Before running through the Weave's consensus top-40 rankings (#40 through #16), we blitz you with insufferable promotional fodder about our first born child: The College Basketball 2022-23 Almanac! Do the noble thing and purchase this sucker here ... then, you may pass (and proceed to the episode)... The Rundown: (0:10) - Intro (9:32) - Root's Roundup (19:40) - The Almanac  (33:05) - Top-40 Reactions, Part 1 (33:15) - #40 through #36 40. Miami (FL) 39. Saint Louis 38. Saint Mary’s 37. UAB 36. Memphis (46:15) - #35 through #31 35. Virginia Tech 34. Iowa 33. Ohio State 32. Oklahoma State 31. Michigan State (57:45) - #30 through #26 30. Dayton 29. Oregon 28. Purdue 27. Virginia 26. Auburn (1:07:00) - #25 through #21 25. Indiana 24. Michigan 23. Xavier 22. Florida State 21. TCU (1:15:10) - #20 through #16 20. UConn 19. Alabama 18. Texas Tech 17. Villanova 16. Illinois

#269: Top-40 Reactions Part 1 + SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

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It’s a hearty platter of B1G banter for this week’s state of the program series - sorry west coast super fans, your report cards will have to wait. Congrats to Nebraska and Northwestern for forging your way into the early block of the pod (conversely, better luck this year, Michigan!) Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (7:00) - Root’s Roundup (16:55) - Big-10 Overview (23:05) - Purdue (27:18) - Illinois (31:35) - Nebraska (35:40) - Northwestern (38:35) - Wisconsin (42:00) - Indiana (48:06) - Iowa (51:10) - Michigan State (55:00) - Minnesota (57:55) - Ohio State (1:01:24) - Penn State (1:05:50) - Maryland (1:10:05) - Rutgers (1:13:03) - Michigan

#354: Season Recap Series - Big 10

Our postseason conference postmortems continue with the home of the back-to-back national champions: the Big East! We go through the highs (the top 3), the lows (good god, DePaul and Georgetown), and everything in between for the league that is the pride of John Fanta. Plus, we discuss the state of each program and whether each fanbase should feel encouraged going forward. Will the BEast see a resurgence in NCAA appearances in 2025? We certainly think so... The Rundown (0:10) - Intro (3:25) - Root's Roundup (23:17) - Big East Overview (26:51) - UConn (31:30) - Creighton (33:39) - Marquette (36:23) - Seton Hall (40:04) - St. John's (43:42) - Villanova (46:17) - Providence (49:53) - Xavier (52:11) - Butler (55:52) - Georgetown (59:26) - DePaul (1:03:30) - How Many Bids, Other Fun Nuances (1:05:55) - Reviews

#353: Season Recap Series: Big East

The boys look back upon the ACC's season and discuss the state of the program for each team. Where were we right? Where were we wrong? Who is looking good? And who is fading into the abyss?  The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (4:18) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (16:23) State of the ACC (Recap & Look Forward)  (1:09:40) Reviews

#352: Season Recap Series: ACC

Time's up, portal poachers. Either they're in or they're out, as the portal pool is finally set in stone (kind of). Jim and Matt dive into who needs what based on what the rosters look like on May 1st while Ky and the Mrs. elope in Switzerland. Rundown:  Intro (0:00) Root's Roundup (7:55) Remaining Portal Needs & Team Breakdowns (23:30)  ACC (24:50) Big 12 (37:30) Big Ten (51:40) Big East (1:02:40) SEC (1:08:15) Other (1:19:05)   

#351: When the Portal Shuts, A Door Opens

On the true debut of our offseason pod schedule, the fellas give all 60 hires a grade from A through F (apologies to Chicago State, Mount St. Mary's, and Florida A&M;, whose jobs remain unfilled).  THE TWIST: We can only give out 12 A's and 15 B's, and each guy must give at least eight D's and five F's. Grade inflation, be gone!  Who LOVED the Calipari hire, and who simply gave it a C? Which select few coaches earned A's across the board from us? And, gulp, who earned the dreaded scarlet letter F? The Rundown:(0:10) - Intro (2:46) - Quick Root's Roundup (10:33) - Coaching Hire Grades (NOTE: Done grades in alphabetical order by school name - a couple reference points provided below to help you skip around if you'd like) (11:58) - Arkansas (22:54) - DePaul (29:34) - FAU (38:41) - Kentucky (44:32) - Michigan (53:54) - Saint Louis (57:20) - Stanford (1:05:59) - Washington (1:12:29) - Review(s)!

#269: Top-40 Reactions Part 1 + SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

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