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There's been rampant talk of a potential expansion of at least four teams and, potentially, eight .
The tournament last expanded in 2011 , when it went to the current field of 68 teams.
Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett : "I am all for adding eight teams or whatever they're talking about adding. I think that would help some mid-major team, maybe two of them".
"I just hope that they keep the opportunity for mid-majors and low majors to be a part of this," coach Tom Izzo says.
"I've experienced a 2 -15 with a great team getting beat by Middle Tennessee . I've been a 7 seed and made it to a Final Four ," he says.
Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. on the underdog: "Everybody loves Cinderella . Everybody loves the underdog".
"I think if it expands, you'll see power conference teams with losing records get in," coach says.
"If your record is, like, below 10 percent winning percentage, is that better than not playing any at all? I'm not saying it is or it isn't," he says.
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