The NCAA will expand the men’s and women’s basketball championships from 68 to 76, creating an opportunity for a host city.

The NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will be expanding to 76 teams, beginning next season. CBS Sports college hoops insider Matt Norlander confirmed the news. "The voting in favor of expanding March Madness was unanimous from the men's and ...

It's finally official: The NCAA is expanding the men's and women's basketball tournaments by eight teams to new fields of 76, set to take immediate effect with this upcoming season. Of the 68 teams in last season's tournaments, 31 were automatic bids ...

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially ...

April 6, 2026 – Men’s Finals – The Michigan Wolverines defeat the UConn Huskies 69-63 in the national championship game in Indianapolis, Indiana, to earn their first championship in men’s basketball since 1989. April 5, 2026 – Women’s Finals ...

After a year of pandering, the NCAA Tournament will be expanding to 76 teams next season, with the almighty dollar at the forefront of this new postseason adventure. I hope you didn’t actually think the NCAA was going to pass on adding teams to a ...