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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 ...
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 considered expansion to a 72- or 76-team bracket in both the men's and women's tournaments increased since last spring. But NCAA president Charlie Baker said on July 24 that the biggest ...
The NCAA announced Monday the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not be expanded for the 2025-26 season, though ...