The long-awaited inevitability is nearly a reality. Both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are expected to expand to 76 teams, effective next year, sources told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

The fields of the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will increase from 68 teams to 76 starting in 2027.

A Thursday vote that was long awaited will now trigger the polarizing expansion of college basketball's most cherished event ...

College basketball will have more March Madness games to pick next year. The NCAA announced Thursday that the men's and women ...

The NCAA will expand its men's and women's March Madness tournaments to 76 teams each next year, adding more early-round ...

Selection Sunday set the March Madness brackets for the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Duke claimed the No. 1 seed in the ...

March Madness is getting bigger with the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments going from 68 to 76 teams starting next season.

Michigan head coach Dusty May celebrates after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Big ...

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a ...

It is always instructive when something bad happens to look back and figure out how in the world we got here.

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move ...