The final round of expansion came in 2011, when three more at-large bids were added to the tournament, making it a 68-team event that included the First Four, a group of four play-in games. Here's ...

Will the NCAA Tournament expand beyond the current format to include more teams? We should know soon enough. According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the decision or whether to expand the ...

The NCAA Tournament is remaining at 68 teams -- for now. Both the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball committees met this week to discuss potentially expanding the NCAA Tournament field ...

Per Thamel, “The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball committees have finished meeting this week and did not come to a decision or make a recommendation on tournament expansion.

There you go, board members, a slogan to accompany the big announcement. The NCAA Tournament Field of 76: It Just Means More to Tolerate. (Photo: Steph Chambers / Getty Images) ...

With the 2026 tournaments a little more than eight months out, the chance of anything changing next year seem to be waning. The tournament field has been set at 68 teams since 2011, when the First ...

One of college basketball’s hottest topics this offseason is the possible expansion of the NCAA Tournament. But Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg doesn’t want to hear it. Neither ...

While the NCAA considers expansion, I'm out here wishing for contraction. The First Four already feels disconnected from the tournament proper. Doubling down on it is a losing bet.