Dribble Handoff: Which 2026 NCAA Tournament teams won’t make this season’s Big Dance?

Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images With the NCAA Tournament expanding from 68 teams to 76 for the 2026-27 college basketball season, fans of high-major programs will likely be less tolerant than ever when their teams fail to reach the Big Dance. Since all eight of the new spots are going to at-large teams, the expectation is that most of them will end up in the hands of the power leagues. But even with the NCAA Tournament expanding, there are bound to be programs that went dancing last season only to be left out this year. There is simply too much…