[Lefty Noob]

It will if Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim gets his wish. He wants the field to expand, according to an AP story. "I have a number in mind, I think it should probably be about four to six, somewhere in there," Boeheim told reporters on Thursday. "The problem really is that it shouldn't come down to logistics."

What do you think? Should more teams have the chance to participate in March Madness?

[DrCool]

The only realistic option I can see is to have 4 play in games for the 16 seeds instead of 1. I have no idea why they ever did just 1 play in game instead of doing 4.

Personally I don't like that option. It seems like 64 (or 65) teams is perfect. If they expand any more you will be getting some teams that didn't really deserve to be in the tournamet based on their regular season play.

[BigBadBuc]

I wouldn't touch a tournament that is probably the best in all of sports. The selection process makes it interesting and the field is packed full of competitive basketball teams. Watering it down will not make it better.

BBB

[cjg11582]

This is probably the worst idea I have ever heard for anything. I suppose adding three more play-in games would be inconsequential, but what would it resolve? Its not going to resolve any so called "controversy" over teams who do not receive at-large bids. The math is quite simple, when you add more spots, you add more teams, but this will also result in more teams feeling entitled too at-large bids. I sincerely hope Boeheim isn't suggesting giving the top one or two seeds in each region a bye. That would be a disaster.

[Lefty Noob]

I sincerely hope Boeheim isn't suggesting giving the top one or two seeds in each region a bye. That would be a disaster.

And yet somehow I figure that's one of his ideas. Either expand to four play-in games or start offering top-seed byes. I'm sure most of us would prefer neither, but if you have to pick one, which would you take? Me, I'd opt for four play-in games.

[pete_b]

If you do that though don't you take away winning your conference as being a free ticket into the dance a motivational factor? For some reason I think that opening the field even more will take away the excitement of needing to win the conference tournament to get in. I mean look at Syracuse. Would they have gotten in if they didn't win? Doubtful.