Reactions To The ACC’s Big NCAA Proposal

Here are some reactions to the ACC proposal for an open tournament in 2021. The ACC area reactions are mostly at the top while others are below. Notable: the San Diego paper sees it as a cynical power play while Kentucky.com’s John Clay, somewhat surprisingly, says he’s okay with it.

One thing to keep in mind: this may be a strategic opening gambit. The goal may not be to get all eligible teams in the field (that would be 346 teams) but rather to open discussions on ways to leverage March and April for the NCAA and member schools to recoup some losses.

• ACC basketball coaches want a 346-team NCAA tournament as coronavirus lingers
• ACC coaches propose all-inclusive NCAA basketball tournament for 2020-21 season
• ACC basketball coaches vote to let everybody play in the NCAA Tournament
• ACC coaches vote for all-inclusive NCAA tournament field in 2021
• Hamilton Statement On ACC Basketball Proposal
• ACC’s basketball coaches advocate for an all-inclusive NCAA Tournament
• FSU’s Hamilton says ACC basketball proposal ‘chance of a lifetime’
• Mike Young Backs ACC Coaches’ Proposal For Full D1 NCAA tournament
• ACC basketball coaches want to invite every team to NCAA tournament this season
• Coach K Releases Statement On Bold NCAA Tournament Proposal
• Duke men’s basketball’s Mike Krzyzewski endorses expanding the 2021 NCAA tournament
• I’m OK with Coach K’s idea of a 346-team NCAA Basketball Tournament
• The ACC is proposing an NCAA Tournament with every Division I school in college basketball (WHAT?!)
• Complete Madness: ACC coaches pushing to have every D-I team in 2021 NCAA tourney
• ACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourney
• An NCAA Tournament With 346 Teams?
• Column: A 346-team NCAA tournament? Here’s why it shouldn't, and won’t, happen