The NCAA will allow up to 25% capacity for the 2021 men's basketball tournament, for all rounds, it announced Friday.
The tournament, which will be played entirely in Central Indiana, is scheduled to begin March 18 with First Four games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
The move to play the tournament all in one location was the result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA announced in early January. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of last year's tournament.
“We continue to use the knowledge we have gained over the season on how to conduct games in a safe environment,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a news release.