March 2020: A COVID-19 advisory panel is created to help inform the Association about the emerging COVID-19 virus. The idea was to create an expert team representing diverse perspectives that could deliver the most up-to-date information to the NCAA membership, address complex questions and provide recommendations. March 20, 2020 2
March 12, 2020: The Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, which had been played every year since 1939, and the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship are canceled for the first time by the NCAA Board of Governors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All 2020 NCAA winter and spring sports are canceled, as well. March 12, 2020 1