Bob Grayson

The NCAA is expected to finalize an expansion of the men’s and women’s tournaments to 76 teams soon after the completion of this year’s March Madness tournament, per Yahoo Sports' @RossDellenger. Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” a high-placed source told Dellenger. The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the second round.

The NCAA is expected to finalize an expansion of the men’s and women’s tournaments to 76 teams soon after the completion of this year’s March Madness tournament, per Yahoo Sports' @RossDellenger. Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” a high-placed source told Dellenger. The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the second round.

This is starting to get silly. 2-for-2 for ‘26 SS Jackson Ahrens with a leadoff HR & 3B this afternoon. The @KCC_BSB commit has now reached safely in his last 1️⃣7️⃣ PAs ‼️ 14-14, 4 HR, 4 3B, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 11 R, 2 SB, 3 BB; 2 CYCLES @raider_ep || @PrepBaseballIL #LPSpringBreak26

I will genuinely kill myself if ILLINOIS loses on Thursday night Your move @IlliniMBB