Will Fall 2020 sports play in the Spring of 2021?

I am just a parent of a future college athlete (2021 Commit) so I don't have the inside knowledge of many on this board, but I think all of this delayed start, conference only, moving competition to the spring talk is nothing but lip service from the schools and conferences, telling everyone what they really want to hear. In reality, Fall and likely Winter seasons will be canceled, and focus will turn to the Spring. That is when the best shot at a return to normalcy will occur. I hope I am wrong, but that is how I am reading the tea leaves.

 

Since the start of the pandemic, I’ve compared the events of 1917-1920 to what is now happening. With the exception that it was better managed 100 years ago, it’s pretty much the same.

the NCAA will try to keep basketball for the 2021 March madness because $7 Billion is on the line, but I think the end of that hope will play out in slow motion like a Mauna Kea lava flow. Slow nut inexorable.

 

From a prior article on the Ivy League's move:

"Football hasn't been decided yet if it would be moved to the spring, but logistically, I don't know how that would work," an Ivy League source told CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. "... You can't move all the sports to the spring; the logistics don't work. The soccer field is the lacrosse field. (bold added) The scheduling would be a nightmare."

 

Back to normal? It's gonna take a vaccine.

That puts us at fall 2021 season. And that's presuming that the vaccine actually works. Which will be hard to know because the rush to get one means that testing, somewhere, is going to be abbreviated.

 

Could someone put together a comprehensive list of all the schools/conferences that have already announced they are not playing this fall? Thanks in advance!

 

So far ....

Conferences not playing:

America East
Atlantic 10
Ivy
Patriot
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Individual teams not playing (outside the above conferences):

Delaware (Colonial)
Drexel (Colonial)
Hampton (Big South)
Hofstra (Colonial)
Northeastern (Colonial)
Towson (Colonial)
William & Mary (Colonial)
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Conferences playing conference-only:

Big East
Big 10
Metro Atlantic
Pac 12
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Conferences with delayed first-game dates (beyond conference-only conferences):

ACC (September 1)
Horizon (October 1)
Northeast (September 10)
SEC (September 1)
WAC (September 10)
West Coast (September 24)​

 

Carleton College canceled all Fall sports on July 10th.

 

I heard there are some scheduled meeting this week for the Missouri Valley, that will add them to one of those categories.

 

I think it will be a logistic nightmare for these colleges to move all sports to the spring. they don't have the man power to be able to pull this off. I think its a safe answer to appease people right now. I don't think we will see college soccer until fall 2021. just my opinion

 

My guess at this point is that we will see Fall Division 1 sports, with the knowledge going in that a point may come at which it is necessary to shut Division 1 sports down before the regularly scheduled completion of the season, i.e., the NCAA Tournament. Then, Fall sports will start up again if and when those involved with D1 sports decide it is safe enough, including playing of the NCAA Tournament. It may be a rag tag group playing, but that is what they will do. What will prevent completion of Fall sports through the NCAA Tournament will be a delay that extends past next June.

 

Southwestern AC, no Fall sports.

Mid American Conference, no games until September 3.

 

I can't see the smaller conferences playing this fall with the amount of testing the ncaa is expecting.Power 5 will do anything they can to have football but they don't need the ncaa's approval

 

At least so far, the NCAA is not approving or disapproving what the non-Power 5 do. They are making recommendations, but are leaving the approving or disapproving part to governments, conferences, and schools.

 

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As I check the WCC COVID-19 plans, each school is different. The limitation on the California schools seems to be mostly from State and local governments. So far, only USF has closed the campus for students. Other schools are going to a “low density housing model” of about 1/3 normal. None of these schools yet has clearance to play.

BYU and Portland, in areas less hit, are bringing students back with a Hybrid class model. Portland still needs clearance from the governor, who restricted sports until October. I don’t think that’s been lifted. Players have been in a bubble since June( summer school). I think the Multnomah county health department also has a say.


The last I see from Gonzaga was June3. The plan then was to return.

 

What happens with the PAC-12 when California keeps or increases restrictions? UCLA, Stanford, USC, Cal don't get to play? Or can only play away games in Oregon, Washington, and Utah while running around a soccer pitch with a mask on? This is all becoming a bit insane now. Very telling they are thinking of $$$ rather than students at this point.

 

Has anybody thought what will happen with the NCAA championships with some conferences/schools choosing to move things to the spring and others determined to play this fall??

The NCAA won’t have 2 championships for one sport (other than football ). The lack of leadership at every level just makes us as American’s a complete joke to the rest of the world. Forget the land of the free and home of the brave, because were the land of PC culture and home of the cowards.

 

I think the top conferences will all play in the fall if that is when the NCAA Championship is. The rest know they will not win a national championship so they will play a spring season fighting for a conference championship. Most of those teams would not make the NCAA tournament anyway, and the ones who did do not typically advance past the first round or two. No it is not the same but times are crazy.

 

The NCAA is planning on an NCAA Tournament in the Fall, with 64 teams participating. All of the conferences are aware of this, so all of the teams should be too. Of course, things could change but as of now, I do not think enough conferences have opted not to play this Fall to cause a change.

Of course, things remain very fluid. In terms of leadership at the NCAA level, they seem to be doing fine in the area they are able to control.

 

Conferences will be making the move for soccer to be played in the spring. At that point the NCAA will plan for a spring championship. There are still coaches at P5 women’s soccer programs trying to schedule games. Sorry but I don’t see a college women’s soccer game being played this fall.

It’s going to remain up in the air as to what happens with football. I just don’t see how they can play in the fall. They are having outbreaks and that’s just through voluntary workouts, they haven’t even started contact and anything with the ball yet. One thing that hasn’t been talked about is there’s an actual even worse scenario than playing football in the spring - that scenario is playing in the fall and then having to shut down the season which I think is very likely would happen. There will be outbreaks and all it takes is one death to have a PR nightmare. Any coach or administrator that doesn’t see that at this point is just kidding themselves.

 

Huge power struggle on Friday when NCAA Board of Governors meet. Almost all conferences outside Power 5 conferences want the NCAA to pull the plug on the fall.

 

I would imagine the NCAA will do whatever the power 5 want.

If power 5 still want championship in fall then it will be in fall. If they are ok moving to spring then NCAA will move it to spring

 

I am hearing rumblings that, if true, would prove my earlier predictions wrong.

 

It's pretty simple. The NCAA wants to cancel fall championships, but strong pushback from FBS football. All an optics play at this point.