ATLANTA — The Final Four returns to Atlanta after the pandemic canceled the city's previous bid four years ago.
The NCAA announced Thursday that Atlanta will host the 2031 Final Four, the first time the city has hosted it since the 2013 tournament and the sixth time the city has been awarded the event. The city also hosted the Final Four in 2007, 2002 and 1977.
Atlanta was scheduled to host the 2020 Final Four, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation earlier that year of all major sports, including March Madness two weeks before the tournament was set to begin.
The 2025 Final Four will be held in San Antonio, followed by Indianapolis in 2026 and 2029, Detroit in 2027, Las Vegas in 2028 and North Texas in 2030.
UConn won its second straight national championship in Phoenix last spring.
