Best of the Rest: FAU, San Diego St., Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s are top-25 good; Memphis, Dayton, New Mexico, Boise St. all look like tourney material

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go through what many consider the lifeblood of college basketball, the smaller leagues and big schools outside of the Big Six conferences.

(01:30) - FAU is the best team of the non-Big Six

(20:00) - What's up with the big-picture chances for the Zags, Saint Mary's and San Diego State?

(44:20) - The rest of the non-Big Six that rank in Top 60 of KenPom

(51:20) - The Non-Big Six Players to Know

(52:45) - Most Notable Non-Big Six Coaching Hires

(55:45) - Other Non-Big Six Notes — like what Chicago State would need to do to make the tournament

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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