2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

[Affirm]

March Madness is going to all take place in Indiana.

[Flagman]

Bubble with NO fans?

[Affirm]

Appears that 6 different venues will be used for the 67 games. Lucas Oil Stadium will have 2 courts, only 1 of the 2 being used at a time. Most other venues are also in Indianapolis, but Bloomington and West Lafayette will be venues. Limited number family members are expected to be allowed at each venue. Number (and % capacity) of non-family-member fans at each venue will be determined by feasibility analysis at each individual venue and by the pandemic situation closer to the event.
•Being called “Mask Madness”.
•Presently, no Indiana school is top 25, and only 3 current Top 25 schools are located in the 4 states that are adjacent to Indiana.

[apaladin]

Really don’t see how this will be better than the normal across the country venues. Remember the 8 team tourney in Indianapolis at the start of the season. Several games postponed, canceled. How is putting 60+ teams in one location better? Is traveling to Indianapolis safer than traveling to Greensboro or Orlando?

[Roundball]

Really don’t see how this will be better than the normal across the country venues. Remember the 8 team tourney in Indianapolis at the start of the season. Several games postponed, canceled. How is putting 60+ teams in one location better? Is traveling to Indianapolis safer than traveling to Greensboro or Orlando?

It is probably more about keeping the protocols in place easier in close locations than if throughout the nation.

[Roundball]

For those with access to The Athletic, a lengthy and fascinating article on how the single site tournament came to be and how it will be handled. “NCAA Tournament 2021: How will the NCAA, Indianapolis pull this off? Here’s how.” https://theathletic.com/2417582/2021/03 ... ed_article