Preview + picks: Kansas-UNC, G’town-Maryland, Bama-St. John’s, Arkansas-Sparty headline CBB’s first weekend; No. 1 prospect Tyran Strokes switching schools

Parrish and Norlander are back to set the stage for the first weekend of the college basketball season. Florida bounces back from it's loss to Arizona by steamrolling North Florida. Then, the nation's top prospect for 2026 has withdrawn from high school. He's going to play very high level hoops next season, but is it worth it? Then, Final Four And One for the first time in 2025-26 and a tour around the rest of the sport heading into the weekend. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Florida bounces back in a big way over North Florida (6:00) the infamous Matt Painter video + Loyola Chicago loses to Mercyhurst (12:00) 2026 No. 1 prospect Tyran Stokes withdraws from high school (20:29) Final Four And 1 is back…and GP is making claims about his win streak (20:45) Kansas at North Carolina (26:50) UMass Lowell at UConn (29:55) Alabama at St. John’s (36:40) Arkansas at Michigan State (44:55) Georgetown at Maryland (48:39) Elsewhere around the sports this weekend 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 @kyletheboone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com ⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠ . You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw ⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠ https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ ⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠ https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices