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The committees for men's and women's Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness ...
The NCAA committees for men's and women's Division I basketball have discussed potentially expanded March Madness tournaments ...
March Madness expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011 with the creation of the First Four, a set of games in which the four lowest-seeded at-large teams and four lowest-seeded conference champions ...
Though there has been no concrete plan for how expansion would work, speculation has centered on bringing more at-large teams, likely from major conferences, into the 64-team bracket.
It is expected that the Division I men’s basketball committee will announce NCAA Tournament expansion this week. Instead, it should just say no.
March Madness expansion to 72 or 76 teams floated; change could come as soon as next season Associated Press | Thursday, July 10, 2025 7:33 p.m.
Though there has been no concrete plan for how expansion would work, speculation has centered on bringing more at-large teams, likely from major conferences, into the 64-team bracket.