1-city March Madness; straightforward bracket

INDIANAPOLIS — There will be a bit less mystery to the March Madness bracket now that the NCAA selection committee no longer has to adjust matchups for travel concerns.

With the entire tournament taking place in the Indianapolis area this year because of the pandemic, the men’s basketball committee said Friday teams will be bracketed more closely to their true seeding, 1 through 68.

In the past, adjustments were made to keep teams as close as possible to their campuses for the early rounds.

There could still be exceptions, mainly to avoid repetitive matchups of conference teams.

The same “S-curve’ placement will continue throughout the bracket.

Selection Sunday remains scheduled for March 14, but the NCAA hasn’t announced the dates of the tournament.