Indianapolis is hosting the 2026 Final Four, closing March Madness with national championships in Divisions I, II, II and the NIT.

Event organizers announced Tuesday an enhanced fan experience for the NCAA tournaments closing.

That weekend of April 3-6 will have a lot of high-level basketball downtown.

INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA vice president JoAnn Scott does not need to speculate on the impact of Purdue men's basketball fans in the Final Four.

She saw it in person, two years ago and 1,800 miles from Mackey Arena. Boilermaker fans flocked to the Phoenix area for a long-awaited Final Four experience.

"We couldn't print enough Purdue gear," Scott said Tuesday at the Tip-Off, a Final Four preview event at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

Cities measure the financial impact of the Final Four in

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