Mississippi schools that win the right to host an NCAA championship event with a successful season won’t be able to play those games at home until the state’s flag is changed.
The NCAA broadened its Confederate flag policy on Friday and Mississippi is the only state affected by the change because of the presence of the flag on its state flag.
Before Friday, the NCAA’s longstanding Confederate flag rule prevented the state from hosting things such as NCAA men’s basketball tournament games and other title events that the governing body awarded on a predetermined basis. Now, events like baseball and softball regionals — basically any event at a postseason site determined by a team’s regular-season success — are also prohibited in the state.