What you need to know about March Madness and the NCAA tournament Gene Wang, The Washington Post Feb. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A view of the March Madness logo prior to the game between the Duke Blue Devils and the North Dakota State Bison during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. After 2020's tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event returns this Spring with some slight modifications. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The NCAA tournament is back this season, with some significant modifications from the regular format, after last year's event was canceled amid the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.