NIT, WBIT to Shrink Fields as NCAA Tournament Expands
The NIT and WBIT will reduce their team counts starting in 2027 following the NCAA's expansion of its tournaments.
First reported by CBS Sports Headlines, 32 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 1 Oct 2026. CBS Sports Headlines published first, on 1 October at 16:14 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 32 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 1 October at 16:58 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), CBS Sports Headlines, feeds.bleacherreport.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- CBS Sports HeadlinesNational Invitational Tournament shrinks field from 32 to 24 teams as NCAA Tournament expansion looms
- feeds.bleacherreport.comNIT, WBIT Reveal Bracket Format, Selection Process Changes After NCAA Tournament Expansion
- www.espn.comNIT, WBIT cutting down to 24 teams in wake of expanded NCAA tournaments
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- NIT, WBIT cutting down to 24 teams in wake of expanded NCAA tournaments www.espn.com ·
- NIT, WBIT Reveal Bracket Format, Selection Process Changes After NCAA Tournament Expansion feeds.bleacherreport.com
- National Invitational Tournament shrinks field from 32 to 24 teams as NCAA Tournament expansion looms CBS Sports Headlines
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- NIT
- WBIT
- NCAA