After meetings of the male and female basketball committee, the main vice-president of NCAA basketball Dan Gavitt Confirmed tournament expansion talks took place. He also said that no decision had been made, but also revealed the “viable results” March Madness’ future.
Gavitt said the land could remain in its current format with 68 teams, which begins with the first four in Dayton. According to the press release,
Espn Pete Thamel previously reported A decision could make “in the coming weeks” as you approach meetings. In the end, no decision ended.
“The male and female basketball committees of the NCAA division I met this week, the meeting of men taking place in Savannah and the women’s meeting in Philadelphia”, ” Gavitt wrote. “The subject of expanding the field for each championship was discussed at length, but no decision or recommendation has been made. The still viable results include tournaments remaining in 68 teams or expanding the fields at 72 or 76 teams before the 2026 or 2027 championships. ”
During the Big 12 spring meetings in May, the president of the NCAA Charlie Baker said the goal would be to Develop the tournament next year If it was the decision. He also confirmed that the idea of a support of 72 or 76 teams being an option in the middle of the conversations.
“It would be the goal – to try to do it for next year, which is why the window to negotiate it will probably end at the beginning of the summer”, ” Baker told David Rumsey on the front office sports. “… We talked about 72 and 76. These were the figures whose basketball committee spoke. It would obviously be one or the other, will not be more. ”
Following Baker’s comments, the SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said the idea of expanding the NCAA tournament I didn’t come a lot During the spring meetings of his conference at Destiny. He said things “did not really go anywhere” other than a brief mention.
“I presented the problem to our male basketball coaches, which I think we have already talked about with this group. I suppose then, given the other problems we had on our plate, this conversation may have lasted five minutes “,” Sankey said. “My points were, it’s always a work in progress.
“I didn’t know there was going to be a kind of press gathering. It is not a criticism. Charlie Baker talked about the expansion of the tournament, I think, the day after the recession of our basketball coaches. I mentioned it to the women’s basketball coaches as briefly.
