USA TODAY Sports reporter Nicole Auerbach breaks down the college basketball landscape following the NBA draft early-entry withdrawal deadline, previews the top teams heading into 2016-17 and discusses the upcoming draft with NBCSports' Rob Dau

Final touch on Villanova's championship run

Apr 6th, 2016 36m 40s

USA TODAY Sports colleges reporters Nicole Auerbach and Dan Wolken wrap up the 2015-16 college basketball season by dissecting Villanova's final second win against North Carolina, including discussing where the game ranks in the sport's history

Villanova coach Jay Wright after the game

Apr 5th, 2016 19m 12s

The Villanova Wildcats won the NCAA Tournament championship in an incredible game against North Carolina. Winning coach Jay Wright sat down with USA TODAY's Nicole Auerbach right after the game to talk about their season, what this championship

North Carolina, Villanova emphatically set stage for title game

Apr 3rd, 2016 31m 18s

Nicole Auerbach and Nancy Armour of USA TODAY Sports break down what happened in the national semifinals, which ended in routs for Villanova and North Carolina, and then look ahead to the championship game matchup between the Wildcats and Tar H

Wild, wacky tournament reaches Final Four week

Mar 29th, 2016 32m 47s

Nicole Auerbach and Nancy Armour of USA TODAY Sports analyze the wildly entertaining and unpredictable paths of the Final Four teams -- North Carolina, Oklahoma, Villanova and Syracuse -- and break down the matchups.

Talking tourney with Indiana's Tom Crean and Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel

Mar 23rd, 2016 53m 41s

USA TODAY Sports college sports reporter Nicole Auerbach discusses the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament with Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports, including what's behind the seeds, what happened to the Pac-12 and what left indelible impressions

Early round madness and Bill Self

Mar 21st, 2016 39m 33s

USA TODAY Sports national college basketball reporter Nicole Auerbach and columnist Nancy Armour break down the wild first weekend of the NCAA tournament and preview the Sweet 16, which is dominated by big brand-name teams. What happened to th

#RallyForRhyan and trouble at Cal

Mar 17th, 2016 21m 29s

As the NCAA tournament begins, USA TODAY basketball reporter Nicole Auerbach and columnist Nancy Armour discuss the early rounds. Armour is in Des Moines for the South Region and talks about Austin Peay coach Dave Loos’ granddaughter, who has c

Snubs, picks and leaked brackets

Mar 14th, 2016 42m 59s

The NCAA tournament bracket is filled in, so now it's time to discuss who got rewarded and who got robbed. College Basketball Madness' Nicole Auerbach breaks down the field with fellow USA TODAY reporter Dan Wolken. Were there really any teams

Big 12 tournament, Baylor's Rico Gathers and midmajor bummers

Mar 11th, 2016 31m 54s

In this bonus episode, USA TODAY Sports colleges reporter Nicole Auerbach talks live from the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, where the deepest conference in the country is showing no letdown. Nicole also goes one-on-one with Baylor power for

Postseason awards, tourney talk and Tom Izzo on Denzel Valentine

Mar 8th, 2016 48m 9s

Nicole Auerbach sheds light on the conversations had to create the USA TODAY Sports All-America teams, who did and didn't end up on them, and the choices for freshman, coach and player of the year.Nicole is then joined by two guests, separatel

Madness is right around the corner

Mar 4th, 2016 28m 59s

March is here and the madness will soon follow. Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson of USA TODAY Sports examine the possibilities of a No. 16 seed finally beating a No. 1 in the NCAA tournament, as well as player and coach of the year candidates.

Villanova coach Jay Wright, Yahoo Sports' Jeff Eisenberg talk hoops

Feb 24th, 2016 50m 36s

Nicole Auerbach of USA TODAY Sports is joined by Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports and Jay Wright, the coach of top-ranked Villanova, to talk about the stretch run.Wright's Wildcats have been No. 1 for three weeks in a row, which seems like an et

Talking Michigan State and the Big Ten with Joe Rexrode

Feb 17th, 2016 30m 29s

USA TODAY Sports' Nicole Auerbach is joined by Joe Rexrode, the Michigan State beat writer for the Detroit Free Press, to break down the leading contenders in the Big Ten race.Auerbach and Rexrode, who makes some time for the show despite bein

Sleeper teams, Duke's struggles and Providence's chances

Feb 5th, 2016 39m 7s

USA TODAY Sports' Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson reassess Duke's struggles, take a look at some sleeper teams here in February and project their Final Four as the season heats up. Plus bracketologist Shelby Mast swings by.

Blizzards, bracketology and Big Blue Nation

Jan 27th, 2016 44m 5s

Nicole Auerbach sits down with The Courier-Journal's Kyle Tucker to discuss blizzards, Tyle Ulis' role with Kentucky basketball, and how to pronounce Skal Labissiere's last name. Resident bracketologist Shelby Mast also stops by for the first B

Iowa soars, Skal Labissiere's emergence, plus bracketology

Jan 22nd, 2016 44m 27s

Nicole Auerbach and Dan Uthman discuss Iowa's recent success, Kentucky's Skal Labissiere's NBA hopes, Michigan State's struggles, who is No. 1 in bracketology and why Dan hasn't started Making a Murderer on Netflix yet.

Lauding the Big 12 -- especially Buddy Hield

Jan 8th, 2016 27m 42s

Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson of USA TODAY Sports look back at Buddy Hield and at the exciting triple-overtime contest between his No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners and the victorious No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks. The game was a great example of how ultra ta

Drama at Kentucky-Louisville; Big East favorite

Dec 30th, 2015 23m 59s

Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson look at comments from the anonymous scout on Skal Labissiere, discuss Rick Pitino's postgame exit and a look at the resurgence of the Big East.

Matt Painter; Scheduling, numbers and one and done

Dec 17th, 2015 50m 29s

Purdue's Matt Painter stops by and talks about freshman Caleb Swanigan, the Boilermakers' fast start and his reaction to Bo Ryan's retirement. Plus Dan Wolken stops by to chat about major issues in college basketball including scheduling and th

Reflecting on the weird week in college hoops

Dec 11th, 2015 31m 2s

USA TODAY Sports' Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson examine the strange happenings in college basketball including Virginia's win against West Virginia, Denzel Valentine's continued domination, Maryland's evolution and Boston College's e.coli o

Opening up with Xavier's Chris Mack and talking early season favorites

Dec 4th, 2015 42m 17s

Is never too early to talk end-of-the-year awards, is it? Nicole Auerbach and Dan Uthman of USA TODAY Sports discuss the early favorites for national player of the year and who the top seeds would be if the NCAA tournament started today. Xavier

LSU's Ben Simmons; Major upsets by mid-majors

Nov 24th, 2015 36m 50s

Nicole Auerbach and Scott Gleeson discuss LSU freshman Ben Simmons, mid-major teams upset major powers, and take Twitter questions from listeners.

Washington's Lorenzo Romar details trip to China

Nov 19th, 2015 35m 5s

Nicole Auerbach sits down with Washington's Lorenzo Romar and chat about the Huskies trip to China, the five-second closely guarded rule and how he got into coaching.

Belmont's Rick Byrd outlines college basketball rule changes

Nov 12th, 2015 44m 30s

Nicole catches up with Belmont's Rick Byrd about rule changes coming to college basketball this season, plus her Final Four picks and recent story on Duke's Grayson Allen.