The field is 65, but why stop there?
John Smallwood of the Philadelphia Daily News has watched the NCAA tournament expand from eight teams to its current 65 and says the likelihood of a boost up to 96 won't ruin the game.
He writes: "Overall, however, the most memorable moments of NCAA tournaments have come during the first two rounds, when the little fish most said didn't belong proves it did.
"People remember such No. 15 seeds as Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993), Coppin State (1997) and Hampton (2001) shocking No. 2 seeds in the first round.
"They think fondly back on such midmajors as Cleveland State, Chattanooga, George Mason, Valparaiso (1998) repacking their luggage for another weekend in the dance instead of going home and unpacking.
"Many of the things we love most about the NCAA tournament would not have happened if not for expansion of the field.
"There's nothing wrong with the 65-team NCAA tournament.
"I can't argue against the fact that it works just fine.
"Still, don't try to tell me expansion would somehow ruin it, when history shows it has only made it better."
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