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🏀Men’s March Madness Bracket Preview Extravaganza: Picks, predictions for ALL 67 games ✍️

·1 hr 19 min·2 clips

Rick Pitino and St. John's are taking the East as a five seed.

Gary Parish and Matt Norlander open by calling this their annual bracket preview show. They separate it from the bracket breakdown they do on Sunday night and note that another bracket look ahead may still be coming. The tone stays loose, but the work is serious: they are trying to get through the board one step at a time. Florida and Houston quickly become the main reference point. A chat correction comes in, and Parish adjusts without derailing the discussion. They then move into an Illinois-Houston regional semifinal and call it a grown man varsity game. Houston gets the nod because of its defense, while Illinois still gets respect for its offense and for having real pieces inside and on the perimeter. The hosts spend time on Illinois’s uneven finish and note the defensive dip down the stretch, even as they treat the matchup as one worth watching. Clemson and Iowa become another decision point. Both teams are described as carrying some late season baggage, so the game feels more like a salvage spot than a clean showcase. Iowa advances. The conversation keeps its rhythm by moving from one region to the next and revisiting earlier assumptions when needed. By the end, the show feels like a live bracket board being filled out in front of you, and it ends with the familiar promise that more March content is coming soon.

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A bracket preview that follows matchups, form, and the board as it moves.

This annual bracket preview moves region by region, sorting matchups, recent form, and the seeds that look steadier than they really are. Gary Parish and Matt Norlander work through the board in real time, correct themselves when needed, and keep the conversation loose enough…

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You want a bracket preview that stays in the weeds on Florida-Houston, Illinois-Houston, and Clemson-Iowa.

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