NCAA basketball tournaments closing in on 76-team March Madness starting in 2027: Sources
The NCAA is working toward expansion of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams for next season, with hopes of finalizing a plan next month. ESPN reported on Tuesday that the NCAA was initiating the final steps of expansion, but multiple people involved in expansion talks told The Athletic on Tuesday that there are still several key steps remaining to get a deal done. Both the men’s and women’s basketball committees have yet to be presented with a full expansion plan for approva
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