Indiana to host March Madness in 2021

The state of Indiana is about to come down with a serious case of March Madness.

From the superdome.- - the state of indiana is about t- come down with a serious- case... of march madness.

- today... the n-c-double-a - confirmed the 20-21 division i- men's basketball tournament...- will be played entirely within- the hoosier state.- in fact... most of the 67 games- will take place in indianapolis- --- the state capital -- at lucas - oil stadium... bankers life - fieldhouse... hinkle- fieldhouse... indiana farmers - coliseum... mackey arena, in- west lafayette... and simon - skjodt- assembly hall, in bloomington.- - the 68 teams will all stay in - controlled environments,- with required covid-19- testing... and the n-c-double-a- says it's - working with city and state - health officials... to- hold this year's event... as- safely as possible.

- southern miss head men's- basketball coach jay ladner - weighed in on this- possibility... back in november- - "you know what, i hope this is the one - time in our lives that we have- to deal with something like - this.

But certainly not - - - - having an ncaa tournament last- year, so when you don't have on- and then- now they're saying, hey, we're- going to play it all at one - site, let's play it.

And kind - of like our back-to-back games,- if that's the way that we have- to play it to play it if - that's what has to be done for- us to play it then i'm all for- - it."

Selection sunday will be march- 14th... with the final four - taking- place on april 3rd... and the - national championship - game... on april 5th.

- by the way... u-s-m's jaron - pierre junior... named- conference u-s-a- freshman of the week, for the