If the ACC coaches get their way, the 2021 NCAA Tournament will be historic with 346 teams making the field.
The ACC coaches met this morning and proposed an all-inclusive 2021 NCAA Tournament, with every Division-I team qualifying.
Per Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde, “the plan would turn conference championship week into the opening round of the Big Dance. From there the field is reduced to 64-68 by the following week.”
The first ACC coaches to publicly comment on this unprecedented move were Wake Forest’s Steve Forbes and Louisville’s Chris Mack.
As you would imagine, such a radical proposal is being met with opposition, as some view this as devaluing a great event.
The Stadium’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski was one of the main figures spearheading this idea.
UPDATE (12:44 PM)-
https://twitter.com/jeffcapel/status/1303735532564873216?s=21
