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The NCAA announced it will not expand the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournament field, keeping it at 68 teams, while hinting at potential future changes.

The NCAA Tournament expanded from 64 to 68 teams in 2011. The change introduced the First Four round, a set of pre-tournament games in which the four lowest-seeded at-large teams and four lowest-seeded conference champions compete for spots in the traditional 64-team bracket.