NCAA officials outlined Wednesday how the tournament, which
was canceled last year, would be played amid the coronavirus pandemic,
The Associated Press reported.
"We decided if they had five players eligible and healthy" they could play, said Brett Gavitt, the NCAA's senior vice president of basketball, according to AP. "We wrestled with contingencies, and thought it was fairest for a team that earned its way, that even if it was compromised, they should have the opportunity to play rather than be replaced."
Teams cannot be replaced if they do not have enough players, the AP notes. Their opponents would move up the bracket.
Officials didn't have an answer for what happens if a team's coaching staff comes down with COVID-19.