SEC commissioner Greg Sankey isn't budging on the College Football Playoff. He still wants a 16-team field. He still doesn't want 24. Speaking Monday at the APSE Southeast Region meeting at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham , Sankey laid out why a bigger bracket worries him, even as the Big Ten and a growing chorus of coaches push to double the current 12-team format. His resistance comes with a notable wrinkle. Sankey supports expanding the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments from 68 teams to 76 starting in 2026-27, even as fans and analysts pan that move as a money grab. Why Sankey is fighting the 24-team CFP model Sankey's central argument centers on what he calls the "tipping point," where extra playoff spots begin hollowing out the relevance of November football.…