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A conversation about Villanova, Jalen Brunson, Mark Price and Saturday?s games (12.14) Dec 15, 2017

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Villanova is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. How long will the Wildcats stay there? Is all season possible? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discussed that at the top of this episode. At the 9:08 mark: How teams should be ranked in December. At 13:06: Jalen Brunson could've been at Temple, not Villanova. At 20:50: Why did Charlotte fire Mark Price? At 25:45: Predictions for Virginia Tech at Kentucky Cincinnati at UCLA Oklahoma at Wichita State Purdue vs. Butler Notre Dame vs. Indiana

Duke and Kansas go down, Arizona State makes its case for the No. 1 team (!) in college hoops (12.10) Dec 10, 2017

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Co-hosts Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish lead with the two bluebloods taking surprising defeats over the weekend. Which was more surprising: No. 1 Duke losing at Boston College, or No. 2 Kansas falling at home vs. No. 16 Arizona State? The guys have a lot of good words for the Sun Devils, too -- and touch on their in-state rivals, Arizona. On the back end of the pod, a look at the SEC's overall performance this season. Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee have gotten good wins of late, which has reinforced the SEC as a top-four conference.

Re-ranking the top teams, game picks for this weekend, and why Trae Young's the best frosh (12.8) Dec 08, 2017

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander try to figure out what's gone wacky with college basketball this week. There have been bizarre upsets, which has led to an upside-down version of Parrish's Top 25 (and one). The duo also previews and makes predictions on seven big games coming this weekend, including Friday night's tripleheader at Staples Center. Also on this pod: Norlander goes behind the scenes with his feature on Oklahoma star Trae Young, who's putting up huge numbers and could become the Freshman of the Year.

The case for Villanova as the best program in college hoops (12.6) Dec 06, 2017

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss why Villanova has a case as the best college basketball program across the past five years. The Wildcats got to 9-0 with a win over ranked Gonzaga on Tuesday night. They also touch on Arizona's unconventional win over Texas A&M and ask if the Wildcats still have potential to be a top-five team this season. They close with reflections on Norlander's story, which is posted at CBSSports.com, in which he talked to Roy Williams, Mark Few and Tom Izzo about what college basketball needs to do it up its ethics and improve its reputation.

Xavier-Cincy rivalry reaches new level, Luke Maye's big start; previewing top four Tuesday games (12.4) Dec 04, 2017

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The annual Cincinnati-Xavier showdown that once gave us "Zip'em up" produced another less-violent altercation Saturday. This time it was UC coach Mick Cronin and Xavier senior J.P. Macura at the center of things. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander hit that at the top. At 15:08 mark: The breakthrough season from North Carolina's Luke Maye. At 22:29: Seton Hall. At 29:55: Wichita State's 6-1 start, including winning at Baylor on Saturday. At 34:51: previews and predictions for a great four-pack of games on Tuesday: Villanova-Gonzaga, Virginia-West Virginia, Texas A&M-Arizona, SMU-TCU.

Georgia Tech's loss to Grambling is the worst of the season; Gonzaga, Oregon, Purdue analysis (12.2) Dec 02, 2017

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A special Saturday edition of the podcast starts off with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussing Purdue's quality road win vs. Maryland. They also touch on Oregon's uneven start to the season (are the Ducks going to miss the NCAA Tournament) and Gonzaga, once again, being built for another really good run. Plus, what was the real reason that the Bulldogs played host to Creighton on Friday night? The pair wraps up the pod by chatting the worst loss from any major-conference tam in college hoops so far this season: Georgia Tech getting beat on its home floor by Grambling State. Horrendous look for the Yellow Jackets.

The Big Ten could be in some trouble; Trae Young is fire; ND-Michigan State picks (11.30) Nov 30, 2017

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander assess what's gone wrong for the Big Ten so far this season, make their picks for Notre Dame-Michigan State, discuss Trae Young's big start to Oklahoma's season, and try to compare a college basketball coaching search that went as badly as Tennessee's has gone.

Full PK80 recap; Big Ten-ACC Challenge preview; Tim Floyd out at UTEP (11.28) Nov 28, 2017

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Matt Norlander's back from the PK 80, and he wraps up the one-of-a-kind tournament with Gary Parrish. They analyze most teams' performance in Portland, plus discuss when an event like this could happen again. Then they look ahead to the biggest games scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, and wrap up with thoughts on the unexpected Monday night retirement of UTEP coach Tim Floyd.

What in the world has happened to Arizona; Norlander from Portland on PK80 (11.25) Nov 25, 2017

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What in the world is going on with Arizona? Sean Miller's Wildcats are now 3-3. They finished last in the Battle 4 Atlantis. It's one of the worst early-season three-game efforts from a team ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll in college basketball history. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discussed all of that at the top. Then, at the 17:14 mark: PK80-Phil Knight Invitational talk. Chris Holtmann vs. Butler: 25:06 mark. PK80 title game previews start at 35:06.

Michael Porter Jr. devastation; Wisconsin slipping; Maui title game; PK80 preview (11.22) Nov 22, 2017

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander prep you for pre-Thanksgiving hoops with a rundown on a number of talking points across college hoops. They open with a discussion on Missouri losing Michael Porter Jr. to back surgery. From there, they discuss Baylor's hot start, Wisconsin looking abnormally average, then touch on the Maui title game between Notre Dame and Wichita State. They close with a look at the loaded PK80, and ask why the brackets have such awful names.

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