It appears the NCAA intends to expand its annual basketball tournament to a ludicrous 96 teams . Nearly 100 teams, competing in a single-elimination tournament to crown a champion.
March Madness, indeed.
Money is obviously the motivating factor. The NCAA makes cash hand over fist during tournament time, and there’s a certain simple-minded economic logic behind expansion.
More teams = more games = more television time = more $$$ to support the NCAA’s annual Bob Stoops wrist-slapping endeavors.
Of course, this logic ignores the psycholo...
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