First 4 Out

The guys draft teams for their annual wins pool, known as the FCBP. Each host picks a team from each P6 conference, a team from one of the four mid-major conferences (A10, AAC, MWC and WCC) and a team from one of the remaining low-major conferences. Leave us a comment with who has the best team. The results and rules are below.

Draft Results:

Brian- Gonzaga, Kansas, Creighton, UNC, Wisconsin, UCLA, Alabama, Furman

Ben- Villanova, Iowa, Duke, Oregon, Loyola Chicago, Texas, San Diego State, Arkansas

Shane- Baylor, Virginia, Tennessee, Houston, UCONN, Vermont, Michigan State, Stanford

Steven- Kentucky, Illinois, Arizona State, Western Kentucky, Richmond, Florida State, West Virginia, Seton Hall

Rules:

1 point for each regular season, conference tournament and NCAA Tournament win

7 points for winning a regular season conference title

3 points for winning a conference tournament

3 points for making the sweet 16

3 points for making the final 4

3 points for winning the national championship

-2 points for missing the NCAA Tournament

The guys finish their preview series by heading out west to discuss the Pac-12, Gonzaga and a few teams in the WCC and Mountain West they are keeping an eye on.

The guys also discuss the NCAA's plan to hold the big dance in the Indianapolis metro area, Wichita State and Greg Marshall parting ways and Auburn self-imposing a postseason ban for the 2021 season.

The guys continue their preview series by heading to the heartland to discuss two of the country's best leagues: the Big 12 and the Big Ten. The guys also discuss the latest new around COVID-19 as it relates to the upcoming college basketball season including Rick Pitino's suggestion to move the NCAA Tournament to May and the Ivy League's decision to cancel winter sports.

The guys debate Steven's conference only schedule proposal and dive into the ACC, SEC and their favorite southern foods as the season preview series rolls on.

The guys embrace their east coast bias by kicking off the season preview series with a deep dive on the Big East. They also discuss the scheduling news, Pat Chambers resigning at PSU, the NCAA vs Sean Miller and the latest on Gregg Marshall.

With opening night just six weeks away, the guys discuss the uncertainty around the 2020-2021 college basketball season, the accusations of physical and emotional abuse against Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall and some news from the latest NCAA Division 1 Council meeting.

The guys discuss possible scenarios for starting the 2021 college basketball season, the passing of coaching legends John Thompson Jr. and Lute Olson and end the show with an apparel affiliation trivia game.

The guys discuss HBO’s documentary on the FBI’s investigation into college basketball corruption,“The Scheme”, various player compensation systems they would like to see enacted and the NBA Pathway Program's potential impact on college hoops.

The guys talk about their favorite national championship games of all time, the coaching carousel (or lack thereof) and their thoughts on graduate and sit out transfers.

After the abrupt end to the 2019-20 college basketball season, Steven, Brian, Ben and Shane regroup to discuss who lost the most with the cancellation of this year's NCAA tournament. They also discuss who can claim a national title and if you'd want to see your favorite team win without fans.