Charlie Baker reiterated Thursday that he supports an expanded NCAA tournament but would not commit on whether it would happen in 2027.

NCAA president Charlie Baker rolled out the red carpet ahead of the Selection Committee exercise to set the top 16 seeds in the men's tournament field this weekend and couldn't help but dream of a bigger dance.

EAST LANSING, Mich. --- The widely popular, 68-team event that is the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament might be changing soon. NCAA president Charlie Baker said on Thursday that he "would like to see it [the tournament] expand," in the future. That might mean going up into the low-to-mid 70s for a new number of teams that make it.

Charlie Baker is still very much on board with the NCAA tournament expanding in the near future. The NCAA president reiterated his support for a plan to expand the annual basketball tournament in the near future,

Baker spoke Thursday in Indianapolis with a small group of media and also dove into bigger issues facing the NCAA

Charlie Baker reiterated Thursday that he supports an expanded NCAA tournament but would not commit on whether it would happen in 2027.

Within minutes of last Monday’s ruling by a Tuscaloosa County judge denying Alabama 7-footer Charles Bediako an injunction in his eligibility case against the NCAA, NCAA president Charlie Baker hailed the decision as a win for “common sense.