INDIANAPOLIS--While it was known that the NCAA was considering expanding its postseason basketball tournament to 96 teams, Interim President James Isch surprised everyone by declaring that all 347 Division I teams will automatically make the tournament starting next year. "Sixty-four, 96, 128, they're all unfair because someone gets left out," Isch said. "It's time to establish a true champion by giving everyone a shot at the title." While details of the new-look tournament are still sketchy, sources say it is likely to begin in mid-March and finish in late June, and the tourney's unofficial moniker will change from March Madness to March Absurdity. ESPN announced that it will build a new studio big enough to house a bracket. Said Northwestern coach Bill Carmody, "This is the best day ever."
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