Gary Parrish

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College basketball rankings: Alabama looks to end Purdue's home win streak in Top 25 And 1 showdown

The Crimson Tide and Boilermakers headline a marquee slate of college basketball action on Friday

College basketball rankings: No. 5 UConn vs. Le Moyne points to a mismatch problem in the sport

The unbalanced scheduling in college basketball is an issue that needs to be addressed

Mark Pope sparks Kentucky revival with the type of win -- and team -- Wildcats had missed under Coach Cal

Pope started from scratch and has quickly revitalized a program that grew stale under John Calipari

College basketball rankings: Kansas' Bill Self breaks Phog Allen's school record with 591st win as KU coach

The Jayhawks, the No. 1 team in the Top 25 And 1, gave Self the school record for wins by beating Michigan State

College basketball rankings: Purdue is 3-0, but has major issues heading into showdown vs. Alabama

The Boilermakers, No. 10 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1, have won 21 consecutive home games

College basketball rankings: Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner continues hot start for Bluejays

Creighton is ranked No. 19 in Monday's Top 25 And 1

College basketball rankings: Auburn tops Houston a day after Tiger players fight on team plane

Auburn is No. 3 in the Top 25 And 1 after its upset of the Cougars despite being without two players who got in a fight on the team plane

College basketball rankings: No. 1 Kansas shows depth as bench helps Jayhawks hold off North Carolina

The Jayhawks remain the top team in the Top 25 And 1 after defeating the Tar Heels on Friday night

College basketball rankings: No. 1 Kansas battles North Carolina in early-season clash of blue bloods

With a win vs. the Tar Heels, Bill Self will tie Phog Allen for most victories by a coach at KU

Dribble Handoff: Kentucky looks impressive and other overreactions to college basketball's opening week

Here are some knee-jerk observations to the early action as the 2024-25 college basketball season gets started

College basketball rankings: Ryan Kalkbrenner's historic night powers No. 20 Creighton to season-opening win

The fifth-year senior put on a performance for the ages as the Bluejays tipped off their season with a victory

College basketball rankings: UConn, Dan Hurley embrace challenge of winning third consecutive NCAA Tournament

The Huskies' quest for a three-peat begins Wednesday when they open their season vs. Sacred Heart

College Basketball Rankings: Gonzaga up to No. 7 in Top 25 And 1 after Zags throttle Baylor in opener

The Bulldogs made quite the statement on Monday to tip off the 2024-25 college basketball season

College Basketball Rankings: Kansas sits at No. 1 in Top 25 and 1 as 2024-25 season tips off Monday

The Jayhawks are in the top spot of CBS Sports' daily rankings on the opening day of the college basketball season

Top 68 storylines and things you need to know about the 2024-25 college basketball season

The questions, observations, predictions and other things to get excited about as the season tips off Monday

Gary Parrish is an award-winning college basketball columnist, television analyst and sideline reporter for CBS Sports where he's worked since 2006. He also hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast for CBS Sports and the Gary Parrish Show for Grind City Media, which is based in Memphis where Parrish lives with his wife and three children. Parrish previously worked at The Commercial Appeal and has been either a full-time beat writer or national columnist covering college basketball since 2002. He's attended each of the past 20 Final Fours.

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