As expected, the ENTIRE 2021 NCAA Tournament is going to be played in the Indianapolis area due to COVID-19 restrictions. What we did not know until today was the venues.
Well now we know them, and one is quite familiar:
Breaking, sources tell CBS Sports the NCAA Tournament will use these venues to host the 2021 men’s tournament:
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Mackey Arena
Assembly Hall
Lucas Oil (two courts)
Only one game at Lucas Oil at a time.— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) January 4, 2021The four in Indianapolis are not a surprise, but both Assembly Hall and Mackey Arena as the expansion outside sites are a pleasant surprise now that they are official.