No guarantees on tourney expansion in near future, NCAA exec says

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The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men's and women's basketball tournaments and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview.

Both tournaments currently have 68 teams. There has been talk of increasing the fields to 72 or 76 teams.

Gavitt said he doesn't expect a vote in the near future, though a late-spring vote could theoretically make a change possible in 2026. He said changes in game operation and travel are among the many things that would need to be accounted for.

"It's not taken in a lighthearted way at all because of the success of the tournaments and how important they are to college…