The long-awaited inevitability is nearly a reality. Both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are expected to expand to 76 teams, effective next year, sources told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

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The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the works for years. The NCAA ...

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The NCAA Division I men's and women's tournaments are expanding to 76 teams following a vote on Thursday. "The expanded Opening Round for the NCAA tournaments will now feature 12 automatic qualifiers ...

The expansion of the men's and women's NCAA Tournament has been a hot-button issue for fans, as the mentality of "more is more" continues to permeate ideas previously held sacrosanct. One such idea is ...

The NCAA is working toward expansion of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams for next season, with hopes of finalizing a plan next month. ESPN reported on Tuesday that the NCAA was ...

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March Madness is about to get bigger. The men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are on the cusp of expanding to 76 teams, ESPN reported, in the final stages of a move that has long been ...

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