Later today we will learn the field for March Madness and 65 teams will get a chance to win a championship. It’s an exciting day on the sports schedule and it leads into one of the best three weeks of the year for sports fans. But, the NCAA doesn’t seem content to leave March Madness as is, there are reports that they are looking to expand the field of teams to 96. In the most-likely scenario, that would setup 32 teams with a first round bye.

The reason for this plan is, of course, money. The NCAA can opt out of its current TV contract after this season and more games would allow them to charge more than the $750 million a year they are currently receiving. For a network like ESPN, with its multiple channels, it would be an ideal fit.

However expansion would risk seriously diluting the product on the floor. Every year, some deserving teams get left out of March Madness, but with 96 teams that certainly wouldn’t be the case. In fact a lot of questionable teams would make the tourney. Looking at this year’s RPI numbers, teams like St. John’s (16-14 74RPI), South Carolina (15-15 84RPI) and North Carolina (16-15 85RPI) would probably be some of the 31 extra teams to get into the tourney. It would be an undeserved honor for these teams to be dancing in March and hopefully the NCAA leaves a wonderful tournament as is.

The Sunday Selection show is on CBS at 6 p.m. or at NCAA on Demand for free streaming.