The NCAA is Expanding March Madness. Who Asked For That?

About this episode

Scott and Eben discuss the motivations behind the NCAA's expansion of March Madness and related topics in college sports.

Scott and Eben discuss the motivation behind the move toward 76-team men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments. They also talk about eligibility changes in college sports, an update on NBA Europe, and an NWSL expansion wrinkle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott, Eben

Topics covered

• March Madness
• college sports
• NBA Europe
• NWSL expansion
• eligibility changes

Keywords

• March Madness
• NCAA
• college sports
• NBA Europe
• NWSL
• eligibility changes
• sports expansion

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Organizations: NCAA, NBA, NWSL

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