The NCAA has reached an agreement with television broadcast
station CBS and Turner Sports to broadcasting rights for an
expanded 68-team basketball tournament.  The NCAA basketball
committee voted on and unanimously passed the change to 68-teams
around noon on Thursday.  The change will likely be approved by
the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, later on April 29th.
The multi-billion dollar contract runs through 2024 and will
cost the broadcasting companies at least more than the current
$710 million per year.  Fox and ESPN were also both bidding on
the television rights to the tournament, but were out-bid by
roughly $40 million more per year.  Starting this upcoming
season the tournament will change its look.  Four opening-round
games will now be played instead of just one.  The postseason
men's college basketball tournament will go from 65 team berths
to 68 team berths, and it will be played in a shorter amount of
time then the current tournament.  Turner Broadcasting owns the
television stations TNT and