The 2021 N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament will be held in one region in hopes that reduced travel will limit the spread of the coronavirus across the 64 teams expected to play, the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced Monday, mirroring the format set last month for the men’s competition.
In its announcement, the committee said it was still finalizing dates and venues, but that it was in preliminary talks with officials in the area surrounding San Antonio to host the 63-game tournament in late March and early April.
“Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards that provide potential benefits for promoting the health and safety of student-athletes, the N.