Expanding the NCAA Tournament Would Break What Makes It Great There’s a growing push to expand the NCAA Tournament beyond its current 68-team format—maybe 72, maybe 76, maybe even 80. And on the surface, it sounds like one of those ideas that’s hard to argue against. More teams. More opportunity. More schools getting a shot at March Madness. But the more you sit with it, the more obvious it becomes: this isn’t about improving the tournament. It’s about monetizing it. Because