![]() ![]() #NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PLUS#To start with, the men's tournament kicked off two days later than normal due to logistics and health and safety protocols involved in bringing 60 plus teams to one location (see "I" and "T"). Yes the tournaments are back but the pandemic is still here and reshaping the usual look and feel of March Madness. And since the last March Madness in 2019, legal sports betting has grown thanks to a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that opened up previously banned commercial sports betting in most states.Ĭ – Coronavirus. Around $10 billion, according to estimates, moves through a combination of office pools, bracket contests, "friendly" bets and sportsbook action. UConn is a freshman-heavy young team, but assistant Chris Dailey has been with Auriemma for three-plus decades and is expected to fill in ably.ī – Betting is back! Even though the NCAA would like you to focus on the purity of student-athletes engaged in wholesome competition.aside from the occasional flagrant foul.there's money in the Madness. That means he'll miss the Huskies' first two games of the tournament, assuming they win their opener. He says he's symptom free but he has to isolate and can't join the team until March 24 th. Last Sunday he tested positive for COVID-19. The UConn head coach has won more women's national titles than anyone - 11 with the Huskies - but he faces a unique challenge as his quest for a 12 th begins. ![]() Here to help guide, an A – Z of March Madness.Ī – Geno Auriemma. Play starts today in the main draw of the men's tournament the women start Sunday.Ī year's worth of pent up excitement is about to burst, although still muted somewhat by the coronavirus. Last year, for the first time ever, the wildly popular men's and women's Division 1 basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic. Purdue's Mackey Arena in West Lafayette is hosting some of the early games.įor college basketball fans, March Madness is back and a historic wait is over. All men's NCAA Basketball Tournament games are being held in Indiana in a makeshift coronavirus bubble. ![]()
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