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Final Four expert picks: Who will win the 2027 NCAA Tournament and more bold predictions for this season

CBS Sports experts provide picks for the Final Four and the national champion for the 2026-27 college basketball season

College basketball coaching hot seat: Five coaches under pressure entering a pivotal 2026-27 season

It's not the best place to be before a game has even been played, but these five coaches already have a lot to prove to save their jobs

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd has a theory: NCAA is embracing eligibility chaos to leverage federal legislation

Arizona's coach offers a sharp perspective on why the NCAA is allowing eligibility battles to linger instead of leveling the playing field

College basketball rankings: Top 100 And 1 players who will define the 2026-27 season

Our annual talent rundown has every big name to know as we ready for the season's start in November

College basketball rankings: Kansas makes big move in Top 25 And 1 after landing Trey Kaufman-Renn

The Purdue star signed with the Jayhawks, who move into the top five of the CBS Sports preseason rankings

2026-27 CBS Sports Preseason All-America Teams: Thomas Haugh, Jeremy Fears Jr., Tyran Stokes among top stars

Three teams, 15 players, the best ballers in college hoops to know before the season tips on Nov. 1

The timing of Dana Altman's retirement from Oregon was strange, but his decision is not

In his retirement press conference on Wednesday, the longtime Oregon coach cited a lack of fire to get the job done to his own standard

Big 12 expert picks: 2026-27 projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch

Arizona is our pick to hold off challenges from Houston and Kansas to win the Big 12 title this season

Dribble Handoff: Which 2026 NCAA Tournament teams won't make this season's Big Dance?

Even with eight new at-large spots coming to an expanded 76-team field, transfer portal volatility means some teams will fail to return to March Madness

College basketball rankings: Kansas joins early Top 25 And 1 after Tre White cleared to play by court ruling

White can play for the Jayhawks this season after a judge grants a preliminary injunction

Dribble Handoff: Writers weigh in on which college basketball team is the best of the 21st century

The past 26 seasons have produced a hearty batch of elite teams that stand the test of time. Who's No. 1?

Candid Coaches: Who is the most powerful person in college basketball?

For the final installment in our annual series surveying coaches we asked who wields the most power in the sport

College basketball rankings: Miami, Iowa State rise in latest Top 25 And 1 with big names set to return

The Hurricanes and Cyclones got some good news with just five weeks left before the start of the season

College basketball rankings: Missouri climbs back into early Top 25 And 1 as Mark Mitchell returns

Mitchell reversed course on Monday, spurning Kentucky to head back to Missouri

Candid Coaches: How expanded 76-team NCAA Tournament could lead to less job security

Coaches fear more teams in the NCAA Tournament could lead to increased pressure to win

Gary Parrish is an award-winning college basketball columnist, television analyst and sideline reporter for CBS Sports where he's worked since 2006. He also hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast for CBS Sports and the Gary Parrish Show for Grind City Media, which is based in Memphis where Parrish lives with his wife and three children. Parrish previously worked at The Commercial Appeal and has been either a full-time beat writer or national columnist covering college basketball since 2002. He's attended each of the past 20 Final Fours.

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