Mar 17, 2021
NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt announced Tuesday there will be no replacement teams for the 2021 men s NCAA tournament,
Louisville, Colorado State, Saint Louis and Ole Miss were selected as the replacement teams for the men s tournament, which kicks off with the First Four on Thursday night. But with no teams opting to withdraw, each team in the original field of 68 will take the floor in Indianapolis.
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There will be no replacement teams in the 2021 tournament, though teams could still be forced to exit Indianapolis due to COVID-19 concerns. If a program cannot continue its season due to medical reasons, its opponent will advance per the NCAA s no-contest policy.
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Mar 14, 2021
The 2021 men s NCAA tournament bracket has been released, and for the next 96 hours before the first round begins on Friday, March Madness pool enthusiasts and hoopheads alike will be filling out brackets and diving into debates over which teams will be cutting down the nets in Indianapolis. This year s tournament will take place in a unique, COVID-19 pandemic-necessitated bubble environment, but the intrigue around the matchups and who this year s surprises, Cinderellas and stars will be remains the same.
The location is different, but the region names (West, East, Midwest, South) remain the same. With the path to the Final Four set, we’re sizing up the players, teams and games to watch in each region.
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