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2022 ACC TOURNAMENT BRACKET, PREVIEW, AND PREDICTIONS Mar 07, 2022

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Can the ACC, after a lackluster regular season, manage to send five teams to the NCAA Tournament? Is anyone a threat to Duke to win this bracket? Our tourney preview has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander touching on a pair of bubble teams, one possible bid thief, plus their picks for what will happen in Brooklyn this week.

2022 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT BRACKET, PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS Mar 07, 2022

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Madison Square Garden is going to be a madhouse in Manhattan this week. Xavier might be in need of at least one more win to secure a NCAA bid. Meantime, Providence is the No. 1 seed for the first time, and UConn's fanbase will make its triumphant return to MSG. Beyond all that, is this still Villanova's conference or what? Picks and predictions on this ep courtesy of Matt Norlander and David Cobb.

2022 PAC-12 TOURNAMENT BRACKET, PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS Mar 07, 2022

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The Pac-12 is an interesting tournament his year. Only three teams are NCAA Tournament-worthy. However, can Colorado steal a bid -- or will UCLA, USC or Arizona use this tournament as a springboard for something more in the NCAA Tournament? Who wins? Biggest storylines? Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone look ahead to what's set to happen in Las Vegas.

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UNC spoils Coach K’s curtain call; Big Ten flips to Illinois; Michigan, Memphis rally for bids; bubble-team recap (College Basketball 03/06) Mar 07, 2022

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The final weekend of the regular season provided us with more than a few surprise endings. UNC ruined what was supposed to be a storybook finish at Cameron for Coach K. Wisconsin looked to have sewn up the standalone Big Ten regular-season championship, until it lost to Nebraska. On the flip side, Memphis and Michigan appear to be solidly in the NCAA Tournament. Big show. A bit wacky, too. Hey, it's March.

READ: Norlander on UNC upsetting Duke

(00:45) - UNC ruined Coach K's retirement party

(32:00) - Nebraska strolled into the Kohl's Center

(40:47) - Michigan and Memphis are on the right side of the bubble now?

(49:00) - Is Houston this year's computer tricker?

(55:00) - Other notable results from the weekend

Norlander in Durham; Coach K’s final home game; NCAA tourney bids start this weekend; picks and previews (College Basketball 03/04) Mar 04, 2022

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It's the final regular season weekend in college basketball, and Norlander took a road trip to Durham for Coach K's final regular season game against UNC. The episode opens on UNC-Duke and what K said Thursday. Then they go over the 10 best Duke players ever to suit up for Coach K. All of that PLUS their Final Four and One Picks and their Naismith Player of the Year top 3.

READ: The 42 best players to play for Duke under Coach K

(02:30) - Coach K is coaching his final regular season game

(28:39) - Who are the top 10 Duke players ever?

(35:44) - Jersey Mike's Top 3 Naismith candidates

(43:26) - Final Four And One Picks

🏀🗣️🏀🗣️WELCOME. TO. MARCH. (College Basketball 03/02)🏀🗣️🏀🗣️ Mar 02, 2022

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After four long months, we're finally here. It's March! So strap in, because you know how this episode has to begin. After that, it's onto the hoops. Wisconsin earned themselves at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title with a win over Purdue. Nebraska walked into Value City Arena and handed Ohio State a Quad 3 loss. Arizona destroyed USC on its way to a Pac-12 regular season title. PLUS Matt Norlander discusses his feature on the emotional struggles of the seven Ukrainian-born men's college basketball players are going through with their home countries in the middle of war halfway across the world.

READ - Norlander's feature: Ukranian players deal with crisis

(08:24) -Wisconsin earns AT LEAST a share of the Big Ten regular season title

(25:14) - A lot of other Monday and Tuesday results to know

(56:46) - How seven players from Ukraine are trying to cope while their home country is torn apart by war

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Unprecedented Saturday: seven of top nine lose; we analyze each game, then talk other big results from the weekend (College Basketball 02/27) Feb 28, 2022

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It was a historically chaotic weekend, as the top six teams in the sport lost. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take you through all six of these games and tell you where it broke down for each. Are any the start of a skid, or just a small bump in the road before March? Plus: the other notable news from the weekend and a preview of some big Monday and Tuesday night matchups!

(00:30) — t was a historic weekend in college basketball for all of the right reasons --upsets

(15:00) — Let's go through the top six teams losing, game by game.

(58:06) — Providence secured their first Big East Regular season title, and many other notes from this weekend.

Why can’t CBB coaches control themselves? NPOY watch, picks for Kansas-Baylor, Kentucky-Arkansas, Auburn-Tenn and more (College Basketball 02/25) Feb 25, 2022

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It's a loaded penultimate weekend in the college basketball regular season, with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander here to help guide you through the noise. But first: Brad Underwood got kicked out, Dan Hurley-style, and Ohio State had a massive win against Illinois, so what does that do for the Buckeyes' seeding chances? Matt and Gary discuss. And the Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year watch roars on, with a few new names added to the list.

READ: Norlander's power rankings

(02:00) - Brad Underwood loses his mind ... and Illinois nearly won the game

(21:16) - Jersey Mike's Naismith Watch

(33:45) - Final Four And One Picks/humongous tour of the weekend ahead

A bonus for our listeners: a special Thursday mailbag episode 📬📬 Feb 24, 2022

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We at the Eye on College Basketball podcast realized last week that it's been a while since a mailbag episode was done. Join us as we answer questions about how we think Hubert Davis is doing, dark horse NCAA title contenders, whether the rest of the WCC will be good going forward, the best power-conference bid thieves, Gary Parrish's arm-wrestling capabilities and much, much, much more.

UConn-Villanova takeaways; Dan Hurley’s laughable ejection; bubble team résumés; Mountain West spotlight (College Basketball 02/23) Feb 23, 2022

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After Tuesday night's tussle with Villanova, Norlander explains why UConn is BACK! See, the Huskies and Big East are made for each other. This is a special, as Kyle Boone jumps in to co-host in Parrish's stead. The guys look back on the early week results and do a little bit of bubble watching. Plus: could the Mountain West get four teams into the NCAA Tournament? Norlander and Boone discuss all that and more on a fresh episode of the podcast!

(01:30) - UConn has a big win, Dan Hurley gets ejected

(23:29) - Bubble Watch!

(42:59) - The Mountain West deserves some love

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