The Wildcats coach weighed in on the recent speculation.
The tournament featured a 64-team field from 1989 to 2010 and expanded to 68 teams with the initial First Four round in 2011. But recent reports have indicated there is ongoing speculation the NCAA could further expand the tournament to showcase
Calipari, who has taken Kentucky to the Big Dance in 12 of his 15 seasons at the helm, is not a fan of that idea.."You know, I know people get mad. They get mad at the committee. You won't believe this—I've been mad at that committee a few times. But you may be mad because of your seed or where they've shipped you to. ... But it doesn't matter who the committee is. We're all going to be upset." struggled mightily in their First Four matchup.
The tournament expanding to around 80 programs would simply welcome more underperforming teams into the bracket. "This is a business trip for me," Calipari said."And I'll say everybody that's in this thing, I would say they'd say the same thing—keep it where it is. Don't mess with something that's great."The Auburn Tigers need to watch out for these two Yale stars
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