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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview Thursday and Friday of the 2026 NCAA Tournament! Which Round 1 matchups are most intriguing? Where are the upsets waiting to happen? All that and more on the doorstep of the madness!

(0:00) Intro + the tournament starts today!

(4:00) Games to watch on Thursday

(4:30) Ohio State vs. TCU

(8:01) North Carolina vs. VCU

(12:45) Georgia vs. Saint Louis

(17:00) Nebraska vs. Troy

(19:00) Duke vs. Siena

(23:15) Arkansas vs. Hawaii

(27:30) Games to watch on Friday

(28:00) Kentucky vs. Santa Clara

(33:30) Texas Tech vs. Akron

(36:00) UConn vs Furman

(38:30) Arizona vs LIU

(44:00) Alabama vs Hofstra

(48:20) Kansas vs. Cal Baptist

(52:45) DraftKings Upset Alert

(59:45) Sling TV Game to Watch: you gotta watch Miami on Wednesday night

(1:08:30) Norlander’s nuggets ahead of the tournament

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster

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March Madness is HERE! Join Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as they pick the winner for EVERY game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will take you from Dayton all the way to Indianapolis. Who do the guys have winning it all? Tune in to find out!

(0:00) Intro + Norlander is doin’ more stuff with brackets

(1:00) This is the bracket preview … it’s different from yesterday

(7:00) East Region Picks & Predictions

(24:00) South Region Picks & Predictions

(37:45) West Region Picks & Predictions

(53:00) Midwest Region Picks & Predictions

(1:05:30) Who is the 12 seed or worse most likely to make a run?

(1:10:00) Final Four Picks!

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster

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WE HAVE A BRACKET! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket and dive in to each region. What do the fellas think of this year's field? Tap in to find out!

(0:00) Intro + we’ve got a bracket!!

(3:30) Miami is in the tournament and they’re headed to Dayton

(10:00) The committee got the right 68 teams in the field this year

(14:30) St. John’s and Vanderbilt were a pair of misses on the 5 line

(21:05) East Region Overview! Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in a loaded region

(29:15) South Region Overview! Could Florida play a road game in the Elite Eight?

(39:30) West Region Overview! Does Arizona have the easiest road? + Purdue!

(48:20) Midwest Region Overview! Some great mid-seed games here!

(59:20) Weekend Whiparound! Bracket style.

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster

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Matt Norlander sits down with committee chair Keith Gill moments after the bracket was announced on Sunday night.

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with a Big 12 report from Kansas City. The glass court is gone for semifinals between Iowa State-Arizona and Kansas-Houston. Then, a Friday edition of the whiparound tours the sport and gets you caught up on everything from Champ Week including a loss for previously undefeated Miami.

(0:00) Intro + Norlander from Kansas City

(1:00) The Big 12 is abandoning the LED glass floor

(7:00) the semifinals in Kansas City should be awesome + Dybantsa breaks KD’s record

(15:00) Duke survives a scare against Florida State

(19:10) Tennessee beat Auburn … are the Tigers going dancing?

(22:15) Does Oklahoma need to beat Arkansas on Friday to get in?

(25:00) Touching on the Big East: can Seton Hall get a dance-worthy win over St. John’s?

(27:40) Big Ten quarterfinals on Friday + some notes from the conference

(32:10) Miami lost to UMass … this team is still in the tournament

(37:10) Sling TV Game to Watch

(46:30) GP spent 13 hours in the Richmond airport

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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