With multiple conferences shutting down sports, the NCAA acknowledged that fall championships could not be held this calendar year.
As conference after conference in Division I postponed fall sports, the NCAA has made the inevitable decision that there will be no fall championships in the organization’s top tier in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Emmert noted that the Board of Governors requirement of 50% of schools playing to hold the postseason would not be achievable. Fall championships in Divisions II and III had already been put on hold. This now means there will be no FCS football playoff this fall. Other sports affected are men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s field hockey and women’s volleyball.
He also suggested that it may have to be done in a bubble or a"semi-bubble" which restricts travel for these sports. However, he sees a path to what could be a chaotic spring in collegiate athletics.
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