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D1 hoops committees officially vote to expand tourneys to 76 teams
Posted on 5/7/26 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 5/7/26 at 1:51 pm
Men’s and women’s both.
How the new teams will be added:
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With the new expansion, the additional eight teams would be added to the current “First Four” play-in round, currently held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The newly expanded play-in round would then feature 24 teams playing 12 games over two days before the winners join the other 52 teams already in the traditional first-round field that initial weekend.
Rebranding was expected around the current “First Four” NCAA Tournament language. Of note, the opening round — now featuring 12 games — will still include both at-large and auto bids.
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Posted on 5/7/26 at 1:54 pm to Kinderman
Why even limit it to 76 at this point? Why not just an open tournament? And why even have a regular season? They’re playing all of those games just for seeding purposes for this gigantic single-elimination tournament? It’s all so stupid what’s being done to college sports.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 1:59 pm to Kinderman
Wow, Moser will make it in every year now. He was the bubble for 3 of his 5 years.
I hate expanding but its a participation world we live in now. Thank all the soccer moms who made sure even last place kids got a medal or trophy. This is just an expansion of that concept
I hate expanding but its a participation world we live in now. Thank all the soccer moms who made sure even last place kids got a medal or trophy. This is just an expansion of that concept
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:16 pm to Kinderman
We'll still suck too much to make it. 
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:36 pm to Kinderman
Same as pro sports. Just keep expanding until the regular season basically just becomes exhibitions.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:44 pm to Kinderman
Football will be next
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:45 pm to Kinderman
Women having 76 teams make the tournament is frickin hilarious. That tournament should be 16 teams max.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:47 pm to Kinderman
I don’t like that. It renders the regular season meaningless.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:50 pm to Kinderman
You'll have teams with losing records in conference play making the field every year now.
Not sure how a team that goes 7-11 in the ACC has an argument to why they should be int he tournament to crown the national champion.
the business of sports has ruined actual sports.
Not sure how a team that goes 7-11 in the ACC has an argument to why they should be int he tournament to crown the national champion.
the business of sports has ruined actual sports.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 2:58 pm to Kinderman
Everything gets worse
Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:00 pm to Kinderman
Not one dissenting vote. I’d wager that 80% of the fans (and even media) were against this but the vote was unanimous anyway.
Tells you a lot about how out of touch the bureaucrats running college sports are.
Tells you a lot about how out of touch the bureaucrats running college sports are.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:07 pm to Kinderman
Dumb
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Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:10 pm to Kinderman
Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:33 pm to UnluckyTiger
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Women having 76 teams make the tournament is frickin hilarious. That tournament should be 16 teams max.
For real.
The difference in just the 25th and 5th best teams is wild in women's basketball.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:40 pm to Kinderman
Lame
Posted on 5/7/26 at 3:45 pm to OU Guy
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I hate expanding but its a participation world we live in now. Thank all the soccer moms who made sure even last place kids got a medal or trophy. This is just an expansion of that concept
This has nothing to do with soccer mom culture and everything to do with ad dollars/corporate greed
Posted on 5/7/26 at 4:25 pm to Kinderman
the first 24! lol
Posted on 5/7/26 at 4:29 pm to Broski
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This has nothing to do with soccer mom culture and everything to do with ad dollars/corporate greed
Those corporate dads get home from work and their soccer wife is gushing over juniors last place trophy and how proud he should be.
Next day he goes back to work convincing college brass to increase teams for more revenue because it will make a lot of bad teams happier and draw in those last place eyeballs.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 4:33 pm to Kinderman
No one considers the play-ins the real tournament anyways.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 4:56 pm to StansberryRules
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Not sure how a team that goes 7-11 in the ACC has an argument to why they should be int he tournament to crown the national champion.
Are they one of the best 76? That’s their argument
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