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What year did the NCAA Tournament expand to 65 teams?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 11/23/2022

The NCAA tournament expanded from 48 teams to 64 in 1985 and increased to the current 65 teams in 2001. There are some who propose increasing the number to 96, but the NCAA tournament committee is not considering that option at this time.

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