ACC PREVIEW: Duke, L’ville, UVA, Miami, UNC = clear top 5. Six new coaches, big $ additions as league vies for nine NCAAT teams in ‘27

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview the ACC ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. Will Duke finally cut down nets in Detroit? What does North Carolina look like in year one under Michael Malone? It's storylines, predictions and much more from the ACC. (0:00) Intro + GP is in a treehouse (1:30) Will Duke run away with the ACC regular season? (3:00) Let’s talk storylines, starting with Michael Malone and North Carolina (6:45) Is this the year Duke and Jon Scheyer get the national title monkey off its back? (11:45) Louisville is expensive. $20 million expensive. Expectations are real for Pat Kelsey (17:50) UVA won 30 games and brought plenty back (20:15) Miami and Jai Lucas are dangerous … are the Canes the dark horse ACC champion? (22:45) 1-18 ACC Predictions (32:35) Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year & Players to Watch (39:30) How many ACC teams are going to the 2027 NCAA Tournament? (44:05) Norlander circles back to the back end of the conference Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/