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The NCAA continues to investigate the possibility of expanding the NCAA tournament, but NCAA senior vice president Greg Shaheen told FOXSports.com that no decision has been made.
"Nothing is a done deal," Shaheen, who oversees the tournament, told FOXSports.com on Monday afternoon. "We're talking with parties who have interest.
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One Internet Web site reported on Monday that, according to sources, the NCAA tournament would be expanding to 96 teams as early as next season.
The NCAA’s current contract, an 11-year, $6-billion deal with CBS that expires in 2013, has an opt-out clause after this season.
Multiple sources indicate that ESPN is considering bidding on the property. SportsBusiness Journal reported that CBS and Turner Sports are in discussions to create a joint bid for the rights.[/h2]
so there's still hope.
Going to 96 teams will render the regular season even more meaningless
I have no idea why people feel the regular season is meaningless now.
Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1
@*@*!%! ******ed....Really I can't stress how @*@*!%! stupid this is.
Al3xis wrote:
Going to 96 teams will render the regular season even more meaningless
I have no idea why people feel the regular season is meaningless now.
Originally Posted by Frankie Valentino
St. john's still wont make it.
What major conference has the longest NCAA tournament drought?Originally Posted by Frankie Valentino
St. john's still wont make it.
I agree with you to an extent, but i don't think expanding the tournament is the best solution. Like you said, the committee continues to let in mediocre power conference teams over deserving mid majors and that needs to stop.Originally Posted by ERASCISM
Anyone else kinda like this proposed format? I mean, the NIT fields 32 teams - why not just let those teams into the big dance? It can only make it better. Last year's tournament sucked, and you had teams like St. Mary's, SDSU, Creighton relegated to the NIT. Those teams should've been in and they likely will year-in year-out in a 96 team field. I wanna see those teams in it if they're going to continue to allow mediocre Arizona, Ohio State, and Wisconsin squads every year. Just let them all in.
Do fans really get geeked off regular season games anyway? Unless it's a rivalry game, the reg season is a bore. So the new format wouldn't really change that. They're college kids, they're gonna play hard regardless.