Thamel: NCAA close to decision on basketball tournament expansion

June 25, 2025

By Pete Thamel, ESPN: A decision on whether or not to expand the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be made in the upcoming weeks, sources told ESPN.

If the decision is made to expand, the expansion would begin in the 2025-26 season, per sources, and the tournament would expand to no more than 76 teams. Sources have indicated to ESPN for months that 76 is the more likely expansion option than 72, as the current format for the men’s and women’s tournament is 68 teams.

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Sources: NCAA nears decision on larger tourney

A decision on whether or not to expand the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will be made in the upcoming weeks, sources told ESPN.

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