The Power 5 leagues -- the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 -- canceled their men's basketball conference tournaments on Thursday.
Also announcing that their tournaments would not be played were the American, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, MAC and WAC.
The Big East continued its tournament Thursday, with St. John's and Creighton playing their quarterfinal matchup.
Within minutes of each other, the five most high-profile conferences in college sports announced that the remainder of their tournaments would not be played. All were preparing to play games in large arenas across the country, but with few people in the buildings.
The Big 12 and MAC women's basketball tournaments were also among the cancellations.
Beyond basketball, the Pac-12 announced that all conference sporting events would be canceled until further notice. The Big 12 said other conference championships, including gymnastics and equestrian events, were off through April 15. The SEC said it is suspending all competitions on home campuses until March 30.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the recommendation from the NCAA's COVID-19 panel against holding sporting events open to the public "literally changed the game for us."
On Wednesday, the NCAA announced that the men's and women's basketball tournaments would be played without fans in attendance. The NCAA said only essential staff and limited family members would be allowed to attend the games.
The decisions continue ongoing actions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which was labeled a pandemic Wednesday by the World Health Organization.
For most people, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
The vast majority of people recover from the virus. According to the WHO, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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