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BONUS: Norlander interviews selection committee vice chair after Saturday's top 16 seeds reveal Feb 22, 2026

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Norlander interviews selection committee vice chair after Saturday's top 16 seeds reveal.

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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Another Darryn Peterson early exit; UConn's shaky six weeks; Wknd preview: Michigan-Duke, Zona-Houston + more; Norlander joins from the midwest Feb 20, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone open with another strange Darryn Peterson night and look at his one-and-done campaign as a whole. Then, GP and Kyle discuss UConn's uninspiring last few weeks before the Final Four And 1 previews Duke-Michigan, Houston-Arizona and more.

(0:00) Intro + Strong jaw is here and will play the whole game

(1:00) Darryn Peterson left another game…and Bill Self is over it

(15:40) UConn took a home loss to Creighton…let’s talk about the Huskies

(23:45) Final Four And 1 + a Purdue sidebar

(28:50) No. 4 Arizona @ No. 2 Houston

(32:05) Missouri @ No. 20 Arkansas

(42:25) No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 3 Duke

(48:50) Ohio State @ No. 15 Michigan State

(54:45) No. 6 Iowa State @ No. 23 BYU

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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Michigan is a MACHINE; JT Toppin injury has Texas Tech’s season on edge; Mick Cronin is a (problematic) content factory; Miami U 26-0! Feb 18, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Michigan making Mackey it's home against Purdue on Tuesday night. Norlander was there, what were his takeaways? JT Toppin left Texas Tech's loss to Arizona State with an injury. Finally, the Wednesday Whiparound catches you up on everything from Tuesday from a vintage Mick Cronin night to several notable results.

(0:00) Intro + GP in NYC, Norlander in West Lafayette

(1:00) Mackey was loud, Mackey was raucous…but Michigan dominates Purdue

(16:17) More bummer Big 12 news: JT Toppin goes down with an injury in loss to ASU

(23:00) Wednesday Whiparound: we gotta start with Mick Cronin

(37:00) Iowa beats Nebraska + a good win for Ohio State

(43:00) A couple ACC outcomes: the Pack beat UNC, SMU tops Louisville

(46:15) Big 12: K-State & UCF wins

(49:05) Mid major ranked results: Saint Louis and Miami University

(54:45) Naismith Watch and looking ahead to the next two days

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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EOCBB on CBSSN: Iowa State beats Houston in thriller at Hilton Coliseum; One potentially fatal flaw for 10 national title contenders Feb 17, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone break down Houston's loss at Iowa State before turning their attention to one *potential* flaw for each of the 10 teams currently inside the AP Top 10.

(0:00) Intro + EOCBB on CBSSN

(1:00) Iowa State comes from behind to beat Houston at Hilton

(12:09) What flaw will each of the AP Top 10 teams need to overcome to win a title?

(13:45) Michigan

(16:39) Houston

(20:55) Duke

(26:22) Arizona

(29:55) UConn

(34:00) Iowa State

(35:31) Purdue

(37:56) Kansas

(42:37) Nebraska

(43:13) Illinois

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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🚨🚨 JEROME TANG OUT AT KANSAS STATE 🚨🚨 Feb 16, 2026

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READ: Jerome Tang out at K-State Matt Norlander breaks down Kansas State firing Jerome Tang.

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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Zona upset by TTU; Richie Saunders ACL injury—> BYU😬; Iowa St. ends KU streak; fisticuffs in Providence; Florida in command of SEC; B1G race taking shape Feb 15, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Arizona's second loss this week. Saturday's defeat was courtesy of Texas Tech. Then, a recap of a jam-packed weekend features Kansas getting handled by Iowa State, a St. John's-Providence fight and plenty more.

(0:00) Intro + packed week of hoops

(1:00) JT Toppin goes huge & Arizona loses a 2nd straight

(15:45) Iowa State stomps Kansas and Darryn Peterson

(22:00) Richie Saunders is out for the season

(30:40) We got a basket-brawl in St. John’s vs Providence

(40:00) Michigan smokes UCLA + other Big Ten results & standings

(51:30) Duke handles Clemson + other ACC results & standings

(55:30) Florida beats Kentucky behind Lee’s 22 + SEC results & standings

(1:02:00) More whiparound: mid major ranked teams grab wins

(1:06:30) Monday’s AP Poll + lookahead to the next two days

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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Caleb Wilson’s broken hand, Jerome Tang’s broken team and a weekend preview: Kansas-Iowa St., Kentucky-Florida, Texas Tech-Zona headline F4+1 Feb 13, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with North Carolina's Caleb Wilson suffering a broken hand. Will he play another game in a Tar Heel uniform? Jerome Tang might also be broken, but it a different way as Kansas State gets blown out again for a 10th loss in 11 games. Then, the Final Four And One previews the weekend in college hoops.

(0:00) Intro

(0:55) Caleb Wilson has a broken hand…what happens for UNC next

(11:30) Kansas State is really bad and Jerome Tang isn’t holding back

(22:20) Mark Few & Kelvin Sampson are 2026 Naismith HoF finalists

(31:00) Final Four and 1!

(33:30) UCLA @ No. 2 Michigan

(37:30) No. 9 Kansas @ No. 5 Iowa State

(44:50) No. 25 Kentucky @ No. 14 Florida

(49:00) Indiana @ No. 8 Illinois

(54:45) No. 16 Texas Tech @ No. 1 Arizona

(57:30) Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch

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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Highly ranked teams keep getting dropped: Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa State, UNC all lost Tuesday. Plus: Norlander’s scoop on Nova-Notre Dame opening the CBB season in Rome Feb 11, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Purdue's victory at Nebraska and Illinois losing a second straight. Then, North Carolina's Blue Devil hangover results in a loss to Miami, Iowa State drops a stinker and plenty more from Tuesday in college basketball.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) Purdue walks into Pinnacle Bank…but it was almost disaster

(10:00) Illinois gets beat at home by the Badgers…Wisconsin has an awesome pair of road wins

(21:15) Hubert Davis doesn’t believe in the “hangover”, but Miami beats UNC (+ a Miami OH detour)

(28:35) Iowa State stumbles on the road against TCU. The Frogs are confusing

(33:20) BYU beats Baylor, Dybantsa and Wright were awesome

(40:45) More Wednesday Whiparound

(47:20) Villanova and Notre Dame in Rome?!

(54:25) Naismith Watch List with Jersey Mikes

(57:35) Looking ahead to the next two days

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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EOCBB on CBSSN: No DP? NP. Kansas ends Arizona’s undefeated season; February refresh on top NCAA title contenders, NPOY race and overrated/underrated teams Feb 10, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Kansas' victory over Arizona without Darryn Peterson. Then, it's a college hoops crash course: title contenders, best players and more with one month left in the college hoops regular season. Football is over, let's tap in to the best sport in the land.

0:00 Intro + EOCBB on CBBSN

1:00 Kansas beats Arizona. No Darryn Peterson? No problem.

14:23 College hoops crash course: Michigan, Arizona & Duke the favorites

20:52 Three Tier 2 teams who could win the national championship

29:39 Underrated and Overrated AP Top 25 teams this week

36:19 Let’s talk National Player of the Year

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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CBB picked a great weekend to have a GREAT weekend: UNC beats Duke at🚨Sparty over Illinois in OT; Johnnies-Huskies; Coogs>Cougs; Kentucky does it again Feb 08, 2026

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the weekend in college hoops. St. John's gets a big win over UConn on a great night for the Big East. Then, North Carolina comes from behind to beat Duke at the buzzer and Michigan State ends Illinois' win streak. All that and more on this Sunday edition of the show.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) What an awesome - and well-timed - weekend for college hoops

(5:55) Seth Trimble is a hero and UNC comes storming back against Duke

(18:30) An OT thriller, Michigan State beats Illinois 85-82

(25:55) BYU struggles again against a good team, this time it’s Houston

(35:15) St. John’s is so back! And GP is pumped up

(43:00) Kentucky beats Tennessee, Wildcats are on a bit of a roll

(48:06) Arizona and Miami both stay perfect + more weekend results

(50:00) Looking ahead to the next two days + Monday’s AP Poll

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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