Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast

Zion is good, BYU got hit with sanctions, and a guy named Parker Edwards scored a billion points in 10 minutes... what a first week it was! We chop it up about the biggest storylines of the first week of the season and dive into matchup previews in the coming week! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro (plus some Archie Miller talk) 4:59 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 13:10 - Three Man Thoughts (Overreactions, mid-majors, the woeful A-10, fun freshmen, OK State collapse, Texas not pressing, & more!) 37:34 - Matchup Previews 37:50 - Buffalo v. Southern Illinois 41:05 - Wisconsin v. Xavier 44:35 - Georgetown v. Illinois 47:18 - Marquette v. Indiana 50:23 - Michigan v. Villanova 54:03 - Penn State v. DePaul 59:00 - Oregon v. Iowa

The wait is over... the 2018-19 College Basketball season is here! In this pod, we kick it around the horn and break down matchups of the biggest games of opening night (and touch on a few of our pet games). Spread analysis and deep dives... mmmmm. We also discuss our All-American picks, Elite Eight / Final Four, and National Title winners. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:45 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 20:07 - Preseason Predictions (All-Americans, Awards, Elite Eight, Final Four, National Title) 36:15 - Opening Night Games 38:40 - Duke v. Kentucky 44:58 - Kansas v. Michigan State 50:54 - Florida v. Florida State 55:20 - BYU v. Nevada 1:00:20 - Western Kentucky v. Washington 1:03:57 - North Carolina v. Wofford 1:07:04 - UIC v. Notre Dame 1:09:10 - South Alabama v. Auburn

Barstool's very own college basketball point guard, Reags, joins us for a grab bag episode where topics run the gamut from Final Four picks to most annoying fan bases to best announcers in college basketball! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 7:48 - Interview with Reags from Barstool 7:48 - College Basketball Hot Topics 7:48 - FBI Investigation 11:32 - Zion Williamson 14:36 - Kentucky's Outlook 18:02 - Cincinnati & Xavier 23:08 - Grab Bag - CBB Edition 23:08 - Most Upset / Disgruntled Fan Bases 30:52 - Fan Bases Most Likely to Annoy you this Year 36:14 - Most Depressing College Basketball Programs 38:32 - Coaches you'd least like to play for 41:50 - Colleges you'd go to if you were a 5-star recruit 43:38 - Best & Worst Color CBB Color Commentators / Announcers 49:17 - Take Your Pick (which team is better) 56:38 - Wedding Role Ranks (warning: not CBB related) 1:02:18 - Final Four & National Title Picks

Reddit CBB was kind enough to invite us to do an AMA and we happily obliged! Topics span from National Championship picks to Mascots killing each other to best looking college basketball players! We also get you up to date on all the latest news & notes in college hoops. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes)... FBI, Recruiting, Transfers, Injuries, Secret Scrimmages, and more! 21:34 - Reddit AMA 21:34 - Who are we? Who do we root for? 28:45 - Butler & LaVall Jordan Expectations 31:40 - Under-the-radar Teams & Players 36:54 - Best Looking College Basketball Player 40:37 - Nevada v. Gonzaga Title Game??? 42:25 - The Big Ten & Indiana 45:59 - Virginia's Style of Play 49:56 - Live Podcast from Beer Park (Las Vegas)??? 51:04 - Matt, Jim, & Ky's NBA Comparison 53:24 - Small Conference Love 55:19 - Jontay Porter & Mizzou 57:00 - College Basketball Mascot Battle Royale 1:03:10 - What Team Makes its First Tourney? 1:05:18 - Must-See Early Season Tourneys / Games 1:08:04 - The One-and-Done Rule + MS Paint Logos 1:10:47 - More Sleeper Teams & Defensive Concepts 1:16:30 - Cliche Takes 1:18:02 - Who Wins the National Championship? 1:20:16 - St. John's Outlook 1:23:04 - Mid-Major Coaching Breakouts 1:25:45 - Sandwiches, ETSU, & Least Favorite Players

100 EPISODES!!! We wanted to do something cooler for our 100th episode, but alas, you get an SEC preview (which is still pretty cool). We recorded this podcast on Sunday 10/21 prior to Jontay Porter suffering a season-ending ACL tear, so we recorded a pre-show intro today! Join us as we break down every SEC team and run through our all-conference teams and awards! The Rundown: 0:00 - Pre-Show Intro (Jontay + 100 Episodes) 2:50 - Actual Intro 5:30 - SEC Preview (Standings, All-Conference Teams) 19:04 - Kentucky 26:05 - Tennessee XX:XX - Auburn 36:05 - Florida 41:40 - LSU 47:35 - Mississippi State 52:05 - Alabama 57:10 - Missouri 1:01:55 - Vanderbilt 1:07:10 - South Carolina 1:10:40 - Ole Miss 1:14:35 - Texas A&M 1:18:15 - Georgia 1:21:30 - Arkansas

The Pac 12 is down yet again this season, easily the worst of the Power 6 conferences heading into the year, but we still want to talk about them! Join us as we boil down the conference, giving our rankings, awards, and previews of every team in the league! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 4:16 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 20:40 - Pac 12 Preview 20:40 - Standings 26:19 - Awards & All-Conference Teams 34:27 - Oregon 39:19 - Washington 43:41 - UCLA 48:40 - Arizona 52:29 - USC 56:07 - Arizona State 59:39 - Colorado 1:02:22 - Utah 1:05:20 - Stanford 1:09:03 - Oregon State 1:11:07 - California 1:14:33 - Washington State

It's the Big 12 preview - we break down all 12... nope that's not right... we break down all TEN teams in this preview special and start you out right with a little Root's Roundup. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:18 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 14:05 - Big 12 Preview 14:05 - Standings 20:15 - Awards & All-Conference Picks 27:03 - Kansas 31:51 - Kansas State 34:55 - West Virginia 39:20 - Texas Tech 42:41 - TCU 48:33 - Iowa State 52:48 - Texas 56:54 - Baylor 1:01:04 - Oklahoma 1:05:18 - Oklahoma State

Big Ten basketball has been on a bit of a downswing the past few years, but 2018-19 promises to showcase a conference deep with talented squads. We break them all down for you in this podcast, give our takes on conference standings, and run through postseason awards. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 5:36 - Big Ten Preview 8:23 - Standings 13:06 - Awards 22:08 - Michigan State 28:30 - Michigan 33:33 - Indiana 38:17 - Nebraska 42:20 - Purdue 45:39 - Wisconsin 49:06 - Maryland 53:07 - Minnesota 57:45 - Ohio State 1:02:12 - Illinois 1:05:00 - Penn State 1:08:00 - Iowa 1:11:45 - Northwestern 1:15:42 - Rutgers 1:19:48 - Tournament Teams

Big East Preview! It's just like it sounds - we preview the Big East, diving into every team, standings, all-conference picks, and more! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 4:15 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 16:40 - Big East Preview 16:40 - Standings, All-Conference Picks, Season Awards 29:15 - Villanova 34:36 - Marquette 38:59 - Butler 42:30 - Xavier 46:29 - Providence 49:45 - St. John's 52:28 - Seton Hall 55:30 - Georgetown 59:40 - Creighton 1:02:40 - DePaul

It's the ACC Preview! We break down every team in the conference and give our takes on preseason rankings, all-conference teams, and individual awards! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - Root's Roundup - recruiting (please excuse Jim), coaching news, & more! 17:40 - ACC Preview 18:18 - Standings, Awards, & All-Conference 29:47 - Duke 36:00 - Virginia 40:45 - North Carolina 46:25 - Virginia Tech 49:28 - Florida State 55:16 - Clemson 58:50 - Syracuse 1:02:39 - NC State 1:06:35 - Miami 1:09:46 - Notre Dame 1:14:19 - Louisville 1:17:20 - Boston College 1:20:15 - Wake Forest 1:22:51 - Georgia Tech 1:24:30 - Pittsburgh

We host a very special guest for our 94th episode: The Sultan of Stat, The Colossus of Code, oh yes, The Don of Data himself... Mr. Ken Pomeroy. KenPom joins us to discuss data analytics, his overwhelmingly popular site, and the RPI's replacement: the NET. As a bonus, Ken drops some hints about his 2019 preseason ratings and what under-the-radar team to look out for this year.

Preview season has officially started! We break down the American, the Mountain West, and the Atlantic 10. Rankings, All-Conference teams, Tournament predictions, and team talks included! The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:38 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) - Recruiting, Coaching, Transfers, Injuries, and more! 21:10 - AAC Preview 42:55 - Mountain West Preview 55:30 - A-10 Preview

We recently released our list of the Top 100 players in college basketball and everyone had an opinion about it! We take time to address some of the biggest gripes with our rankings, admit our wrongs, and defend our rights. News, notes, and heavy dose of trivia is also peppered throughout. 0:00 - Intro 6:35 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 7:45 - Recruiting (Armando Bacot, Xavier, Tom Crean, & more) 13:20 - Coaches (Baker Dunleavy) 14:12 - Transfers & Injuries (Sam Cunliffe, Khadim Sy, Jake Lindsey & more) 18:20 - Other (International play overreactions, Blue Ribbon, & more) 23:55 - Top 100 Player Rankings Reactions 51:30 - Trivia

The NCAA made a whole bunch of weak new rules, so we're gonna talk about them! But that's not all - we tease our upcoming Top 100 players list, dive into some of our favorite (and wish list) college basketball venues, and finish off with a new game called "This or That" *cue 'The Choice is Yours' by Black Sheep* The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 5:48 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 8:03 - New NCAA Recruiting & NBA Draft Rules 20:19 - Recruiting News 23:25 - Coaching News 27:13 - Transfer News 28:38 - Other News: Carleton smashes Cincy & Ole Miss, Chane Behanan stole an AK-47, and Overseas Elite won TBT again 36:16 - Player Rankings: Reactions to some awful player ranking lists & a teaser of ours yet to come 46:09 - Best College Basketball Venues 55:30 - This or That

In this episode, we each draft a team of 10 current college basketball players to "compete" against one another. Also, Jim and Matt break down The Ringer's latest podcast with Bill Simmons and Jay Williams covering "How to Fix College Basketball"... (hint: it's not broken). The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes: Recruiting, Brad Brownell extension, Andrew Jones is back, Stone Gettings, Sam Cunliffe, the Maui Invitational and more!) 21:18 - Matt's Moment - Jim and Matt clap back at Bill Simmons & Jay Williams' takes on college basketball 32:00 - The Player Draft - Ky, Jim, and Matt draft a team of 10 guys...