March Madness bracket expansion adds value, could be decided soon

March Madness bracket expansion adds value, could be decided soon

NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months.

Sports media analyst: NCAA, TV partners 'will work out a deal' on March Madness expansion

NCAA president Charlie Baker revealed last week his preference to expand the NCAA Tournament from 68 teams, to either 72 or 76 teams. The reason, as any fan of college sports could easily guess in the year 2025, is to extract more revenue out of its television partners. CBS and TNT Sports jointly broadcast the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and will do so through at least 2032. In total, the NCAA rakes in an average of $1.1 billion per year f…