The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011. The change introduced the First Four round, a set of pre-tournament ...

March Madness, the NCAA's iconic single-elimination basketball tournament, has captivated fans since 1939 for men and 1982 ...

“Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships.

The idea of expanding the tournament to either 72 or 76 teams had picked up steam in the spring. Expansion is still possible ...

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the ...

Expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is on hold for now. NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced ...

Late last month, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports noted that an expansion of March Madness for the spring of 2026 was unlikely, ...

On Monday, the NCAA revealed that there will be no expansion to its men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, ...

March Madness might be getting even bigger. NCAA president Charlie Baker said during this week’s Big 12 Spring Meetings in Orlando that the college basketball tournament could expand as soon as ...

Baker added the NCAA has no intention of changing the 31 automatic qualifiers, while also admitting there are teams deserving of a bid that end up getting left out of the 68-team field.

March Madness is already one of the biggest draws in college sports, and NCAA president Charlie Baker wants to make it even greater with another expansion just a few years after the tournament ...

The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the ...