NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Expansion ‘Not Imminent’ Despite Recent Discussions | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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Despite recent discussions from the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee about increasing the number of teams in the tournament field, expansion isn’t likely to happen soon.

Per a report from NCAA.com, an expansion of the tournament field is “not imminent.”

Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s senior vice president of basketball, explained the committee and staff “will continue studying options and gathering feedback from various constituents,” but it “remains to be seen” if the tournament will expand.

Speaking to Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports in March, Gavitt said expanding the tournament hasn’t been seriously discussed since the NCAA hired him in 2013.

“Those very infrequent times when it has been up for consideration, the conversation has been very brief,” Gavitt said. “I’d categorize it as 30 minutes or less. There has not been any interest from past basketball committees in even entertaining the idea of expanding.”

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