March Madness expanding?

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I haven’t seen this discussed yet unless I missed it but apparently there’s talk of going to a 76 team field.

NCAA basketball tournament could expand as early as the 2026 season ... but the question remains: Why?

NCAA president Charlie Baker says talks are underway to expand the NCAA tournament from 68 teams to 72 or 76.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[msstatelp1]

I hope not. I wasn’t really a fan of adding the play in games and don’t think we need more.

 

[8dog]

Boooooooooooooooo.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

From an objective perspective, this is a pointless cash grab, but I won't say I oppose it because I suspect the 8 extra bids will mostly go to mediocre power conference teams. This year, it would have been West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State, Boise State and ... SMU? Villanova? Cincinnati? Nebraska?

I could see us being a beneficiary of this expansion. Stansbury got 6 bids in 14 seasons, but under a 76 team format, he would have had 10 or possibly 11.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Need it to be a field if 128 so more people can be happy "making it"

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Why do so many sports fans want less sports? I don't understand it. Just don't watch the first round of games if offended. I, for one, want more March Madness and more CFB Playoffs.

 

[kired]

Need it to be a field if 128 so more people can be happy "making it"

Gonna need at least a couple of playins. Better make it 130

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It needs to stay the way it is. Just adding teams for eyeballs because those teams in that 64-76 area aren’t getting anywhere in the tournament.

 

[cadawg26]

Don’t change something that is great.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

It needs to stay the way it is. Just adding teams for eyeballs because those teams in that 64-76 area aren’t getting anywhere in the tournament.

Agreed in principle, but I will point out that in 14 years of the "First Four," 2 of those teams have made the Final Four, so who knows.

 

[bulldoghair]

Only one more round across the board and you can double the field to 128. Play in games are dumb. Just do one extra game for everyone and be done with it.

 

[Anon1717806835]

I haven’t seen this discussed yet unless I missed it but apparently there’s talk of going to a 76 team field.

NCAA basketball tournament could expand as early as the 2026 season ... but the question remains: Why?

NCAA president Charlie Baker says talks are underway to expand the NCAA tournament from 68 teams to 72 or 76.

sports.yahoo.com

Dumb idea, but I have said this before - nothing gets smaller when money is the driving force. I decreases the significance of the regular season. The NBA playoffs last almost two months, and that is ridiculous.