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The NCAA has officially expanded the basketball tournament to 76 teams, introducing a new 'Opening Round' with 12 teams. The men's tournament will include three games each on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Dayton confirmed as a host site for some games.
Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; A general overall view of the March Madness logo on the video board during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
In the NCAAās latest move to give us things that nobody wants, the 76-team NCAA Tournament is now official for both the menās and womenās basketball tournaments. The NCAA made the move a while back to expand from 64 to 68 teams, giving us a āFirst Fourā to open the tournament. Now weāll have 12 teams in what theyāre calling the āOpening Round.ā
The menās tournament will feature three games each on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dayton will remain a host site for three of the games with second host city to be named later.
The tournament will be structured as follows ā an 11-11 matchup, two 12-12 matchups (at-large teams), a 15-15 game and two 16-16 games (AQ teams). The winners will advance to the traditional 64-team bracket.
So the NCAA will move from 37 at-large bids to 44. 32 automatic bids will be handed out to conference champions with the return of the Pac-12.
As for the āwhyā behind all of this? You already know.
So the bubble will now be even more open to average to below-average big-conference teams like Auburn, Oregon, Marquette, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Indiana, etc. from this season. At least theyāll have to play their way into the actual 64-team bracket early in the week, I guess.
The NCAA is also seemingly headed towards a 24-team bracket in football, once again chasing the money. It worth asking at this point ā where does it end?
The NCAA basketball tournament is expanding to 76 teams, introducing a new 'Opening Round' featuring 12 teams before the traditional 64-team bracket.
The tournament will include an 11-11 matchup, two 12-12 matchups, a 15-15 game, and two 16-16 games, with winners advancing to the main bracket.
Dayton will host three of the new tournament games, with a second host city yet to be announced.
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