72-team NCAA Tournament

[PhilSimms11]

The 2024 tournament could look like this for the start.
Four regions of 18 with 15 vs 16 and 17 vs 18 in the "First Eight" if you will.

(17)Stetson (22-12) vs (18)Wagner (16-15)---vs (1)UConn (31-3)
(17)Longwood (21-13) vs (18)Howard (18-16)---vs (1)Houston (30-4)
(17)St Peter's (19-13) vs (18)Grambling (20-14)---vs (1)Purdue (29-4)
(17)So Dakota St (22-12) vs (18)Montana St (17-17)---vs (1)No Carolina (27-7)

(15)Akron (24-10) vs (16)W Kentucky (22-11)---vs (2)Tennessee (24-8)
(15)Oakland (23-11) vs (16)Long Beach St (21-14)---vs (2)Arizona (25-8)
(15)Charleston (27-7) vs (16)Colgate (25-9)---vs (2)Marquette (25-9)
(15)Samford (29-5) vs (16)Morehead St (26-8)---vs (2)Iowa St (27-7)

-----------------------or----------------------------
Strictly the lowest seeded at-larges in the "First Eight".
(8)Utah St (27-6) vs (8)FAU (25-8)
(8)Miss St (21-13) vs (8)Michigan St (19-14)
(9)Texas A&M (20-14) vs (9)TCU (21-12)
(9)Northwestern (21-11) vs (9)Nevada (26-7)
(the 8-9 winners could match up in the next round)

(10)Colorado (24-10) vs (10)Boise St (22-10)
(10)Virginia (23-10) vs (10)Colorado St (24-10)
(12)Oklahoma (20-12) vs (12)Seton Hall (20-12)
(12)Indiana St (28-6) vs (12)Pitt (22-11)

 

[PhilSimms11]

The NCAA is proposing expansion to 72 or 76 teams. The anticipation is driving everyone wild...probably. Stay tuned.

 

[Dead2009]

At this rate we'll have over 100 teams in the tournament and any bad team can just weasel their way in.

 

[PhilSimms11]

At this rate we'll have over 100 teams in the tournament and any bad team can just weasel their way in.

That's happening now to an extent, but I get what you're saying. I'm all for calling them play-ins outside of 64 teams. Once it's down to 64 it's officially the NCAA Tournament.