The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has forced the postponement/cancellation of essentially everything in the American sports world, and there was no NCAA Tournament for the first time since it began in 1939. The Big Dance was even played during World War II.

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There will be no official champion named for the 2019-20 men’s basketball season, but the 2019 NCAA Tournament winner, the University of Virginia, is the early +900 co-favorite with Gonzaga to cut down the nets at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on April 5, 2021.

One thing to keep in mind regarding handicapping NCAA basketball futures odds is that they are going to change fairly dramatically depending on which underclassmen declare for the NBA Draft. The deadline to declare for the 2020 draft – scheduled for June 25 but quite likely going to be pushed back due to the coronavirus – is April 26 and the early entrant withdrawal deadline is June 15. Again, at least for now it is.