2020 NCAA Tournament

[NE Jeffs Fan]

As an Amherst fan and supporter I'm totally embarrassed for the school and their team.  NCAA should change immediately the location.  Lots of gyms in Boston and Hartford area that could host.

[GoPerry]

From the NCAA WBB Manual:

Section 2•4 Site Selection
The championships committee has prioritized the following site-selection criteria for all championships:

1. Complete bid;
2. Quality and availability of the facility and other necessary accommodations;
3. Geographical location (which may include such factors as rotation of sites, weather, accessibility and transportation costs);
4. Seeding; and
5. Attendance history and revenue potential, which shall be considered necessary to assure fiscal responsibility.

So all that totally went out the window . . .

[GoPerry]

https://twitter.com/d3hoopsville/status/1237411778541367297

Tufts now . . .  is this a NESCAC thing? 

Bowdoin not far behind?

[gordonmann]

Other schools have also done it, including DePauw.

https://twitter.com/DePauwAthletics/status/1237194739427966977?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[CNU85]

West Nile
Swine Flu
Ebola
SARS
E Coli
COVID-19

and somehow we figure it out.

[jekelish]

We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Amherst got the ball rolling, many others at all levels are following. Ivy League tournaments are canceled and all Ivy League spring football practices are as well. Harvard, Princeton, and Ohio State are going to online classes, and buzz is that Syracuse is about to do the same. The dominoes are falling.

[Roundball999]

Interesting approach by RPI.  Suspended in person classes and events except there is a specific carve out to continue NCAA events:

"Effective immediately, and until further notice, we are suspending all university-sponsored events, including events sponsored by student organizations. At this time, NCAA competitions will be allowed according to previously promulgated guidance."

[GoPerry]

We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Amherst got the ball rolling, many others at all levels are following. Ivy League tournaments are canceled and all Ivy League spring football practices are as well. Harvard, Princeton, and Ohio State are going to online classes, and buzz is that Syracuse is about to do the same. The dominoes are falling.

Meanwhile, Big Ten and ACC tournaments etc get under way and then March Madness.  I don't think they will announce no spectators for these events but . . .

[jekelish]

Middlebury canceling their spring sports surprises me, as I don't recall reading about any reported cases in Vermont. Crazy.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Middlebury canceling their spring sports surprises me, as I don't recall reading about any reported cases in Vermont. Crazy.

Their statement said a visitor on campus has since tested positive, but they have been assured the individual was not a threat to spread the virus at the time.  A lot of this seems pre-emptive.

I do find it interesting that the schools with the largest endowments seem to be quickest to pull the trigger on these things.  Not that it means anything, just an observation.  Even Berea has joined in, which is one of the rare southern schools at the top of the endowment list.

[GoPerry]

Middlebury canceling their spring sports surprises me, as I don't recall reading about any reported cases in Vermont. Crazy.

Their statement said a visitor on campus has since tested positive, but they have been assured the individual was not a threat to spread the virus at the time.  A lot of this seems pre-emptive.

I do find it interesting that the schools with the largest endowments seem to be quickest to pull the trigger on these things.  Not that it means anything, just an observation.  Even Berea has joined in, which is one of the rare southern schools at the top of the endowment list.

. . . Possibly because their endowments are worth about 15% less than 2 weeks ago?

[CNU85]

Middlebury canceling their spring sports surprises me, as I don't recall reading about any reported cases in Vermont. Crazy.

Their statement said a visitor on campus has since tested positive, but they have been assured the individual was not a threat to spread the virus at the time.  A lot of this seems pre-emptive.

I do find it interesting that the schools with the largest endowments seem to be quickest to pull the trigger on these things.  Not that it means anything, just an observation.  Even Berea has joined in, which is one of the rare southern schools at the top of the endowment list.

. . . Possibly because their endowments are worth about 15% less than 2 weeks ago?

[jamtod]

Middlebury canceling their spring sports surprises me, as I don't recall reading about any reported cases in Vermont. Crazy.

Their statement said a visitor on campus has since tested positive, but they have been assured the individual was not a threat to spread the virus at the time.  A lot of this seems pre-emptive.

I do find it interesting that the schools with the largest endowments seem to be quickest to pull the trigger on these things.  Not that it means anything, just an observation.  Even Berea has joined in, which is one of the rare southern schools at the top of the endowment list.

. . . Possibly because their endowments are worth about 15% less than 2 weeks ago?

I was thinking the opposite. Their significant wherewithal gives them the freedom to make a long-term decision (whether it's the right or wrong one, I assume they are taking a significant short and medium term hit from this?), whereas less financial stable schools could already be on the edge of shutting down, that they wouldn't even consider drastic action at this time.

[PauldingLightUP]

Brunswick, Maine Sectional to be held without fans at Bowdoin.

https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/general/2019-20/releases/20200310n2unu0

Still nothing official from Tufts.

[gordonmann]

Tufts made their announcement earlier today.

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/03/tufts-joins-amherst-in-closing-doors