
As the NCAA continues to inch closer to expanding its crown jewel men’s basketball tournament, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti once again threw the conference’s support behind a widened field and weighed in on the league’s preferred model.
Meeting with reporters at the league’s basketball media day event Thursday in the shadow of Chicago O’Hare Airport, Petitti says the conference has “been supportive” of the move after hearing from the league’s coaches and athletic directors, in large part to preserve “access” to the field as power conferences balloon in size.