Continued reports suggest the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is set to eventually expand, with the latest coming from On3 on Thursday that said the NCAA is considering a 76-team field that could arrive by 2027. The current 68-team field includes four play-in games each year in Dayton, Ohio, and is referred to as the First Four. Under the reported new format, the play-in portion of the tournament could include as many as 12 games held early in the week after the conference tournaments are completed the prior weekend. The matchups for the 12 play-in games would be the lowest ranked conference champions against the 12 lowest ranked at-large teams. The NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams 1985 with a 65th team added in 2001.