Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

CBS Sports' Isaac Trotter joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to play a Buy or Sell with Illinois men's basketball entering the NCAA Tournament, breaking down their draw in the Greenville pod and South region. Illini women's basketball great and radio color analyst Kendall Bostic then joins Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner to discuss the Illini women's draw in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed in Nashville, the great play of the underclassmen and Shauna Green's great success.

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Jon Rothstein breaks down his bracket.


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March Madness is HERE! Join Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as they pick the winner for EVERY game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will take you from Dayton all the way to Indianapolis. Who do the guys have winning it all? Tune in to find out!

(0:00) Intro + Norlander is doin’ more stuff with brackets

(1:00) This is the bracket preview … it’s different from yesterday

(7:00) East Region Picks & Predictions

(24:00) South Region Picks & Predictions

(37:45) West Region Picks & Predictions

(53:00) Midwest Region Picks & Predictions

(1:05:30) Who is the 12 seed or worse most likely to make a run?

(1:10:00) Final Four Picks!

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster

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Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down No. 3 seed Illinois basketball's draw in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. LaTulip breaks down what he thinks of a first-round matchup with No. 14 seed Penn a potential second-round matchup against No. 6 North Carolina or No. 11 seed VCU and what Illinois must do to have a successful first weekend. He then zooms out at the long-term path in the South Region and discusses the rest of the March Madness bracket before giving his Final Four prediction.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois earning a No. 3 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The guys discuss the first-round matchup against No. 14 seed Penn and Fran McCaffery in Greenville (S.C.) and a possible second-round matchup against No. 6 seed North Carolina and a potential Sweet Sixteen matchup against Houston. The guys also discuss what must happen for the team to get through to the second weekend.

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