B1G PREVIEW: Illinois-Sparty vying at the top; Michigan post-Dusty; double-digit NCAA bids; reaction to Dana Altman’s retirement

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview the Big Ten ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. The guys comb through the biggest storylines for the league and touch on every team in their standings predictions.(0:00) Intro + Big Ten Preview from Big Ten Media Day!(4:15) Let’s talk storylines, starting with Dana Altman’s retirement(11:10) Is Illinois on its own tier in this conference?(14:00) What is Michigan this season?(17:50) Can Izzo, Jeremy Fears and Michigan State get back to the Final Four?(21:00) Just how good is this conference this season?(24:30) End-of-season league standings predictions - quick run through all the teams in the league(51:00) How many teams make the 2027 NCAA Tournament?Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye 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] Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/