Under the header, "Expansion wouldn’t kill the NCAA tournament, but it would be less fun," the WASHINGTON POST's John Feinstein writes the NCAA, in its "never-ending quest to add billions of dollars to its billions of dollars," is "getting ready to expand its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments." The "guess here is that the tournaments will expand from the current 68 teams to 96," which will "add 28 more games to the menu for the television networks." It will be "applauded in all corners of the coaching world," and "most fans will like the idea because it will increase their team’s chances of making the field." In an era when expansion has "become a euphemism for 'show me the money' in all sports," the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has "added four teams in 38 years and has only continued to grow and grow in popularity."
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