INDIANAPOLIS — In just six months, the Circle City will host its ninth NCAA Men's Final Four , a tournament that just five years ago was held in a bubble in Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions.

"During this time, when the NCAA came in the spring, the excitement was there," said Men's Final Four co-chair Judith Thomas.

Now that excitement doesn't have any restrictions, as 70,000 fans will be here cheering on the best college teams this year.

For the first time, all three divisions and the NIT Championships will be held in one city, NIT at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Divisions II and III at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the Division I Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"Instead of bringing all of our teams to the bubble like we did in '21, we are bringing all of our championships to the bubble,"

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