With March Madness quickly approaching the NCAA is finalizing what the tournament will look like this year. They had previously made the decision to host the championship tournament in the state of Indiana only, with the conclusion of the tournament in Indianapolis. We’ll today we found out there will be fans allowed to take in the tournament.
NCAA to allow limited fan attendance at Division I men’s basketball tournament: https://t.co/HM0HpKC5Su pic.twitter.com/WDVOqdmKeV
— Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) February 19, 2021
It will be a limited amount of fans however, at 25% capacity of the venues. The majority of tournament spots will have under 5,000 fans allowed but at Lucas Oil Stadium there will be 17,500. The Final Four will be held there as well as some other earlier round games.
This is a stark contrast from last year, when the NCAA Tournament was canceled all together due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Irish are on the outside looking in to make the Big Dance, for many fans it is a great sight to see that the tournament will resume in 2021.