By Francisco Guzman and Saeed Ahmed, CNN

March for college basketball fans means a month full of roaring crowds, dramatic upsets, buzzer-beaters, blood, sweat, and tears. But in the shadow of the novel coronavirus outbreak, there could be a new meaning to the phrase March Madness. With the big tournament just a week from tip-off, the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has prepared for several scenarios to keep the disease from spreading.