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The NCAA may expand the NCAA tournament to over 90 schools by 24/25

MuchoDogYears said:
No.

If you’re going to expand it, expand it. Stop with the incremental crap. Invite 256 and play one additional weekend to get it down to 64. Everyone’s happy.
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i like this. a lot.
i guess the problem with it would be the seeding thing.
not to be dismissive for so many squads, but it seems like picking the order after, say the first 80 or so teams would be a challenge.
'#217? no way, we're definitely top 150! we wuz robbed!'
 
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ClifSpliffy said:
i like this. a lot.
i guess the problem with it would be the seeding thing.
not to be dismissive for so many squads, but it seems like picking the order after, say the first 80 or so teams would be a challenge.
'#217? no way, we're definitely top 150! we wuz robbed!'
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The first time a #1 seed loses to a #64 seed will be fantastic
 
I would think the ncca pay out credits would be less… and a conference like the big east that would be a big deal
 
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Wait, schools cannot provide reasonable entertainment to student athletes at any time? Somewhere, Rick Pitino’s eyes just lit up.

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Yes!​
 
With the current system, where conference tourney Champs get an automatic bid, essentially no team is eliminated until they lose in their conference tournament. Kind of makes the regular season irrelevant.
 
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68 teams is plenty. For most teams, making the NCAA tournament is a big goal, and an achievement to be proud of. Watering down the tournament lessens the achievement and weakens the tournament overall.
 
shizzle787 said:
Both Jon Rothstein and Matt Notlander are hedging against this, saying it may only apply to other sport. Don’t mess with the tournament.
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www.cbssports.com

Court Report: Why major NCAA Tournament expansion won't happen despite recommendations to change March Madness

Matt Norlander's insider notebook also details NBA speculation about Nick Smith Jr.'s future at Arkansas
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-> In addition to myriad logistical alterations that would have to be accounted for, there is a humongous TV contract to consider. CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports share men's March Madness rights through 2032.

Moving forward, remember that whatever change is made for the men's tournament will also be made for the women's. If you expand the men's field to 72, the same will happen with the women, particularly in the wake of the NCAA's gender equity review after the PR disaster the NCAA brought upon itself in 2021 regarding inequalities in women's basketball.

Additionally, skepticism abounds in NCAA halls re: more teams equaling more money to the organization's coffers. This is a bottom-line business. The men's NCAA Tournament is the only money-making championship the NCAA owns. (The College Football Playoff isn't an NCAA-run event.) The women's tournament annually operates in the red. More games means more cost and more money to split up to more schools until 2032 at least. That's not an outcome many in college athletics find satisfying. Relatedly, there are ongoing discussions about how tournament money should be changed/split up in the current system. <-
 
Devland said:
With the current system, where conference tourney Champs get an automatic bid, essentially no team is eliminated until they lose in their conference tournament. Kind of makes the regular season irrelevant.
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That is what I was thinking.
 
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