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College basketball teams that advance to the championship round of the NCAA Tournament could start to receive additional funds for their postseason success as e ...
A 96-team field likely would have enveloped the 32-team NIT, the NCAA’s other, independently run season-ending tournament. Instead, the expansion is much more modest.
There have been rumblings about the 2026 NCAA Tournament expanding its field from 68 to 76 teams. It's no secret that NCAA ...
The NCAA announced on Monday that it won't be expanding the March Madness past 68 teams for the 2025-26 season.
The NCAA tournament will be staying at 68 teams — for now. The NCAA voted not to expand March Madness for the 2025-26 season on Monday afternoon, but it will continue to discuss the expansion of the ...
The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar.
Charlie Baker doubts NCAA basketball tournament expansion can happen for 2025-26 season Story by Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · ...
As of this past school year, the 68-team basketball tournament field represented 19 percent of the 355 Division I schools. Division I is expected to grow to more than 360 schools over the next year.
Not because they should. Because they can. They’re going to expand the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from 68 teams to 76 teams, and they’re going to do it for the upcoming 2025-26 season.