The NCAA announced that the men's and women's basketball tournaments will not be expanding for the 2026 season. Dan Gavitt, the NCAA senior vice president of basketball, stated that the committees will consider expanding to 72 or 76 teams ahead of the 2027 championships. NCAA president Charlie Baker pointed out that logistics present a significant challenge for any expansion, emphasizing that the tournament schedule is tightly constrained by the timing of conference championships and Selection Sunday.
Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men's and women's basketball championships, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced. However, the committees will continue conversations on whether to recommend expanding to 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2027 championships.
The biggest challenge for tournament expansion is logistics. The tournament has to start after the conference championships are over, and right now Selection Sunday happens like two hours after the last tournament game ends.
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