NCAA Tournament expansion as early as next season.

[muwarrior69]

https://nypost.com/2025/05/29/sports/ncaa-looking-to-expand-march-madness-as-soon-as-next-season-in-shocker/

I wonder if this will happen.

[brewcity77]

I've been tilting at the 80-team expansion windmill for 3 years, and after the season ended I put together a 12-page expansion plan to go to 80 teams. By coincidence, I was finally ready to send it out today, the same day Charlie Baker talked about 72 or 76 (both of which would be mistakes, IMO).

I have an email list of a little over 2,000 league officials, athletics administrators, and coaches that I've compiled over the past couple weeks. I am in the process of sending my expansion plan out to all of them today. They'll probably bull ahead to a poor decision before I'm able to get any traction, but hoping I can get the discussion pushed in a positive direction (which 80 would be).

[Uncle Rico]

I've been tilting at the 80-team expansion windmill for 3 years, and after the season ended I put together a 12-page expansion plan to go to 80 teams. By coincidence, I was finally ready to send it out today, the same day Charlie Baker talked about 72 or 76 (both of which would be mistakes, IMO).

I have an email list of a little over 2,000 league officials, athletics administrators, and coaches that I've compiled over the past couple weeks. I am in the process of sending my expansion plan out to all of them today. They'll probably bull ahead to a poor decision before I'm able to get any traction, but hoping I can get the discussion pushed in a positive direction (which 80 would be).

If they go to 80 teams, the gap between Marquette and the top of the Big East will be enormous

[HutchwasClutch]

Great.  Let's add 4-12 more mediocre to lousy teams and water the event down some more.  All because coaches think more teams equals better chances getting in the field and keeping their jobs. 

[tower912]

I feel that way about posters.

[PJDunn]

The odds of the tourney getting expanded—- high

The odds of the powers that be listening to some rando MU scooper —- ZERO

[brewcity77]

Great.  Let's add 4-12 more mediocre to lousy teams and water the event down some more.  All because coaches think more teams equals better chances getting in the field and keeping their jobs. 

The event wouldn't be watered down at all, the field would be strengthened.

[1SE]

I've been tilting at the 80-team expansion windmill for 3 years, and after the season ended I put together a 12-page expansion plan to go to 80 teams. By coincidence, I was finally ready to send it out today, the same day Charlie Baker talked about 72 or 76 (both of which would be mistakes, IMO).

I have an email list of a little over 2,000 league officials, athletics administrators, and coaches that I've compiled over the past couple weeks. I am in the process of sending my expansion plan out to all of them today. They'll probably bull ahead to a poor decision before I'm able to get any traction, but hoping I can get the discussion pushed in a positive direction (which 80 would be).

[muwarrior69]

Great.  Let's add 4-12 more mediocre to lousy teams and water the event down some more.  All because coaches think more teams equals better chances getting in the field and keeping their jobs. 

...but with the court settlement perhaps the players will get a cut of that money not just the conferences and individual schools.

[The Sultan]

Great.  Let's add 4-12 more mediocre to lousy teams and water the event down some more.  All because coaches think more teams equals better chances getting in the field and keeping their jobs. 

You are not required to watch every game.

[Uncle Rico]

...but with the court settlement perhaps the players will get a cut of that money not just the conferences and individual schools.

More work for accountants

[tower912]

Teach the student athletes how to keep two sets of books.

[PointWarrior]

I've been tilting at the 80-team expansion windmill for 3 years, and after the season ended I put together a 12-page expansion plan to go to 80 teams. By coincidence, I was finally ready to send it out today, the same day Charlie Baker talked about 72 or 76 (both of which would be mistakes, IMO).

I have an email list of a little over 2,000 league officials, athletics administrators, and coaches that I've compiled over the past couple weeks. I am in the process of sending my expansion plan out to all of them today. They'll probably bull ahead to a poor decision before I'm able to get any traction, but hoping I can get the discussion pushed in a positive direction (which 80 would be).

Be sure to include Muggsy's 5 point plan as well - every little bit helps.

[tower912]

Open 3 and open lay up equals a 5 point plan.  Who needs the mid range?

[barfolomew]

I feel that way about posters.

I'm not worried. My Scoop buyout is too large.

[tower912]

I'm not worried. My Scoop buyout is too large.

I was told that your buyout was NIL.