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The 2021 college basketball season is happening in fits and starts. Teams that get hit with positive COVID-19 tests are forced to shut down immediately, leading to weeks without basketball while players and team staff recover. Then it’s several days of practice to get back up to speed before playing yet again.
The amount of teams stopping and starting can be hard to keep an eye on, but we’ll attempt to do so as we keep this list updated when things happen. We’ve also added the teams that have opted out or canceled their season entirely.
CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein puts out a list of programs that are paused each morning, but we’ll also add links from other sources as needed, including midday updates via emails from conference offices and other official announcements. We’ll link to where we can find them.
And where we know of a program that’s posted a date when they’ll play again, we note that as well.
College Basketball Teams On COVID-19 Stoppage
| Team | Conference | Status | Proj. Return Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Conference | Status | Proj. Return Date |
| Chicago St. | WAC | Opted Out | |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | Opted Out | |
| Clemson | ACC | Paused | |
| East Carolina | AAC | Paused | |
| FGCU | ASUN | Paused | |
| Fordham | Atlantic 10 | Paused | |
| Hofstra | CAA | Paused | |
| Louisville | ACC | Paused | |
| Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Paused | |
| Memphis | AAC | Paused | |
| Towson | CAA | Paused | |
| UNC Asheville | Big South | Paused | |
| Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | Season Canceled | |
| Brown | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Columbia | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Cornell | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Dartmouth | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Harvard | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Howard | MEAC | Season Canceled | |
| Maine | America East | Season Canceled | |
| Penn | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Princeton | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Yale | Ivy | Season Canceled | |
| Abilene Christian | Southland | ||
| Air Force | Mountain West | ||
| Akron | MAC | ||
| Alabama | SEC | ||
| Alabama A&M | SWAC | ||
| Alabama St. | SWAC | ||
| Albany | America East | ||
| Alcorn | SWAC | ||
| American | Patriot | ||
| App State | Sun Belt | ||
| Arizona | Pac-12 | ||
| Arizona St. | Pac-12 | ||
| Ark.-Pine Bluff | SWAC | ||
| Arkansas | SEC | ||
| Arkansas St. | Sun Belt | ||
| Army West Point | Patriot | ||
| Auburn | SEC | ||
| Austin Peay | OVC | ||
| Ball St. | MAC | ||
| Baylor | Big 12 | ||
| Belmont | OVC | ||
| Binghamton | America East | ||
| Boise St. | Mountain West | ||
| Boston College | ACC | ||
| Boston U. | Patriot | ||
| Bowling Green | MAC | ||
| Bradley | MVC | ||
| Bryant | NEC | ||
| Bucknell | Patriot | ||
| Buffalo | MAC | ||
| Butler | Big East | ||
| BYU | WCC | ||
| Cal Poly | Big West | ||
| Cal St. Fullerton | Big West | ||
| California | Pac-12 | ||
| Campbell | Big South | ||
| Canisius | MAAC | ||
| Central Ark. | Southland | ||
| Central Conn. St. | NEC | ||
| Central Mich. | MAC | ||
| Charleston So. | Big South | ||
| Charlotte | C-USA | ||
| Chattanooga | SoCon | ||
| Cincinnati | AAC | ||
| Cleveland St. | Horizon | ||
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | ||
| Col. of Charleston | CAA | ||
| Colgate | Patriot | ||
| Colorado | Pac-12 | ||
| Colorado St. | Mountain West | ||
| Coppin St. | MEAC | ||
| Creighton | Big East | ||
| CSU Bakersfield | Big West | ||
| CSUN | Big West | ||
| Davidson | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Delaware | CAA | ||
| Delaware St. | MEAC | ||
| Denver | Summit League | ||
| DePaul | Big East | ||
| Detroit Mercy | Horizon | ||
| Drake | MVC | ||
| Drexel | CAA | ||
| Duke | ACC | ||
| Duquesne | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Eastern Ill. | OVC | ||
| Eastern Ky. | OVC | ||
| Eastern Mich. | MAC | ||
| Eastern Wash. | Big Sky | ||
| Elon | CAA | ||
| ETSU | SoCon | ||
| Evansville | MVC | ||
| Fairfield | MAAC | ||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC | ||
| FIU | C-USA | ||
| Fla. Atlantic | C-USA | ||
| Florida | SEC | ||
| Florida A&M | MEAC | ||
| Florida St. | ACC | ||
| Fresno St. | Mountain West | ||
| Furman | SoCon | ||
| Ga. Southern | Sun Belt | ||
| Gardner-Webb | Big South | ||
| George Mason | Atlantic 10 | ||
| George Washington | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Georgetown | Big East | ||
| Georgia | SEC | ||
| Georgia St. | Sun Belt | ||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | ||
| Gonzaga | WCC | ||
| Grambling | SWAC | ||
| Grand Canyon | WAC | ||
| Green Bay | Horizon | ||
| Hampton | Big South | ||
| Hartford | America East | ||
| Hawaii | Big West | ||
| High Point | Big South | ||
| Holy Cross | Patriot | ||
| Houston | AAC | ||
| Houston Baptist | Southland | ||
| Idaho | Big Sky | ||
| Idaho St. | Big Sky | ||
| Illinois | Big Ten | ||
| Illinois St. | MVC | ||
| Indiana | Big Ten | ||
| Indiana St. | MVC | ||
| Iona | MAAC | ||
| Iowa | Big Ten | ||
| Iowa St. | Big 12 | ||
| IUPUI | Horizon | ||
| Jackson St. | SWAC | ||
| Jacksonville | ASUN | ||
| Jacksonville St. | OVC | ||
| James Madison | CAA | ||
| Kansas | Big 12 | ||
| Kansas City | Summit League | ||
| Kansas St. | Big 12 | ||
| Kennesaw St. | ASUN | ||
| Kent St. | MAC | ||
| Kentucky | SEC | ||
| La Salle | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Lafayette | Patriot | ||
| Lamar | Southland | ||
| Lehigh | Patriot | ||
| Liberty | ASUN | ||
| Lipscomb | ASUN | ||
| Little Rock | Sun Belt | ||
| LIU | NEC | ||
| Long Beach St. | Big West | ||
| Longwood | Big South | ||
| Louisiana | Sun Belt | ||
| Louisiana Tech | C-USA | ||
| Loyola Chicago | MVC | ||
| Loyola Maryland | Patriot | ||
| Loyola-Marymount | WCC | ||
| LSU | SEC | ||
| Manhattan | MAAC | ||
| Marist | MAAC | ||
| Marquette | Big East | ||
| Marshall | C-USA | ||
| Maryland | Big Ten | ||
| McNeese | Southland | ||
| Mercer | SoCon | ||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | ||
| Miami (OH) | MAC | ||
| Michigan | Big Ten | ||
| Michigan St. | Big Ten | ||
| Middle Tenn. | C-USA | ||
| Milwaukee | Horizon | ||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| Mississippi St. | SEC | ||
| Mississippi Val. | SWAC | ||
| Missouri | SEC | ||
| Missouri St. | MVC | ||
| Monmouth | MAAC | ||
| Montana | Big Sky | ||
| Montana St. | Big Sky | ||
| Morehead St. | OVC | ||
| Morgan St. | MEAC | ||
| Mount St. Mary's | NEC | ||
| Murray St. | OVC | ||
| N.C. A&T | MEAC | ||
| N.C. Central | MEAC | ||
| Navy | Patriot | ||
| NC State | ACC | ||
| Nebraska | Big Ten | ||
| Nevada | Mountain West | ||
| New Hampshire | America East | ||
| New Mexico | Mountain West | ||
| New Mexico St. | WAC | ||
| New Orleans | Southland | ||
| Niagara | MAAC | ||
| Nicholls St. | Southland | ||
| NJIT | America East | ||
| Norfolk St. | MEAC | ||
| North Carolina | ACC | ||
| North Dakota | Summit League | ||
| North Dakota St. | Summit League | ||
| North Florida | ASUN | ||
| North Texas | C-USA | ||
| Northeastern | CAA | ||
| Northern Ariz. | Big Sky | ||
| Northern Colo. | Big Sky | ||
| Northern Ill. | MAC | ||
| Northern Ky. | Horizon | ||
| Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
| Northwestern St. | Southland | ||
| Notre Dame | ACC | ||
| Oakland | Horizon | ||
| Ohio | MAC | ||
| Ohio St. | Big Ten | ||
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
| Oklahoma St. | Big 12 | ||
| Old Dominion | C-USA | ||
| Ole Miss | SEC | ||
| Omaha | Summit League | ||
| Oral Roberts | Summit League | ||
| Oregon | Pac-12 | ||
| Oregon St. | Pac-12 | ||
| Pacific | WCC | ||
| Paused | Big South | ||
| Paused | America East | ||
| Penn St. | Big Ten | ||
| Pepperdine | WCC | ||
| Pittsburgh | ACC | ||
| Portland | WCC | ||
| Portland St. | Big Sky | ||
| Prairie View | SWAC | ||
| Presbyterian | Big South | ||
| Providence | Big East | ||
| Purdue | Big Ten | ||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon | ||
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | ||
| Radford | Big South | ||
| Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Rice | C-USA | ||
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Rider | MAAC | ||
| Robert Morris | Horizon | ||
| Rutgers | Big Ten | ||
| Sacramento St. | Big Sky | ||
| Sacred Heart | NEC | ||
| Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | ||
| Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | ||
| Saint Peter's | MAAC | ||
| Sam Houston | Southland | ||
| Samford | SoCon | ||
| San Diego | WCC | ||
| San Diego St. | Mountain West | ||
| San Francisco | WCC | ||
| San Jose St. | Mountain West | ||
| Santa Clara | WCC | ||
| Seattle U | WAC | ||
| Seton Hall | Big East | ||
| SFA | Southland | ||
| Siena | MAAC | ||
| SIUE | OVC | ||
| SMU | AAC | ||
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | ||
| South Carolina | SEC | ||
| South Carolina St. | MEAC | ||
| South Dakota | Summit League | ||
| South Dakota St. | Summit League | ||
| South Florida | AAC | ||
| Southeast Mo. St. | OVC | ||
| Southeastern La. | Southland | ||
| Southern California | Pac-12 | ||
| Southern Ill. | MVC | ||
| Southern Miss. | C-USA | ||
| Southern U. | SWAC | ||
| Southern Utah | Big Sky | ||
| St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | ||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC | ||
| St. John's | Big East | ||
| Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
| Stetson | ASUN | ||
| Stony Brook | America East | ||
| Syracuse | ACC | ||
| TCU | Big 12 | ||
| Temple | AAC | ||
| Tennessee | SEC | ||
| Tennessee St. | OVC | ||
| Tennessee Tech | OVC | ||
| Texas | Big 12 | ||
| Texas A&M | SEC | ||
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | ||
| Texas Southern | SWAC | ||
| Texas St. | Sun Belt | ||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | ||
| The Citadel | SoCon | ||
| Toledo | MAC | ||
| Troy | Sun Belt | ||
| Tulane | AAC | ||
| Tulsa | AAC | ||
| UAB | C-USA | ||
| UC Davis | Big West | ||
| UC Irvine | Big West | ||
| UC Riverside | Big West | ||
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | ||
| UCF | AAC | ||
| UCLA | Pac-12 | ||
| UConn | Big East | ||
| UIC | Horizon | ||
| UIW | Southland | ||
| ULM | Sun Belt | ||
| UMass Lowell | America East | ||
| UMBC | America East | ||
| UNC Greensboro | SoCon | ||
| UNCW | CAA | ||
| UNI | MVC | ||
| UNLV | Mountain West | ||
| USC Upstate | Big South | ||
| UT Arlington | Sun Belt | ||
| UT Martin | OVC | ||
| Utah | Pac-12 | ||
| Utah St. | Mountain West | ||
| Utah Valley | WAC | ||
| UTEP | C-USA | ||
| UTRGV | WAC | ||
| UTSA | C-USA | ||
| Valparaiso | MVC | ||
| Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
| VCU | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Vermont | America East | ||
| Villanova | Big East | ||
| Virginia | ACC | ||
| Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
| VMI | SoCon | ||
| Wagner | NEC | ||
| Wake Forest | ACC | ||
| Washington | Pac-12 | ||
| Washington St. | Pac-12 | ||
| Weber St. | Big Sky | ||
| West Virginia | Big 12 | ||
| Western Caro. | SoCon | ||
| Western Ill. | Summit League | ||
| Western Ky. | C-USA | ||
| Western Mich. | MAC | ||
| Wichita St. | AAC | ||
| William & Mary | CAA | ||
| Winthrop | Big South | ||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
| Wofford | SoCon | ||
| Wright St. | Horizon | ||
| Wyoming | Mountain West | ||
| Xavier | Big East | ||
| Youngstown St. | Horizon |