The NCAA tournament is nearing expansion, according to a report from Ross Dellenger of On3.
An agreement has yet to be finalized, but the new proposed format that is being floated to television partners is an expanded field from 68 to 76 teams. Eight games are expected to be added to the First Four, which is currently a set of four games featuring the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the last four at-large teams in the NCAA tournament field. The new first 12 games will be referred to as the opening round, where 24 teams would play in 12 games over the first two games. The games would take place at two different sites.
