NCAA votes to NOT expand March Madness beyond 68 teams

For now. I’d be shocked if it doesn’t happen in the next few years.

if you expand ncaa tourney, it will probably mean the end to conference tourneys
maybe you can add a game or two to conf schedules during regular season instead

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For now. I’d be shocked if it doesn’t happen in the next few years.

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The NCAA Tournament accounts for 70% of the NCAA's ENTIRE annual revenue stream. With major conf. football breaking further and further away from the NCAA and the NCAA desperate for money, they are looking for anyway possible to generate more from their only real "cash cow". Expansion has literally nothing to do with inclusion of more teams for competitive purposes. That's why this topic won't go away. The current contract runs through 2032. That's why there is no absolutely pressing need to expand....yet.

The NCAA is going to eventually dilute its only truly great event...unless basketball and football largely break away from the NCAA