NCAA Board Approves Basketball Tournament Expansion

The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors approved an expansion of the men’s basketball tournament from 65 to 68 teams on Thursday. The Division I men’s basketball committee recommended the change last week, when the NCAA announced a 14-year, $10.8-billion television contract with CBS and Turner Broadcasting. The board did not discuss expanding beyond 68 teams, the NCAA said. The tournament’s last major expansion was in 1985, to 64 teams. It went to 65 in 2001.