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The Weekender: NCAA Tournament Expected to Expand, NCAA Proposes Rule Change to Ban Players After Remaining in Draft, and Geno Auriemma Lashes Out at Dawn Staley During Postgame Handshake

The NCAA Tournament is expected to expand to 76 teams, NCAA proposes a rule change to ban players after opting in and remaining in the draft, and Geno Auriemma lashes out at Dawn Staley.
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NCAA Tournament Expected to Expand to 76 Teams​

Money. Money. Money.

College basketball fans didn't ask for it, and neither did the majority of coaches and players. However, money talks, and the NCAA is expected to expand March Madness from 68 teams to 76 as early as 2027, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.

Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” says one high-placed source.
According to a proposal socialized with members last year, eight games would be added to the current “First Four” played over Tuesday and Wednesday of the first week of the event. This new “opening round” — the verbiage used to describe it — would feature 24 teams playing in 12 games over the two days at two sites (Dayton and another). Those involved in the negotiations caution that plenty of this could change through the course of continuing talks with TV partners Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS.
The 12 winners of the opening-round games — likely six games pitting lower-seeded automatic qualifiers and six pitting at-large teams — advance to an awaiting 52 teams in the original bracket. Under this concept, eight teams are extracted from the main bracket, plus the eight new at-large selections from expansion.
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Whether we like it or not, this will likely mean more mediocre high-major teams rather than mid-major programs.

NCAA president Charlie Baker believes that giving more high-major teams a chance is a net positive, as evidenced by No. 11 seeds Texas and Miami (Ohio), who proved it in their own respective ways over the last couple of weeks.

“There are every year some really good teams that don’t get to the tournament for a bunch of reasons,” Baker said last fall. “One of the reasons is we have 32 automatic qualifiers [for conference champions]. I love that and think it’s great and never want that to change, but that means there’s only 36 slots left for everybody else.”

The NCAA Tournament has expanded over the last nine decades, but has done so more rapidly over the last 15 years, much like it did in the 1979-80 season.
  • 1939: The tournament started with eight teams
  • 1951: Expanded to 16
  • 1975: Expanded to 32
  • 1979: Expanded to 40
  • 1980: Expanded to 48
  • 1985: Expanded to 64
  • 2001: Expanded to 65
  • 2011: Expanded to 68, introducing the "First Four"
For what it's worth, the bubble teams this season, who barely missed the NCAA Tournament but will surely make it if it expands by six teams yet again, included Auburn (17-16), Indiana (18-14), New Mexico (23-10), Oklahoma (19-15) and San Diego State (22-11).
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C Ivan Njegovan (Official Thread)

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Bestbuck36 said:
Was in Ace Hardware on 5th Ave yesterday and Ivan came in with Colin White. I'm about 6'5 with my shoes on and it was ridiculous standing next to him. I used to think it would be cool to be 7ft but F that! What a hassle that has to be.

Btw both kids were very polite. Told them keep their heads up it was a good year just tear em up next year. Definitely a fan of both but they both need to add some muscle to bang in the B1G
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You could have got the inside scoop on where White will be playing next year.
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Ohio State Women's Synchronized Swimming (34x National Champions)

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Back to Stanford. It appears to me that the sports that got cut were NOT Director's Cup point-getters. Could have missed one, but hey! All the Stanford AD has to do is send out notices to the Venture Capitalist up on I-270, and their pocket change could fund all 11. PS, football is the lowest of the sports ranked at Stanford. Yeah, kinda question tOSU being 4th in the final rankings. But synchro is the most dominant sport at The Ohio State University, by at least ten miles.
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Ohio State Women's Basketball (2023-24 B1G CHAMPS)

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Wow! Concisely put. McDuff seems to be able to recruit top-of-the-line backcourt talent, Jacy, Jaloni, etc. but he falls down terribly on front court talent. After watching the women's Dance this year, agree that Elsa, while serviceable, and did in fact grow this year, needs some development and some back-up that are more than placeholders. Don't know if the team faltered because they were winded, as McDuff plays with a very shortened bench. When some of the bench players got in, they played adequately. Kitt especially, but as we know, McDuff plays a small, quick group of guards, plus one person designed to act as a screener, and a convenient pass catcher. Elsa needs to learn how to play facing the basket, as too many times, she was looking for someone to pass to, and she was standing AT the foul line! while the defender was deep in the paint, knowing she wasn't going to 1) shoot, or 2) drive.
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Game Thread Oregon at tOSU, Sat. Nov. 7th, TBA

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The rankings could take quite a beating on that day. Oregon has become the thorn in the Buckeye's side these days. Hate that they can 'rent' Ohio players to suit up up there. But guess Nike dollars are like petro dollars. Anyway, might be a #1 v #2 on that Saturday. If still lived on the West coast, might be worth the trip, but don't so won't.
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Game Thread tOSU at Nebraska, Sat. Nov. 21st, TBA

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Losing Raiola will give them a personal 'edge' like no one's business. Whether the talent is there to back it up is questionable. Now really in the 'know' to know whether they gained more talent in the portal than they lost. So regardless, their first team might give a fight, their two's won't be in the same league as the Buckeyes, so color this a win for the good guys. 48-14.
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Game Thread tOSU at Texas, Sat. Sept. 12th, TBA

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One thing you can bet on, UT will have the best team money can buy. Whether they perform like that, kinda up in the air. PS, seem to recollect that tOSU was in the 'hunt' for Brandon Baker, but got outbid by the Longhorns. Anyone know definitively how well he's doing? Or is it a 'whew' that he went to Texas (a la Felix Ojo)? Anyway, I get a bang out of seeing which 'next best things' that was/were going to tOSU find out who cratered, and contrarywise, cringe when look at the pre-season mags and see someone tOSU went after on the ratings lists.....
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