March Madness almost got even madder.
The NCAA didn't give up on its beloved basketball tournament without a fight, and that included kicking around some wild alternatives.
NCAA vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt told the Associated Press that he proposed an idea to the men’s basketball selection committee that would condense the tournament to 16 at-large teams with 15 games played across one weekend in Atlanta.
As it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held over three weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus, organizers scrambled to devise a plan for a 16-team event to salvage the postseason in one long weekend.