Expansion has been on the table for years, but this is the closest the NCAA has come to building a larger men's bracket since ...

North Carolina State guard Casey Morsell (14) goes baseline around Duke center Kyle Filipowski (30) during the second half of the NCAA South Regional Final on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Dallas.

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At Big 12 spring meetings this week, NCAA president Charlie Baker revealed that one of his top priorities was to discuss expanding March Madness -- and it could be coming as soon as this year.

The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011. The change introduced the First Four round, a set of pre-tournament games where the two lowest-seeded at-large teams and two lowest-seeded ...

FILE – NCAA President Charlie Baker speaks during the organizations Division I Business Session at their annual convention, Jan. 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) ...

NCAA president Charlie Baker discussed the idea of expanding from 68 teams to 72 or 76. ... March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says ...

NCAA could expand March Madness tournament as soon as 2026 . NCAA president has made expanding the men's basketball tournament to 72 or 76 teams a top priority. Cole Forsman | May 29, 2025.

March Madness might be getting even bigger. NCAA president Charlie Baker said during this week’s Big 12 Spring Meetings in Orlando that the college basketball tournament could expand as soon as ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — NCAA President Charlie Baker said May 29 he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months.

The next major change to March Madness could be coming much sooner than previously anticipated. As power conference leaders debate the format of the next College Football Playoff, it appears NCAA ...