There could be a major expansion coming to the NCAA Tournament in all sports.
On Thursday, Jon Rothstein reported that the Division 1 Transformation Committee has been in talks to expand the NCAA Tournament in all sports to include 25% of the programs who are eligible.
For the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament, this would mean that the field is expanded by roughly 20 teams making it approximately an 88-team field.
However, Rothstein also noted that if the expansion occurs, they may not make the change to the men’s basketball tournament “because of its uniqueness.”
The Transformation Committee will be meeting later this month.