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NCAA tournament guide: Everything you need to know before filling out your brackets

A year after the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was canceled as the COVID-19 virus was mushrooming into a pandemic, all 68 teams will gather in Indiana for all 67 games beginning Thursday and ending April 5.

The “First Four’' play-in games begin Thursday. Instead of their usual home in Dayton, Ohio, the play-in games will be held in Indiana, where the entire tournament will be played this year to limit travel during the pandemic. Indianapolis, Bloomington (home of Indiana University) and West Lafayette (home of Purdue University) will be the major hubs. Here’s the “First Four”:

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