Although the NCAA Tournament is one of the best competitive formats in college athletics, the allure of March Madness isn’t stopping experts from trying to add more teams to the tournament.
One expert against the idea of expansion is ESPN’s Jay Bilas, who crushed the NCAA on the idea of expanding the NCAA tournament field.
Bilas rejected the idea on ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast, saying, “Never underestimate the NCAA’s ability to do something stupid. And if they did that, it would be profoundly stupid.
While the topic of expanding the NCAA Tournament seems to come up every offseason, experts like Bilas have staunchly opposed the possibility.
“When someone says more teams need access to the tournament, every team now has the same access to the tournament,” Bilas said. “All you have to do is win your conference’s automatic bid, against your peers with a group of teams you chose to be a part of, and every team is already in the tournament. All you have to do is win your conference tournament. You are already in the tournament.
Bilas finished his thought by comparing the tournament bracket to toilet paper, saying: “What are we going to do now? We’re going to 96, and we’re going to print the media first on legal paper, then on a toilet paper roll, and just unroll it. It does not mean anything. »
The 2024 NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday, March 19, and Selection Sunday goes live on Sunday, March 17.
