Jon Rothstein identifies 5 burning questions for the ACC heading into the 2026-27 college basketball season.

(0:00) Intro + 5 questions for the ACC

(0:50) Can anyone challenge Duke?

(7:15) What are reasonable expectations for Michael Malone’s first season at UNC?

(15:00) What kind of impact will the Class of 2022 have on the ACC’s perception?

(20:02) Will the ACC get mileage out of its diminished brands?

(23:50) Who are the sleepers in the ACC?

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Jon Rothstein answers his biggest questions surrounding the Big Ten.

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1:02 Does the Big Ten have a clear-cut favorite?

6:02 What can Michigan do for an encore?

13:16 What will Purdue look like without Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn?

19:18 How many teams from the Big Ten will play in the 2027 NCAA tournament?

28:16 Who is the sleeper in the Big Ten?

Jon Rothstein identifies five dark horse candidates for the 2027 Final Four. Will one of these teams make a surprise run to Detroit?

(0:00) Intro + Let’s talk dark horse Final Four teams!

(1:35) Injuries are the biggest question for USC

(6:01) St. John’s still has Rick Pitino and a very good perimeter

(12:44) Virginia is hiding in plain sight

(16:08) Arkansas’ defense will be a real issue in the tournament

(20:42) Miami has impressive talent on the roster

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Jon Rothstein dishes out 10 non-power-conference college basketball teams to watch out for during the 2026-27 season.

(0:00) Intro + Let’s talk non-power conference teams to watch

(2:00) Gonzaga is starting a new era

(6:10) Utah State in year one under Ben Jacobson

(8:56) San Diego State is trying to right the ship in the NIL era

(13:12) Santa Clara has the resources to be the standard of new WCC

(16:40) Saint Mary’s has a guy following the guy on the sideline

(18:56) VCU is coming off a win over UNC in the NCAA Tournament

(21:30) Saint Louis has retention uncommon for a non-power-conference program

(23:35) Penn has former high-major talent headlining its roster

(25:50) New Mexico has a great backcourt

(27:45) UC Irvine has a very good coach leading the way

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Jon Rothstein breaks down his top ten most anticipated non-conference matchups of the 2026 -2027 season.

(0:00) - Intro

(1:30) - 10th game

(3:07) - 9th game

(5:10) - 8th game

(7:00) - 7th game

(8:40) - 6th game

(10:30) - 5th game

(12:15) - 4th game

(14:15) - 3rd game

(16:42) - 2nd game

(18:13) - 1st game

Jon Rothstein is back breaking down some of the TOP non-conference matchups to watch ahead of the 2026-27 CBB season.

0:00 Intro

1:30 No. 20: Xavier at Cincinnati

4:03 No. 19: Kentucky at Virginia

5:37 No. 18: Michigan at Villanova

7:11 No. 17: UCLA vs. Gonzaga

9:38 No. 16: Indiana vs. Kentucky

11:53 No. 15: Arizona at St. John’s

14:19 No. 14: Arkansas vs. Michigan State

16:54 No. 13: UConn vs. Illinois

219:57 No. 12: UConn vs. Virginia

22:47 No. 11: Kentucky vs. North Carolina

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer joins the show for an in-depth conversation about entering his fifth season leading the Blue Devils, taking over for Coach K and what he’s learned since stepping into one of the biggest jobs in college basketball. Scheyer discusses his relationship with Coach K, the succession plan at Duke, last season’s Elite Eight loss to UConn and how he evaluates a successful season without a championship attached. He also addresses NBA interest, including the Mavericks job, and why he remains committed to Duke. Plus, Scheyer previews this year’s Blue Devils, breaking down the roster’s depth, returning players, John Blackwell, the newcomers and freshman class, potential four-guard lineups, the schedule and what it will take for Duke to get back to the Final Four.

Jon Rothstein breaks down some unexpected teams to look out for.