ESPN's Jay Williams not a fan of expanding March Madness to 76 teams
ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams made his feels about the expanded NCAA tournament quite clear.
College basketball fans are trying to wrap their mind around what a 76-team NCAA tournament bracket would look like, and whether the NCAA's decision will help or hurt the product. ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams took a stand on Wednesday, speaking out against the expanded version of March Madness set to take effect next spring. "What I hate about this ultimately is, we have conversations about 82 games in the regular season for the NBA...
to me, this devalues the regular season for college basketball," Williams said on Get Up. "It means fewer games that actually matter. " Williams also spoke about the blueblood versus Cinderella dynamic with an expanded NCAA tournament field.
"Anyone that wakes up today and thinks that more Cinderellas are going to get a larger invitation... this is about the royal family having more seats at the table, and the royal family are the power conferences here," Williams said. Jay Williams slams NCAA for expanding tournament: ‘Everybody doesn’t get a damn trophy!
’ https://t. co/cNHXb2L4zQ — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 29, 2026 Williams also issued a stern warning and prediction for the future of college basketball, as the NCAA tries to placate the power conferences. "Inevitably, the power conferences are going to break away," Williams believes.