To the dismay of just about every college basketball fan, the NCAA is approaching the final steps toward expanding its men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams. According to ESPN , the expansion is on track to be finalized in the coming weeks and would begin in the 2026-27 campaign. The men's field has included 68 teams since 2011. Talks of expanding the beloved tournament have been ongoing for some time now now, with conference realignment serving as the driving force for those who believe more access is the answer to offsetting the impacts 18- and 16-team leagues have had on the sport. However, most of those rally cries for expansion have come from the powerbrokers in college athletics; fans and even some coaches have argued that the tournament doesn't need altering for the sake of the regular season and maintaining the tournament's prestige.…