NorthMaple

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 7:13 p.m.

There are 347 Division I basketball teams, of which 65 get a chance to play for the championship, meaning only 18.7% of college teams make the postseason. The NBA, however, lets 16 of its 30 teams into the playoffs, meaning 53.3% make the postseason. I don't see anything wrong with expanding the field a little. Even if you made the tourney a full 128 teams, you're still only letting in a third of all college basketball teams.

saginaw

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 6:16 p.m.

Hey, take it to 256 teams -- it only adds one additional weekend to the tournament. Seriously, the regular season has to be for more than "seeding" the tournament.

Lehigh

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 3:23 p.m.

I wouldn't be surprised to see ESPN behind all of this. My guess is CBS likes the tournament as it is, but the NCAA can opt out of its contract, and there is ESPN saying "sure, we'd love to air those extra 31 games, and the whole tournament, if that's OK with you."

KeepingItReal

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 3:08 p.m.

Its time for the Presidents, Commissioners, NCAA, and television networks to consider a proposal to pay the athletes. Everybody including the coaches is going to make money off an expansion except the athletes. College sports has become a mega business and its only fair to reward those who are responsible for making it exciting enough to watch and that is the athletes. I don't watch the game to see coaches yelling and pacing the floor or some commissioner or president posturing. I watch to see the athletic skills of the players and the competition. These coaches are making tons of money just to coach a sport and to win but they would not win without the athletes. Someday, a bright charismatic young man is going to come along and unite the players behind the idea of getting paid. These university Presidents should seriously consider the impact an expanded tournament would have on the academic responsibility of the young men, how long this would extend the season, the physical demands on the players, and the possibility of increased injuries to the players.

Macabre Sunset

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 2:01 p.m.

We'd just have a different group of teams fighting for the last spots. Conference tournaments would lose luster, with many more teams safe - pretty much anyone with a winning record from a major conference would be in. All this to add a round few will watch, eliminating any chance the champions from weak conferences have from sharing the spotlight (those 9/24 games and 10/23 games aren't going to draw much interest). But it would probably end the NIT, or turn it into a far lower-budget affair.

MjC

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 1:41 p.m.

I have a hard enough time filling out my brackets as it is!

Lokalisierung

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 1:25 p.m.

haha nice. I thought expansion was a really bad idea becasue it would water down the pool and all, but after seeing this year it seemed it watered down already.

treetowncartel

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 : 1:22 p.m.

At least Michigan might make the NIT now if this happens.