The committees for men's and women's Division 1 basketball met last week, regarding possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments.

 

NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt released a statement, saying "the still viable outcomes include the tournaments remaining at 68 teams or expanding the fields to either 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2026 or 2027 championships."

 

ESPN's Michael Wilbon says this is trying to fix something that isn't broken.

 

While there is no concrete plan on how potential expansion would work, it is speculated that more major conference at-large teams would benefit, at the expense of lower-level D1 conference champions. Wilbon says the NCAA continues to get in their own way.

 

Any recommendation for expansion would have to be approved by the NCAA's Division 1 board, which will next meet in August.