College sports leaders have no good reasons to expand CFP, March Madness SEC and Big Ten leaders, plus many others, are waging war against problems that don’t really exist; struggling for the ...

March Madness expansion could be decided 'in next few months' per NCAA president Updated May. 30, 2025 10:35 a.m. ET share. facebook x reddit link.

March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says. The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011, and Baker sees value in adding ...

In 2001, March Madness expanded to 65 teams, adding an “Opening Round” matchup. That remained the format until 2011, when the current 68-team bracket was implemented.

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.

The 2024 NCAA men’s tournament marked the 14th since the event’s most recent expansion from 64 to 68 teams in 2011. So far, reviews seem generally favorable, and two First Four participants ...

It would be one thing if ratings were on a steady decline, but that’s not the case. In fact, the 2025 March Madness averaged 10.2 million viewers per game, a 3% increase from 2024. The National ...

The March Madness logo on the jumbotron in the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee at the NCAA Tournament - Mont Dawson, Kentucky Sports Radio. The field of 64 became the field of 68 in 2011. What’s next?

The tournament grew from 64 to 68 teams in 2011 and NCAA President Charlie Baker said he sees value in the idea of expanding further to 72 or 76.

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 ...

NCAA president Charlie Baker said one of his top priorities here at the Big 12 spring meetings was to discuss expanding March Madness, which could come in 2026. "That would be the goal, to try and ...

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.