We turn you into a college basketball expert ahead of Selection Sunday | The CFP might not expand?

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(0:00-0:59) Intro

(1:00-9:28) CFP Update

(9:29-16:47) James Fletcher III Intro, Bubble Watch

(16:48-18:53) Bid Thieves

(18:54-21:42) Top Players

(21:43-23:59) Purdue the Top Seed?

(24:00-25:46) Tennessee's Outlook

(25:47-27:33) North Carolina's Outlook

(27:34-29:02) The Last #1 Seed

(29:03-35:34) Personalities of College Basketball - Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino

(35:35-37:09) The Dangerous McNeese State

(37:10-39:34) Other Dangerous Teams - Indiana State, Drake, James Madison, and Samford

(39:35-42:33) Teams that could get Hot in March - Kentucky and Creighton

(42:34-45:31) Coach Calipari heading into March

(45:32-47:39) Dan Hurley and UConn

(47:40-48:52) Nebraska's Seeding

(48:53-51:59) Mascots of Mid-Majors

(52:00-52:36) Conclusion - Happy St Patty's Day!

We’ll get to your primer on the college basketball season, but first a little football news. The commissioners who run the College Football Playoff have agreed on a revenue split and a TV deal for the CFP beyond 2026, but they haven’t settled on a format. The 14-team model commissioners had proposed is not a sure thing because ESPN doesn’t want to pay more for additional games.

Now it’s time to talk about a postseason tournament that knows what it is. On3’s resident bracketologist James Fletcher III joins to help make you sound like an expert this weekend as you drink green beer and watch the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal.

We’ll take you through the 2023-24 basketball season from the start to this weekend. We’ll remind you of the established stars (Purdue’s Zach Edey, North Carolina’s Armando Bacot) and introduce you to the new stars (Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht, Indiana State’s Robbie Avila).

James will break down the teams on the bubble and explain who has a chance to make the field with another conference tournament win or two. We’ll also be on the lookout for any bid thieves.

James also will take you through the top of the seed lines and fill you in on the teams that could wind up in the Final Four if they get hot next week.

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