NCAA Conferences Cancel Tournaments Amid Coronavirus Fears
As of today (March 12) many major NCAA conferences are beginning to cancel their postseason tournaments amid fears of the coronavirus. This comes just a few days after they made the announcement to play without fans in their arenas.
The Big Ten, SEC, Big East, ACC, Western Atlantic Conference, Atlantic-10, Conference USA, Big 12, PAC-12, The Sun Belt, The Big Sky, The Southland, The America East, and The Big West have all decided to cancel their tournaments.
The Ivy League reported earlier this week they would cancel their tournament and send regular season champions, Yale, to the NCAA tournament.
The NCAA conference cancellations place the onus on the main men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments which are still scheduled to start March 17. At this time, no update from the NCAA has been made to cancel the tournament.
Big Ten:
The Big Ten Tournament is cancelled.
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) March 12, 2020
SEC:
ALERT: Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southeastern Conference today announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville.
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 12, 2020
Big East:
The Big East has canceled its tournament. … after halftime of the first game.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 12, 2020
ACC:
Now official: The ACC Tournament is canceled.
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) March 12, 2020
Western Atlantic Conference:
— The Western Athletic Conference (@WACsports) March 12, 2020
Atlantic-10:
A-10 tourney. Canceled.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 12, 2020
Conference USA:
Officially cancelled - CUSA https://t.co/E6mPPeVGuM
— Noah Coslov (@NoahCoslov) March 12, 2020
The Big 12:
The Big 12 is also canceling their tournament...it’s the right move
— Bob Wischusen (@espnbob) March 12, 2020
The PAC-12:
Sources have confirmed that the Pac-12 tournament has been cancelled.
— Ryan Kartje (@Ryan_Kartje) March 12, 2020
The Sun Belt:
The Sun Belt has officially cancelled their tournament, a source told NBC Sports.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) March 12, 2020
The Big Sky:
Source: The Big Sky has cancelled its conference tournament due to Coronavirus.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 12, 2020
The Southland:
The Southland has cancelled its conference tournament, per release.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 12, 2020
The America East:
Source: The America East is expected to cancel its title game on Saturday between Hartford and Vermont.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 12, 2020
The Big West:
Source: The Big West has cancelled its conference tournament due to Coronavirus.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 12, 2020
