76 NCAA Tournament Teams in 2026-27
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All sports are becoming play-off centric.
Regular seasons becoming less relevant .
College BB ii poster child for this as NFL playoffs extend to mid- feb, eating into college BB season.
Only option for ncaa? Extend college BB playoffs to fill gap in programming from March til NBA playoffs start in april.
Inevitable continued dilution of regular season...sigh.
Regular seasons becoming less relevant .
College BB ii poster child for this as NFL playoffs extend to mid- feb, eating into college BB season.
Only option for ncaa? Extend college BB playoffs to fill gap in programming from March til NBA playoffs start in april.
Inevitable continued dilution of regular season...sigh.
Change things to just 6 OOC games, 12-ish conference games, make it mandatory that all conference teams participate in the conference tourneys and then make the NCAAT available to EVERYONE. Instead of 3 weekends, it'll be 6 to 8.
I mean, f*, it seems that they are trying to ultimately find that end point somewhere in the future.
Bunch of participation ribbons so feelings aren't bruised.
I mean, f*, it seems that they are trying to ultimately find that end point somewhere in the future.
Bunch of participation ribbons so feelings aren't bruised.
The tournament would start with 76 teams.
A 24 team 1st round (or play in) eliminates 12 teams & gets you to 64 teams.
A 24 team 1st round (or play in) eliminates 12 teams & gets you to 64 teams.
Start the tourney from the beginning of the season. Lost the opening game? Too bad, season's over.
You really mean it when you say 1 and done!
The NCAA is expected to finalize an expansion of the men’s and women’s tournaments to 76 teams soon after the completion of this year’s March Madness tournament, per Yahoo Sports' @RossDellenger.
Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” a high-placed source told Dellenger.
The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the second round.
Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” a high-placed source told Dellenger.
The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the second round.
Yeah it'll be about like bowl games have become. I guess whatever but it's definitely watered down.
All this to get $2 more a month for 6-7 tv/streaming providers from 168 million of us. F them. F it, I have no other choice than to suck it up and pay it if I want to watch the Hawks.
I remember when the B10+ channel started and thought all game would be there. They sure suckered a lot of people.
Just another con to get your $9.99 a month to watch a couple pre conference games.
How many NCAA teams? Put them all in. Absolute Madness.....right?
More is always more.
Heck. All teams in a double elimination tournament... More games!
Just so dumb.