At Big 12 spring meetings this week, NCAA president Charlie Baker revealed that one of his top priorities was to discuss expanding March Madness -- and it could be coming as soon as this year.

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 ...

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 ...

NCAA president Charlie Baker said at the Big 12 spring meetings in Orlando, Florida, that "the goal" is to expand the Division I men's basketball tournament to 72 or 76 teams beginning in 2026 ...

Texas A&M men's basketball continued to establish itself as one of the top teams in the Southeastern Conference grinding out an impressive 69-53 win Tuesday over Georgia. The game included a ...

March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says. The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011, and Baker sees value in adding ...

In 2001, March Madness expanded to 65 teams, adding an “Opening Round” matchup. That remained the format until 2011, when the current 68-team bracket was implemented.

Currently, March Madness has a 68-team bracket, which includes four "play-in" games. Change could come as early as the 2026-27 college basketball season if those in charge can get the ball rolling.

NCAA could expand March Madness tournament as soon as 2026 . NCAA president has made expanding the men's basketball tournament to 72 or 76 teams a top priority. Cole Forsman | May 29, 2025.

College sports leaders have no good reasons to expand CFP, March Madness SEC and Big Ten leaders, plus many others, are waging war against problems that don’t really exist; struggling for the ...

For many sports fans, the NCAA Tournament, better known as March Madness, is the best time of the year. The upsets, the buzzer-beaters, and the chance for 68 teams to compete for a national ...

NCAA president Charlie Baker said one of his top priorities here at the Big 12 spring meetings was to discuss expanding March Madness, which could come in 2026. "That would be the goal, to try and ...