gary Parrish and Mat...
03/17: MEGA NCAA TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN, PREDICTIONS, ANALYSIS PODCAST
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No teases needed. THIS EPISODE IS THE GOODS. Complete NCAA Tournament reaction, analysis and everyth...
03/15: Zion Williamson is destroying every expectation we have for him; setting the table for Selection Sunday
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zion Williamson's return to Duke was probably the best return from injury in a single game in colleg...
03/13: In light of Gonzaga losing in the WCC title game, who will be the four 1 seeds on Selection Sunday?
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Saint Mary's stunned Gonzaga Tuesday night to win the WCC Tournament. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlande...
03/10: Championship Week is here, so it's time to get fired up over mid-major bubble squads and major-conference trash teams
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This extensive episode leads on making the case for Belmont to be in the field. Matt Norlander bring...
03/08: LSU indefinitely suspends Will Wade, UNC become a 1 seed, and a huge preview of the weekend
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode opens with Gary Parrish flying solo for the first segment, talking the huge news: LS...
03/06: R.I.P. to Kansas streak; with Zion Williamson out yet again, might RJ Barrett overtake him for National Player of the Year?
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time since 2004, Kansas will not finish atop the Big 12 standings. The greatest streak...
03/03: THIS. IS. MARCH.
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
That gift off the top -- that's for you, listeners. Thank you for subscribing. Please, if you could,...
02/28: The bad Big East, a big bubble weekend ahead, and the must-watch games to build Saturday around
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has been suspended two games for accusing an official of being crooked. GP...
02/27: Which coach came off worse on Tuesday: Iowa's Fran McCaffery or Arizona's Sean Miller?
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Duke lost its second game without Zion Williamson, dropping to 24-4 in the process and losing its sp...
02/24: Texas Tech obliterates Kansas; Duke's dandy without Zion; Ole Miss players take a knee during the national anthem
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another rewarding, and interesting, weekend of college basketball has GP and Norlander opening with ...
02/21: Zion Williamson's knee injury was not as bad as initially feared, but it nevertheless ignited a national debate
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zion Williamson's shoe-busting, knee-spraining spectacle less than a minute into the UNC game was th...
02/20: The UNC-Duke preview you crave, plus Kentucky's worrisome injury and VCU as the cream of the A-10
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest rivalry in sports renews on Wednesday night, so Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander prep yo...
02/17: Kentucky's win over Tennessee doesn't mean the Vols were overrated, and the same is true of Gonzaga now
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Norlander attended Tennessee-Kentucky on Saturday, then wound up stuck at the Indianapolis airp...
02/14: A lovingly fun Valentine's Day episode that previews what's sure to be a sweet weekend in college hoops
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We love our listeners, and so that's why we've made sure to start this Valentine's Day episode with ...
02/13: Louisville blows it vs. Duke; did Kentucky get jobbed vs. LSU?; and how did John Beilein get ejected?
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday night was wild in college basketball. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Louisville's e...
02/11: Duke dominates Virginia; UVA-UNC lookahead; recapping selection committee's top 16; Georgia lands No. 1 player
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode is loaded with tons from the weekend, plus has a preview of the big Monday and T...
02/07: Kansas loses another player, Arizona loses another assistant, and it's a beautifully loaded weekend
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of your favorite college hoops pod starts with Kansas announcing Lagerald Vick is...
02/06: MSU, Marquette and KU all take different kinds of bad losses; love for Tennessee, shouts to mid-majors
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Parrish and Norlander take a diverse tour through college hoops, touching on a bunch of teams they n...
02/03: NCAA bans Kansas' Silvio De Sousa for two years; Michigan schools get upset; NC State scored only 24 points (?!)
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was a noisy weekend in college basketball, starting with the NCAA's two-year suspension on Kansas...
02/01: Villanova is 3-point-shooting its way back into title contention; your weekend preview, bold picks included
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this episode by discussing Villanova's nine-game winning streak...
01/30: Kansas is 1-5 on the road and might be broken for good; Ethan Happ and Grant Williams' cases vs. Zion for POY
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kansas' loss at Texas has many wondering if the Jayhawks will fail to finish atop the Big 12's regul...
01/27: Kentucky in title form, Kansas is flawed, Purdue snaps Michigan State, Big East is a bunch of mush
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest game of the weekend was Kentucky beating Kansas, so this ep opens on UK, then gets to Ka...
01/24: Tennessee wins close again, but was the controversial call all that controversial?
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open up on Tennessee's win over Vandy to get to 17-1, then eventuall...
01/23: The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 have a bunch of teams swiping and slipping in opposite directions
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Parrish and Norlander open with Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn hitting the skids on Tuesday,...
01/20: Down goes Virginia! Down goes Michigan! No undefeated teams remain, So who is No. 1 now?
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday represented the busiest day of college basketball on the 2018-19 calender: the 150 games pl...
01/18: Weekend preview: Virginia at Duke sets up as the best game of 2019 so far; will the final two unbeatens fall?
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before the guys look ahead, Norlander and Parrish check in on Kansas State and the Big 12 at the top...
01/15: Syracuse stuns Duke, which loses Tre Jones to a shoulder injury; Indiana hits a troubling skid
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Monday night brought the unexpected: not just a Duke loss to Syracuse, but Tre Jones' troubling shou...
01/13: What's wrong with UNC; how Duke escaped at Florida State; the Big Ten has 10 teams in play for the NCAAs
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
North Carolina continued its bipolar ways this weekend. Just five days after winning at NC State, th...
01/11: Markus Howard challenging Zion for POY; big, extended weekend preview
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Markus Howard became the first Division I player in the past 20 years to have multiple 50-point game...
01/09: Explaining why Zion Williamson is, no exaggeration, tracking to be the best freshman in Duke history
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zion Williamson finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in Tuesday's 87-65 win at Wake...