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Where Houston is Predicted in the First 76-Team March Madness Bracket

Houston Cougars On SI·Maanav Gupta·23 days ago
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The NCAA Tournament is expanding for next season. March Madness will now feature 76 teams at the start compared to the 68-team format. However, the main 64-team bracket heading into the first round will stay the same. That means nothing really changes for Houston in the tournament. The Cougars, now a perennial NCAA Tournament team, have either been a conference champion or one of the top-seeded programs in March Madness in recent years. The First Four hasn't been necessary for this team, and neither should the expanded format in the new opening round. This was a move that many people considered unnecessary by the NCAA, as almost everyone loves March Madness the way it is. The First Four was added in 2011, which expanded the tournament to 68, but it wasn't a dramatic expansion. The argument is that it's a privilege to make March Madness, and 76 is too many. There will now be an "opening weekend" of March Madness with 24 teams. Six games will be played over the first two days of the tournament.…

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