Way to get rid of the fun. After hinting at it for the past two years, the NCAA finally did what many people didn’t want and expanded its basketball tournaments, upping the field from 68 teams to 76 ...

In an expanded field, Auburn would've been the first team one gave over .500 to make the NCAA Tournament. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images If this most recent men’s NCAA Tournament had featured 76 teams, ...

The men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are expanding to 76 teams, the NCAA announced Thursday. It is the first time the men's tournament has expanded since 2011, and the first time the ...

College Football Playoff Could Be Headed for 24 Teams The College Football Playoff could be about to get even bigger. CFP officials have taken their biggest step yet toward potentially expanding the ...

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The NCAA has announced a major update to March Madness, confirming that both the men’s and women’s tournaments will expand to 76 teams starting in 2027. The change is one of the biggest in years and ...

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The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the works for years. The NCAA ...

The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that’s been in the works for years. The NCAA ...

The NCAA is set to expand March Madness to 76 teams starting next season, according to multiple reports—the tournament’s most significant expansion in decades. The change will be effective next season ...