If you ask someone who could financially benefit from an expanded NCAA Tournament, they’ll tell you it’s a great idea. Every other person in the world thinks it’s a terrible idea. This year’s bubble provides ample evidence that a field of 68 is more than enough room for quality college basketball teams.
“We’re still talking to the various players in this one,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said last month. “I said all along that I think there are some very good reasons to expand the tournament. So, I would like to see it expand.”
What exactly are those “very good reasons”?