The NCAA will pay basketball officials for the women's tournament the same amount it pays the officials for the men's competition.

The report recommends reforms to the NCAA's basketball programs and calls for a combined Final Four tournament.

The report calls a combined Final Four "the best available means to grow women's basketball and create equity" and suggests moving to that model "preferably no later" than the 2022-23 season.

The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is the last hotel hosting NCCA men's basketball teams. It now looks to the future of how the 2021 tourism and convention season will define this year's business outlook.

For the first 20-plus years of its existence, Hinkle was the largest basketball arena in the country. Its been called the cathedral of Hoosier hoops hysteria.

Last month, NCAA officials announced all 67 games would be held in Indiana to limit team travel and keep athletes, coaches and staff safe during the pandemic.

The city will host the NCAA men's basketball tournament and officials have been working to make sure everything is ready for the teams and national spotlight.

The men's tournament will be played March 10-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium, just a few blocks away from Bankers Life Fieldhouse where the women's tourney will take place the same week.

The coronavirus pandemic forced the NCAA to move the entire 67-game tournament to Indiana, which means the schedule doesn't have to be built with travel concerns in mind.

Most games will be held in Indianapolis, some early games will be played in Bloomington and West Lafayette.