The NCAA announced in a statement on Thursday that all 2020 winter and spring championships were cancelled because of concerns over COVID-19.
The announcement officially ended several conference basketball tournaments, the men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments as well as the men’s and women’s College World Series scheduled for this summer, along with other championships.
“Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships,” the statement said. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.