'Never been done before' | Indy makes history during Final Four weekend
Leave it to the city of Indianapolis to not only host the men's basketball Final Four, but to make history at the same time. "For the sport itself, it's a celebration," said NCAA Vice President of Men's Basketball JoAn Scott. For the first time ever, a city will crown a DI, DII, DIII, and NIT champion on the same weekend.
That city, of course, is the Circle City. "Having brought 'the bubble' to Indianapolis, we thought, 'What if we brought all our championships to Indianapolis? '" said Scott.
"Five years ago, when we were here, we played basketball, and we were celebrating basketball, but we weren't so much celebrating a lot of other things. Especially for even our NCAA staff, it's a time to really celebrate what we do in the city where we live. " RELATED: Looking back at Indy's 2021 'basketball bubble' during Final Four The DII, DIII, and NIT champions will be crowned Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
A ticket for one game gets fans into the other two. Fans can come and go between games with just one ticket. The Division I championship will be played Monday night inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
Scott said it's not often this many championship weekends happen at the same time and place. In fact, the last time the DI, DII, and DIII champions lined up was 2013, according to Scott. This year, she said the NCAA is ready for a successful weekend in its home city.