We are in the expansion era, after all.

Not that fan discontent has slowed down expansion talks. In fact, Yahoo! Sports insider and On3 contributor Ross Dellenger reported last October that further NCAA Tournament expansion “is becoming closer to reality.” And, based on discussions at that time, the expectation was that the field would likely expand from 68 to 76 teams beginning with the 2026-27 season.

Per the 76-team proposal passed around last Fall, the additional eight teams would be added to the current “First Four” play-in round, currently held on Thursday and Friday before the full 64-team first-round slate kicks off during the tournament’s opening weekend. The new play-in round would then feature 24 teams playing 12 games over two days before the winners join the other 52 teams already in the traditional first-round field that initial weekend.

Hell just expand it to 128 teams and let everyone over .500 battle it out until well into June. We have a College Football Playoff that starts in December and doesn’t end until darn near February, and they’re still not happy with that and want to expand to more.

Maybe the goal is to have year-round college sports. And, of course, the other goal is to have a year-round revenue stream.