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2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was scheduled to end in Atlanta on April 6, 2020, but was ultimately canceled. All other postseason tournaments were canceled as well. Practices officially began in late September.[1]
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | Michigan State |
Regular season | November 5, 2019 – March 15, 2020[lower-roman 1] |
NCAA Tournament | 2020 |
Tournament dates | March 17 – April 6, 2020 (canceled) |
National Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
NCAA Champions | Not awarded |
Other champions | Not awarded (NIT), Not awarded (CBI), Not awarded (CIT) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Obi Toppin, Dayton |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
On March 12, 2020, the NCAA announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first cancellation in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament history. The NCAA did not name an official national champion after the tournament was canceled.
Kansas finished first in both major polls but has yet to claim a national championship for the season.[2][3]