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Article: Magic number: When good teams don't get bids, the question arises: How big should NCAA tourney get?

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March 14, 2007
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Byline: Pete DiPrimio

Mar. 14--Good news, America. The NCAA Tournament that you love -- and love to bet on -- might one day be bigger, although better is up for debate. Yes, right now, in a back room near you, coaches have discussed turning the current 65-team format (31 automatic bids, 34 at-large bids) into one that could include 70, 96, 128, heck, maybe even all 320 Division I programs, thus ensuring that Billy Packer and Dick Vitale would have no injustice to blame on the NCAA Selection Committee.

"Who pays most of the bills for the NCAA?" Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan says. "It's college basketball. Why shouldn't more teams be involved in the ...

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