Due to the COVID-19 health threat, the NCAA announced Thursday, March 12 the cancelation of the 2020 men's and women's basketball tournaments along with all winter and spring championships for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year.

Many fans bought tickets for these events that will now be refunded.

According to the NCAA website, "If you ordered your tickets from an official NCAA Championship vendor online or over the phone, you will be refunded. No additional action is needed."

The NCAA says refunds "will be automatically delivered (except applicable fees) to the same card used for purchase." The refund process may take up to 30 days, according to the NCAA.

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For additional questions about the ticket refund process, the NCAA directs those questions to the respective event venue(s) or to the NCAA via email at tickets@ncaa.org.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.