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No expansion for NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this year
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,
NCAA: No expansion of basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams this season, talks ongoing about 2027
The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011. The change introduced the First Four round, a set of pre-tournament games in which the four lowest-seeded at-large teams and four lowest-seeded conference champions compete for spots in the traditional 64-team bracket.
On Monday, the NCAA revealed that there will be no expansion to its men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, ...
The NCAA considered expansion to a 72- or 76-team bracket in both the men's and women's tournaments increased since last ...
NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced in a statement that various NCAA committees would continue ...
“Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” ...
“Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships.
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