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

The NCAA made a decision on possible March Madness expansion for the tournament and fans seem happy about the direction.

In 1939, the inaugural NCAA men’s basketball tournament had eight teams. It expanded to 16 teams in 1951, jumped up to 32 ...

The NCAA made a rare good decision in deciding to keep March Madness from expanding during the 2025-26 season.

March Madness will keep its current 68-team format for the 2025-26 season, NCAA vice president Dan Gavitt announced Monday. The decision ensures both the men’s and women’s tournaments will remain ...

The men's and women's NCAA Tournament will stay at 68 teams next season, though March Madness could expand in 2027 and beyond ...

“Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships. However, the committees will continue conversations on whether to recommend ...

The fields for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments will not be expanding this season, NCAA senior vice ...

There have been rumblings about the 2026 NCAA Tournament expanding its field from 68 to 76 teams. It's no secret that NCAA ...

Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s senior vice president of basketball, made it official this week: The NCAA Tournaments for men’s and ...

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

The NCAA Tournament won’t be expanding beyond its already established format, at least for the upcoming 2025-26 season.