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Charlie Baker doubts NCAA basketball tournament expansion can happen for 2025-26 season
NCAA President Charlie Baker weighed in men's and women's basketball tournament expansion and whether any change could be made this season.
NCAA: No expansion of basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams this season, talks ongoing about 2027
The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,
NCAA announces no expansion for March Madness this year, but talks will continue
On Monday, the NCAA revealed that there will be no expansion to its men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, confirming that March Madness will retain 68-team fields for the 2025-26 season. The committee overseeing the tournament weighed the idea of expanding the field to 72 or 76 teams.
Will 2026 NCAA Tournament Expand To 76 Teams? Final Decision Was Made Today
There have been rumblings about the 2026 NCAA Tournament expanding its field from 68 to 76 teams. It's no secret that NCAA president Charlie Baker has been advocating for an expanded field. However, he knows it's hard to get something done with the 2025-26 season just months away from
NCAA basketball tournament won't expand in 2026, still possible for 2027
March Madness will not expand − for now. NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced on Aug. 4 the men's and women's basketball NCAA Tournament will keep its current format for the upcoming season,
NCAA’s Dan Gavitt announces decision on possible basketball tournament expansion
Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s Senior Vice President of Basketball, announced Monday that expansion of the men’s and women’s basketball tournament was not on the table for 2026. Discussion have taken place regarding the possibility of expanding to either 72 or 76 teams from the current 68.
NCAA Tournament staying at 68 teams in 2026 after vote
The men's and women's NCAA Tournament will stay at 68 teams next season, though March Madness could expand in 2027 and beyond.
No change for 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, expansion talks aimed at 2027
The NCAA announced it will not expand the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournament field, keeping it at 68 teams, while hinting at potential future changes.
NCAA Tournament to remain at 68 teams this season
The NCAA Tournament field will remain at 68 teams this season, the Division I men's and women's basketball committees decided Monday. The committees will continue to discuss whether to bring the tournament field to 72 or 76 teams ahead of the 2027 tournaments,
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Charlie Baker, new NCAA president, addresses his five big challenges

Former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker formally replaces Mark Emmert as the NCAA’s president Wednesday, and during a roughly 30-minute interview with USA TODAY Sports earlier this week ...

Editorial: What if Healey had heeded warning on migrant crisis?

Gov. Maura Healey knew a migrant tsunami was coming, but instead of steering the ship of state into deeper waters for safety, ...
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Does the NCAA have a future? Charlie Baker is working on it. - The ...

NCAA President Charlie Baker, shown at a White House event in 2023, faces the challenging task of pleasing a wide array of stakeholders in college athletics. (Julia Nikhinson for The Washington Post ...
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Former Housing Secretary Mike Kennealy is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. Here's what he told The Eagle

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mike Kennealy visited Western Massachusetts, promising a pragmatic, bipartisan approach to ...
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Charlie Baker wraps up 8 years as Mass. governor. Analysts ... - WBUR

Charlie Baker is scheduled to leave office for the final time this week – in what is traditionally called the 'Lone Walk' ceremony – and turn the levers of power over to Gov.-elect Maura Healey.
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A new poll suggests Charlie Baker's 'most viable path' is independent run

Gov. Charlie Baker pets Needham police comfort dog, Officer Rocket, outside a local shop earlier this week. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe By Nik DeCosta-Klipa November 23, 2021 4 minutes to ...
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Elected as a fixer, Charlie Baker leaves a legacy marked by crises and ...

An energetic Charlie Baker flailed his arms as he pretended to be strumming violently on a guitar as music played after he formally announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts for the ...

Gov. Maura Healey received written warning about surge of migrants in transition document

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration offered a written warning to Gov. Maura Healey about a surge of migrants and dwindling state shelter capacity in November 2022, or months before she took ...
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Charlie Baker will become the next NCAA president in 2023

Baker, 66, will replace current NCAA president Mark Emmert on March 1, 2023. Having served as Massachusetts governor for two terms, Baker will continue in his current role until Jan. 5, 2023, when ...