On Tuesday evening, it was announced that the NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments from 68 to 76 teams. The expansion is expected to be formalized and official within the next few weeks with the new 76-team beginning in 2027. Indiana Basketball and NCAA Tournament Expansion: A Season-by-Season Breakdown Let's turn back the calendar and pretend it is the year 2016. Tom Crean just made his third Sweet Sixteen and is entering his ninth season as the head coach in Bloomington. If tournament expansion had begun a decade ago, how would history have been changed for the program? 1. 2016-2017 Mar 4, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Crean during the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena. Indiana won 96-92. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-Imagn Images | Joe Maiorana-Imagn Images Tom Crean's final IU team finished the season 18-16 and just 7-11 in the Big Ten.…