Gary Parrish

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College basketball rankings: North Carolina brings deceiving record into its showdown vs. Florida

The Tar Heels are just 6-4 and No. 18 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1

College basketball rankings: What Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Tennessee's Rick Barnes have in common

Pearl and Barnes took similar paths to get their teams to the top of the Top 25 And 1 rankings

College basketball rankings: Auburn's Johni Broome posts stat line not seen in 25 years in rout of Ohio State

Broome went off vs. the Buckeyes as the Tigers, No. 2 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1, improved to 9-1

College basketball rankings: Kam Jones, a candidate for Big East Player of the Year, has Marquette in top five

Jones has the Golden Eagles off to a 9-1 start and is No. 4 in the CBS Sports top 25 And 1

College basketball rankings: No. 3 Iowa State continues to roll as Cyclones take down rival Iowa

Iowa State continues to prove that it's a legitimate national championship contender early in the season

College basketball rankings: Kentucky holds firm at No. 5 as Mark Pope continues to impress in first season

Pope has, to this point, exceeded expectations leading the Wildcats through their early schedule

College basketball rankings: Tennessee, Arkansas win in Jimmy V Classic as SEC continues to dominate

The Volunteers, the No. 1 team in the CBS Top 25 And 1, defeated Miami at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday

College basketball rankings: John Calipari and Arkansas face Michigan and Dusty May in Jimmy V Classic

A showdown of top coaches who took jobs at new schools is on tap Tuesday at Madison Square Garden

College basketball rankings: Kansas' upset loss at Missouri sends Jayhawks tumbling in Top 25 And 1

KU's loss to the Tigers was the second time this week it dropped a nonconference game on the road

College basketball rankings: Kentucky moves up after rallying from 18-point deficit to defeat Gonzaga in OT

After defeating the Zags in Seattle, the Wildcats moved up to No. 5 in the updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 rankings

College basketball rankings: Kentucky vs. Gonzaga headlines as top-10 showdown takes center stage

The Wildcats and Bulldogs are set for a late-night battle on Saturday

College basketball rankings: Purdue latest top-10 team to fall on the road after losing to Penn State

The Nittany Lions posted a big win over the Boilermakers, who slipped to No. 12 in the Top 25 And 1

College basketball rankings: Tennessee jumps up to No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 after losses by Kansas, Auburn

The Vols move into the top spot after big wins by Creighton over Kansas and Duke over Auburn

College basketball rankings: Playing ACC just means more wins for SEC as Tennessee, Ole Miss roll in challenge

The SEC went 9-1 vs. the ACC and clinched a victory on the first night of the SEC/ACC Challenge

College basketball rankings: Louisville faces Ole Miss in SEC/ACC Challenge with chance for big win at home

The Cardinals, 5-2 under first-year coach Pat Kelsey, are favored vs. the Rebels, ranked No. 23 in the Top 25 And 1

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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