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NCAA Expands March Madness To Include 4,096 Teams

Online universities and bible colleges will be among the thousands of teams vying to prove they are the best in the nation.

00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:03.840,00:00:05.740 Get ready for more madness. The NCAA has announced 00:00:06.170,00:00:09.810 it's expanding the men's college basketball tournament to include 4,096 teams. 00:00:10.240,00:00:12.170 We'll separate the contenders from the pretenders 00:00:12.580,00:00:14.350 in this hot and sweaty edition of the Steam Room. 00:00:18.490,00:00:20.190 This is the Steam Room where only the strongest opinions 00:00:20.620,00:00:23.590 can stand up to the heat. Alongside OS and college basketball 00:00:23.790,00:00:25.330 analyst, Joe Monticello, I'm Tim Divan. 00:00:25.530,00:00:28.270 And Joe, welcome to the Steam Room. Are you ready to sweat out some answers? 00:00:28.460,00:00:30.460 I'm ready Tim. - Then close the door before the steam gets out. 00:00:31.130,00:00:33.830 Steam Room begins now. Joe is this a good move for the NCAA? 00:00:34.270,00:00:37.510 Great move, Tim. I love this idea. There are just so many quality teams out there 00:00:37.940,00:00:40.680 that lost a tough game, couldn't get over that five win hump, 00:00:41.110,00:00:42.680 or haven't even played a game yet this season. 00:00:42.880,00:00:44.380 And it's great that the league finally let them all in. 00:00:44.850,00:00:47.250 Now, in addition, two and three schools will be let in for the first time ever. 00:00:47.450,00:00:49.820 Is this going to bring down the level of play? - Absolutely not. 00:00:50.620,00:00:53.460 Arkansas Tech had a great year. So did Flagler, so did Emporia State. 00:00:53.890,00:00:55.990 Let's turn up the heat and talk about Eckerd. - Look out for Eckerd. 00:00:56.190,00:00:57.990 They've got a full roster and they're having practices. 00:00:58.460,00:01:00.430 So, the league then will get to air next are a couple thousand games, 00:01:00.630,00:01:02.870 and we're gonna get college hoops all the way through June. - June Madness. 00:01:03.260,00:01:06.500 Are you kidding me? It's great. I mean, but this, this is really for the fans. - Sure. 00:01:06.900,00:01:09.300 I mean, they get to watch up to 500 games a day 00:01:09.700,00:01:11.170 on OSN2 and OSNU2. - Time for some predictions. 00:01:11.610,00:01:15.050 A central Kansas range has 300 technical and vocational colleges. 00:01:15.440,00:01:18.080 Who's your pick for the 637-678 match up? 00:01:18.510,00:01:21.110 Well, I have to tell you. I really like the Online University of Liverpool. 00:01:21.520,00:01:22.990 Do you think they can take the region? 00:01:23.420,00:01:24.450 No, no, no. I think that's going to go to the 00:01:24.850,00:01:25.720 Xenon International School of Hair Design. 00:01:25.920,00:01:27.890 Oh, down at the peak it was crazy for Xenon International. 00:01:28.090,00:01:30.260 Unfortunately, they lost their star player, Cody Beat, last year. 00:01:30.690,00:01:34.790 He graduated and became a barber. But, they still have a very talented core. 00:01:35.000,00:01:37.740 And I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see them show up in the fantastic 512, 00:01:38.170,00:01:40.370 or maybe even a tremendous 256. 00:01:40.570,00:01:42.540 Alright Joe, let's feed the boiler and get things even steamier. 00:01:42.940,00:01:45.540 It's time for the Final Sweat. Can you handle the heat? - I love the heat. 00:01:46.940,00:01:49.170 Despite the NCAA's best efforts to include everyone, 00:01:49.580,00:01:50.880 there are still some teams that got left out. 00:01:51.310,00:01:52.210 Who's going to be missed the most? 00:01:52.610,00:01:54.380 Well, I would have loved to see Oxnard California's Advanced 00:01:54.970,00:01:57.520 Truck Driving School compete, but unfortunately they didn't get 00:01:57.720,00:01:59.020 their registration in for the tournament in time. 00:01:59.450,00:02:03.450 Their coach misplaced the application. - Terrible. So, 4, 097 slots this year. 00:02:03.660,00:02:06.630 Hey, why stop there, right? Damnit I love college basketball. 00:02:07.060,00:02:08.930 We know you do Joe Monticello, and you have survived the Steam Room. 00:02:09.360,00:02:11.030 Open up the door and get yourself some air. 00:02:14.030,00:02:15.170 Thanks guys for cutting through the steam. 00:02:15.370,00:02:18.570 Up next, an NCAA women's basketball star tests positive for baby. 00:02:19.640,00:02:21.480 Still To Come Bassmaster Champ Joe Wendler becomes 00:02:21.680,00:02:24.850 youngest man ever to wave a bass in front of reporters