NCAA senior vice president for basketball, the closest thing the NCAA has to a commissioner, has gone public with the association’s reaction to a proposal from the ACC to have an open tournament this year.
In a word: nope. Not happening. Gavitt told Andy Katz that “Every college basketball team’s goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament because everyone loves March Madness.
“Certainly we missed it this year and can’t wait for 2021. While all who care about the game are entitled to their opinion, and we’ll always listen respectfully, at this time we are not working on any contingency plan that involves expanding the tournament field.