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

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

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

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

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

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

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, ...

Monday was a big win for basketball fans who prefer the NCAA Tournament to remain untouched, but expansion still looms ...

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.

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