--- title: The NCAA wants more Madness - The Hustle description: If the tournament field expands to 96 teams, perfect brackets may become a relic of the past. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1205504155-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-19T003659.229Z.webp --- # The NCAA wants more Madness ![Rob Litterst](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png?width=48&height=48&name=Rob-Litterst-pic.png) [Rob Litterst](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst) [Rob Litterst Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/robbylit) Published: October 19, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 Every year in March, millions of fans attempt to craft the perfect bracket, and the NCAA gets to make [~$1B](https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2022/march-madness-daily-the-ncaas-billion-dollar-cash-cow-1234668823/). ![The NCAA wants more Madness](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1205504155-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-19T003659.229Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=1205504155-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-19T003659.229Z.webp) But soon, a perfect bracket may be even harder to crack and the NCAA may get even richer, as the organization is [considering](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/17/march-madness-expansion) expanding its basketball tournaments, per *Axios*. #### **March Madness…** … currently includes 68 teams, but a proposed plan could increase the field to 96. Opinions vary among college coaches: - Miami’s Jim Larrañaga and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim favor the idea, believing it could give more teams more opportunity. - Others, like Virginia’s Tony Bennett, think expansion could lead to the tournament losing its luster. #### **If it happens…** … the NCAA would join several professional and amateur sports leagues that have added games in recent years, including: - **The FBS,** which [introduced](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Football_Playoff#:~:text=The%20inaugural%20tournament%20was%20held,with%20their%20third%2Dstring%20quarterback.) a four-team college football playoff in 2014. - **The NFL,** which [increased](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfls-first-17-game-regular-season-reviewed-records-that-fell-what-worked-what-didnt-work-and-more/#:~:text=The%202020%20season%20was%20the,to%2017%20the%20following%20year.) its regular season from 16 to 17 games in 2021. - **The NBA,** which [launched](https://www.si.com/nba/pacers/news/the-nba-will-have-their-first-ever-play-in-tournament-is-coming-up-on-may-18th) a play-in tournament for the seventh through 10th seeds in 2021. - **The MLB,** which [expanded](https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-new-playoff-format-didnt-bounce-dodgers-braves-playoff-baseball-has-been-knocking-out-top-teams-for-years-051246936.html#:~:text=Instead%20of%20a%20one%2Dgame,card%20teams%20against%20each%20other.) its wild card format from one game to a three-game series this season. While expanding the tournament would objectively offer more opportunity, it’s hard to overlook the NCAA’s financial motives. The tournament accounts for 85%+ of the association’s annual revenue, and every added game is another chance to milk the cash cow. 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