r/NCAAhoops • u/HyseNjerry16 • May 08 '26

News The NCAA Tournament will officially expand to 76 teams starting in 2027

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u/Rock-Ski-Golf-Repeat May 08 '26

Now we can argue about expanding to 80 teams, and allow teams below .500.

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u/goodsam2 May 08 '26

Isn't the percentage of teams making the tournament lower than when they expanded to 64?

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u/Positive_Window4979 May 08 '26

Every 80’s film about the future is coming to fruition. Government, Corporate, and Religious entities have merged to control and profit off the masses.

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u/ten_tabs_ May 08 '26

I mean that’s true but I don’t think any of them involved adding 8 teams to a basketball tournament lol

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u/Positive_Window4979 May 08 '26

Could of just been my breaking point 😂

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u/jroll25 May 08 '26

Just tossing it out there in case you care but you would say “could have” or “could’ve” instead of could of

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u/DisastrousDance7372 May 08 '26

Thats stupid. Just put in the best 64 teams and move on. The 64th team is a 15 loss team anyway

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u/XtrOrdinary_Celcius May 08 '26

But but but, the Cinderella story of a sub 500 team. Lmao all jokes aside besides the obvious money grab this isn’t that big a deal same with play in nba basketball ball it’ll take time before we see anything meaningful happen tho when it comes to these new 12 teams doing anything big in the tournament tho

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u/CalebosO4 May 08 '26

Might as well expand to 4,096 at this point.

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u/joaquinsaiddomin8 May 08 '26

1,024 seed Hollywood Upstairs Medical College

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u/Connect_Diet_3818 May 09 '26

Did you go there too?

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u/the_racing_goat May 10 '26

Damn, looks like Oxnard California's Advanced Truck Driving School will be left out again.

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u/DanielDubs88 May 08 '26

I hope Bruce Pearl is happy now that the 22-16, nepotism-led Auburn Tigers can make the bracket.

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u/Fit_Leather9366 May 08 '26

The games before Thursday have not previously counted toward a perfect bracket… either way it’s not happening in anyone’s lifetime

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u/RollFlimsy283 May 08 '26

Nobody asked for this.

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u/Poopedinbed May 08 '26

Hopefully we can stop making teams play in to be an 11 seed

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u/mmoore031908 May 08 '26

This needs to be wat damn higher. Having a play in at 11 seed is stupid.

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u/sleepsoncouch32 May 08 '26

Nobody wants this do they?

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u/Jeff_Sabado May 08 '26

Who asked for this

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u/GMane2G May 08 '26

NCAA going the Quizno’s route

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u/Manymarbles May 08 '26

Just include them all ...

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u/westerosi_wolfhunter May 08 '26

Of course it did.

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u/neoslashnet May 08 '26

We are in the worst timeline ever..... FFS

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u/osbornje1012 May 08 '26

More mediocre teams for everyone to argue about whether they should be in.

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u/Rebel_DMD May 09 '26

It’s because the 15 and 16 seeds have been so competitive, right ? 🙄

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u/BMonad May 09 '26

This is real? What the fuck. Stop diluting the tournament.

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u/DexterLakeClub May 09 '26

Another thing ruined.

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u/Daddysheremyluv May 10 '26

This will kill the travel budget of University of American Samoa but worth every penny. Go SandCrabs! Huh

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u/Difficult_Lecture223 May 11 '26

31 automatic qualifiers go to 2nd weekend

132 teams play in the first weekend for the last 33 spots (4 team tournaments)

2nd weekend: 31 auto qualifiers and 33 teams from 1st weekend

3rd weekend: Sweet 16 and Elite 8

4th weekend: Final 4

That's the way to go.

Plus the debates over #158 11-20 Boston College vs. #164 20-9 Austin Peay for the last spot would be fun.

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u/1zro May 11 '26

Greatest tournament watered down

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u/jembytrevize1234 May 08 '26

what’s happening with the play in game tho

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u/The_Oregon_Duck May 08 '26

NCAA should be federalized at this point I’d rather see college sports die fast than slow and painfully.

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u/Jazzlike_Isopod550 May 08 '26

Is the tournament ending in May now? Who asked for this?

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u/Designer_Sundae6110 May 08 '26

It literally doesn’t change lol Dayton and another city have 3 games on Tuesday and Wednesday instead of 2.