Mountaintop View 5-8-26: NCAA Tournament Expansion and How It Will Look, Bowl Projections, Boise State Basketball

BREAKING: It is official. The D-I men's and women's basketball committees have voted to expand the NCAA Tournament to 76 teams, sources tell @CBSSports. More committees still have to ratify, but this was the big lever-pull to making it a reality.

Details: https://t.co/bEu1b50Bcy

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) May 7, 2026

https://t.co/146SOUuyXo 🏀🏀 The first thing you notice about a 76-team bracket is how much it looks like a 64- or 68-team bracket. Sure, a few seed lines are a little crowded, but the guts of the thing — and the essence of the NCAA tournament itself — are unchanged.
We'll have…

— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) May 7, 2026

NEWS: Boise State basketball will face Nebraska in a neutral site game on Nov. 15 at the famed Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Nebraska made the Sweet 16 last season. pic.twitter.com/FjERWomfIA

— B.J. Rains (@BJRains) May 7, 2026

Post-Spring Bowl/CFP Projections from @CBSSports

CFP/Rose—Oregon vs Ole Miss/Indiana
CFP/1st Rnd—UNLV at Georgia
Vegas—USC vs Tennessee
Alamo—BYU vs Washington
Holiday—ASU vs Virginia Tech
Sun—Utah St vs TCU
Texas—Utah vs S Carolina
Independence—Arizona vs Army
Hawai'i—Hawai'i… pic.twitter.com/uMQDFoWyPp

— SuperWest Sports (@SuperWestSports) May 6, 2026

My updated @On3 post-spring bowl projections. All 41 bowls, including Poinsettia (Boise State-UNLV) & Puerto Rico (Ohio-Liberty) & the College Football Playoff, still at 12 teamshttps://t.co/mYxfGe2hi5

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 6, 2026