The game of college basketball has been favorited by fans for plenty of decades now. From the atmosphere and competition to all the components that make it what it is today. However, the NCAA is trying to change it. Besides speculation about expanding the 64-team format, which arguably creates the most incredible postseason event in all of sports, there are discussions about changing the game from teams playing halves to quarters, similar to the NBA.
College Basketball Report shared on X (formerly Twitter) on the matter:
There is “positive momentum” toward moving college basketball games from halves to quarters, per the NCAA. pic.twitter.com/F3bcqKtvyL
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) June 11, 2025
What are the chances this idea goes through? Who knows, really?
Personally, I believe that the college game is perfect as it stands. Why change something that has been working so well for so long? What’s the idea? Who truly wants to have quarters instead of halves? The audience members should be taken into account when decisions like this are surfacing.
If there are quarters, there will be more stoppage time and less fluidity in the pace of the game. Rather than two 20-minute halves, there may be four 10-minute quarters. Don’t forget that fouls delay the game’s rhythm, too. College games may end up feeling longer than ever, even though watching them typically lasts two hours (assuming overtime does not occur).
Whether the format of the game changes is entirely up to the NCAA, but its fans are probably not going to enjoy a different kind of college basketball. There’s a reason viewership for big games is high, and part of that are the two halves implemented into the product’s structure.
North Carolina has a hefty non-conference schedule next season, playing Michigan State in the Fort Myers Tip-Off, Kentucky on the road in Rupp Arena for the SEC-ACC challenge, Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic, and, of course, Duke inside the Dean Dome and Durham. Just imagine if those games had quarters.
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