Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren believes expanding the NCAA basketball tournaments is among the “things we have to look at.” The comments, made in a sit-down interview Wednesday from the conference’s media days in Minneapolis, are the latest in a push from leading college sports administrators to discuss expanding the field from its current 68-team format in both men’s and women’s basketball.
In August, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde that he wants to “take a fresh look” at the tournament and cited examples of low seeds like UCLA, VCU and Syracuse that’ve made runs as a reason for an expanded postseason.