KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday that he is in favor of expanding the NCAA Tournament and the College Football Playoff, though he remains cautious about exactly how two of college sports' premier events will look in the future.

NCAA president Charlie Baker recently said that he supported the expansion of March Madness, which has included 68 teams since the 2011 edition. And while different numbers have been floated over the years, it appears that 72 or 76 teams with more “play-in” games could be on deck as soon as the 2027 tournament.

“That's an NCAA decision,” Yormark said at Big 12's annual women's basketball media day, “but from a conference perspective, we're in favor of modest expansion. Let's use 76 as a working number — might not be the number

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