The committees for men's and women's Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments ... that that model just continues in the future,” Southeastern ...

Even before the first 12-team playoff last year, conference commissioners were *already* batting around a 14-team model for 2026. That has now morphed into a likely 16-team bracket. The financial ...

It’s a vision built to benefit the major conferences, particularly the SEC and Big 12, and one that leaves little room for mid-majors or Cinderella bids that have long defined March Madness.

The committees for men’s and women’s Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments but made no immediate decisions or ...

Currently, two of the First Four games involve 16 seeds — teams that automatically qualify by winning lower-ranked conferences — while two more involve at-large teams often seeded 11 or 12 ...

March Madness expansion to 72 or 76 teams floated; change could come as soon as next season The NCAA committees for men's and women's Division I basketball have discussed expanding the March ...

The committees for men's and women's Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments, but made no immediate decisions or recommendations. “The ...