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March Madness men's and women's tournament field will stay at 68 teams in 2026 but could expand in 2027
Basketball FacebookTweetLink The next edition of March Madness will stay the same size in 2026. The NCAA is sticking with 68 teams for this upcoming season for the field size of the men's and women's basketball tournaments – though the discussion of future expansion is still on the table. 'Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men's and women's basketball championships,' said Dan Gavitt, the NCAA's senior vice president of basketball. 'However, the committees will continue conversations on whether to recommend expanding to 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2027 championships.' According to the Associated Press, the spring NCAA president Charlie Baker expressed interest in expansion and wanted a decision made in the next few months. In 1939, the inaugural NCAA men's basketball tournament had eight teams. It expanded to 16 teams in 1951, jumped up to 32 teams in 1975, and then doubled to 64 teams in 1985. It expanded to 68 teams in 2011. The women's tournament began as a 32-team field in 1982 and adopted the 64-team field format in 1994. The current format of 68 teams has been in effect since 2022. The 2026 NCAA men's Final Four will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. In 2027, it will be at Ford Field in Detroit. The NCAA women's Final Four in 2026 will be held in Phoenix at PHX Arena, while Columbus, Ohio, plays host in 2027 at Nationwide Arena.
CNN
an hour ago
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March Madness men's and women's tournament field will stay at 68 teams in 2026 but could expand in 2027
Basketball FacebookTweetLink The next edition of March Madness will stay the same size in 2026. The NCAA is sticking with 68 teams for this upcoming season for the field size of the men's and women's basketball tournaments – though the discussion of future expansion is still on the table. 'Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men's and women's basketball championships,' said Dan Gavitt, the NCAA's senior vice president of basketball. 'However, the committees will continue conversations on whether to recommend expanding to 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2027 championships.' According to the Associated Press, the spring NCAA president Charlie Baker expressed interest in expansion and wanted a decision made in the next few months. In 1939, the inaugural NCAA men's basketball tournament had eight teams. It expanded to 16 teams in 1951, jumped up to 32 teams in 1975, and then doubled to 64 teams in 1985. It expanded to 68 teams in 2011. The women's tournament began as a 32-team field in 1982 and adopted the 64-team field format in 1994. The current format of 68 teams has been in effect since 2022. The 2026 NCAA men's Final Four will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. In 2027, it will be at Ford Field in Detroit. The NCAA women's Final Four in 2026 will be held in Phoenix at PHX Arena, while Columbus, Ohio, plays host in 2027 at Nationwide Arena.
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Anthony Richardson has a shaky Saturday practice after a strong week
Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson's practice work is being watched closely this summer and word from reporters during three practices this week was that Richardson was doing some of his best work. Saturday's session didn't earn the same kind of raves. The Colts had a red-zone heavy practice and Richardson struggled to complete passes while also throwing an interception. Reporters noted that Daniel Jones, who is competing with Richardson, also had a hard time. After the practice, offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said the focus was on dropback passing and that is difficult in the red zone because of advantages the defense can deploy to stop it. As a result, Cooter said he found positive signs amid the overall performance. "The defense squeezes those zones, the man coverage is tighter," Cooter said, via the team's website. "We're trying new plays. We want to be really, really good at all that stuff. At the same time, these guys are working different progressions and where they can throw certain balls. We want to go through a practice and be really, really clean, but at the same time you don't want those guys to avoid sort of working on trying a throw or working on trying to hit a certain receiver in a certain spot, maybe a back shoulder type of throw. So red zone practices, when you sort them up at the end of the year, they don't always end up being your highest-production practices, but we do get a lot out of them. It's going to make us better moving forward. There's going to be some things we can coach off today's tape, but it was an encouraging day because we're working a lot of things and I think we got better at it." The Colts will be in Baltimore on Thursday to kick off their preseason schedule and that should mark a significant chapter in the quarterback competition.
