NCAA official: Tournament expansion for men and women unlikely next year

FILE - Alabama forward Essence Cody and Florida State forward Makayla Timpson reach for the opening tip-off in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 22, 2024.

FILE - Alabama forward Essence Cody and Florida State forward Makayla Timpson reach for the opening tip-off in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)


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The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men's and women's basketball tournaments, and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview. The tournaments currently have 68 teams. There has been talk of increasing the field to 72 or 76 teams. Gavitt said he doesn't expect a vote in the near future. Changes in game operation and travel are among the many things that would need to be accounted for, so it would be unlikely for anything to take effect next year without an imminent vote.

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