That's why the NCAA tourney is kind of false success. Really, should a sixty-four ranked team have a shot at the national title? I know it is great to have the cinderella teams come forward, but how many of them end up with a Final Four or better finish? Not many throughout the history of the tourney. A few have done well recently but overall not more than a handfull. Usually one of these teams beat a highly ceded team only to get blown out their next game. I think 32 teams were plenty, 64 is just for the $$$.
Disagree. In fact, the very first year the tourney was expanded to 64, Villanova won it all. They wouldn't even have made the field if it was still 32. Wichita State was a 9 seed last year, and made the Final Four. Three years ago, the tourney expanded from 65 to 68, adding a couple new play-in games. VCU played in one of them as an 11 seed, and advanced all the way to Final Four. If the tourney were still at 64 or 65, they don't make it in. NC State. Butler. That's just off the top of my head, I'm sure I'm forgetting several. History shows that expansion has only made the tourney better every time it has been implemented. That's not to say they should ratchet up to 256 teams, but I wouldn't complain if they were to add a few more play-ins.
