FILE - Fans arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium before a men's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game between Butler and Michigan State in Indianapolis, in this April 3, 2010, file photo. The NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for a second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium as well as at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena at Purdue and Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Only one game at a time will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium.. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA says this year’s men’s college basketball tournament will be played entirely in Indiana.
Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium, home to the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena at Purdue and Assembly Hall in Bloomington also will host games.
The men’s 2021 NCAA tournament will be held entirely in Indiana, with the majority of games played in Indianapolis
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Early round dates have not been set, but the Final Four is still scheduled for April 3.
A similar announcement is expected for the women’s tournament, with San Antonio considered the likely host site.
Last March, the pandemic forced both tournaments to be called off.
