 In 2020, the 2020 Men's Tournament was canceled after the first round due to concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus disease 2019, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020.Initially, a decision was made to play the remaining games without fans in attendance, but as the situation progressed the event was ultimately canceled outright.The conference's NCAA men's basketball tournament auto-bid was awarded to the regular season champion, Kentucky.