BRACKET REACTION: Selection Sunday recap, first thoughts on all four regions, Miami U in First Four, seeds we disagree with most

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 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 @Boone @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: [email protected] 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