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2025-2026 College Basketball General Discussion
- By DZ83CK
- Buckeye Basketball
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Big 12 and ACC have been pushing to expand the NCAA tournament, currently totaling 68 teams. They are apparently going to move forward after the conclusion of this year's tournament and approve an expansion to 76 teams. The new format is expected to include 24 teams in the "play-in" phase of the tournament - there were 8 before, and now the last 8 that were "in" before will be demoted to the play-in, and the 8 expansion teams will also be there. They will have 12 play-in games spread over 2 sites, Dayton being one of the two.
sports.yahoo.com
2026 Final Four: NCAA tournament expansion 'will happen.' Here's why that's the case despite the outcries against it
In the most financially stressful time in college athletics history, the power leagues see NCAA tournament expansion as a key path to increasing access and revenue.
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2026 NCAA Tournament General Discussion
- By System_id
- Buckeye Basketball
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Fuck no. Literally rooting for any of the other three.Would you rather Michigan win it all or a non-Big Ten team take the title?
Land-Grant Holy Land
Land-Grant Holy Land, an Ohio State Buckeyes communitywww.landgrantholyland.com
Look, if I don’t have a dog in the fight, I will always root for the Big Ten team, if for no other reason than why the hell not. But I am not one of those people who believe in conference pride, and I will never unironically cheer “B1G! B1G! B1G!” in a public (or private) setting.
So, for me, this is an easy question. I want nary a good thing to ever happen to Michigan athletics or its fanbase. Not only would it give them something else to puff their chests out about, but I just can’t stand anything or anyone in Maize and Blue. So, it’s easy, if it’s Michigan or a non-Big Ten team, I will happily hand either UConn or Arizona the scissors to cut down the nets in Indy.
Just sayin': No shit, anybody else; just not scUM.
Who knows, maybe Chief Illiniwek can make the B1G proud and pull a Natty out of his ass this year.
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