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Gov. Jay Inslee plans to sign an executive order Monday that will extend mandatory social distancing measures to certain hospitality and entertainment businesses across Washington state. Additionally, the governor is banning all events larger than 50 attendees.

The action comes in the wake of several other states enacting similar orders.

"Tomorrow, we will temporarily shut down restaurants, bars and entertainment/recreational facilities statewide," the governor said in a tweet Sunday evening.

The temporary ban will suspend sit-down services at restaurants, bars, and other entertainment venues for at least two weeks. Additionally, businesses including beauty salons, tattoo parlors, theaters, gyms, and museums are also subject to the order. Takeout and delivery services will still be permitted.

The new order will not impede the daily operations of grocery stores and pharmacies. It does, however, direct other retailers to limit their occupancy and implement social distancing plans.

These are very difficult decisions, but hours count here and very strong measures are necessary to slow the spread of the virus," Inslee said in a press release. "I know there will be significant economic impacts to all our communities and we are looking at steps to help address those challenges."

It's not presently clear how officials plan to respond to the economic fallout of the order. But Inslee said he hoped to have information to share in the coming days.

The governor also announced a moratorium on all events consisting of over 50 attendees, mirroring new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The restrictions also extend to smaller events unless they meet officials' criteria for social distancing and public health.

King County Executive Dow Constantine has enacted a similar local health order, mirroring the governor's new measures.

"It is time right now for people to assume that they and everyone they meet has been exposed, potentially, to avoid any unnecessary interactions that might lead to further infection," Constantine said during a Monday morning press conference.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping at least six feet between individuals to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The agency also advises that older adults or those with underlying health conditions especially avoid large crowds.

"The outbreak is likely to go for months and whatever we do today, we wouldn't expect to see that impact for at least a month," said King County Health Officer Jeff Duchin.

He added that while officials might not immediately know how effective social distancing strategies in Washington state have been, similar actions have benefited other communities during infectious disease outbreaks.

Inslee previously enacted a statewide ban on all events exceeding 250 attendees on Friday, in addition to ordering the closure of all K-12 schools and higher education institutions for six weeks.

READ: All Washington state schools ordered to close for 6 weeks because of coronavirus

There are currently 42 COVID-19 deaths and 769 cases reported across Washington, according to the state department of health. The majority of those cases have affected residents of King and Snohomish counties.

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If you clicked on this story, there's a good chance you care about your fitness. Instead of having a professional trainer, fancy gym membership, and hours to commit to exercising, you have to a full-time job and bills to pay. And, as you get older, you might not be able to do some of those grueling workouts from your twenties.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Monday morning closing all gyms and fitness centers through Mar. 30.

In addition to gyms and a wide range of public accommodations including restaurants, bars, libraries, casinos and museums, the order also specifically shuttersrecreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios and spas.

Kenneth Martin, of Madison Heights, works out his triceps Saturday at The Royal Oak Gym.(Photo: Todd McInturf, The Detroit News)

At Royal Oak Gym, manager and owner Matt Brimer is philosophical.

"It leaves me kind of upset and bummed," he said, "but nothing much I can do. No point getting too mad about it."

The governor's order mandatesaffected businesses close by 3 p.m. Mon., Mar. 16, but Brimer says that hasn't stopped people from coming beforehand.

"We've got about 15 people here right now," he said just before noon.

In some respects, gyms and fitness centers find themselves in a better position than restaurants, for example, since health facilities often rely on memberships, rather than a pay-as-you-go system. At Royal Oak Gym, Brimer estimates they've got about 1,000 members, though also take walk-ins who pay a daily rate.

The membership model, which accounts for the majority of his clients, "might shield some" owners from the worst impacts of a shut-down, he said. Most of Royal Oak Gym'smembers, he adds, are on monthly memberships.

Asked whether he thinks he'll actually be able to reopen April 1, Brimer said, "I sure hope so."

Thomas Deschamps of Farmington Hills makes his way into Powerhouse Gym in Novi for one last workout a few hours before the public gym and all others in the state of Michigan close at 3 p.m. Monday by executive order of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)

But another gym-goer who got in one last workout beforePowerhouse Gym Novi closed Monday afternoon was uncertain whether the situation really warrants such draconian steps.

"I'm miserable," said Thomas Deschamps of Farmington Hills. "Not only am I a frequent gym goer, but I'm also an executive chef at Granite Cityin Northville. This affects everything."

He points to the drop in new cases in China, and suggests Europe's also seeing improvements -- though recent figures coming out of Italy and Spain challenge that.

"I just think losses in income for everybody who works in a restaurant and other facilitiesthat have been closed outweighthe risk," Deschamps said."I dont think anybody should have been ordered to close unless were under martial law."

Zagros Zangana, of Waterford, does dips during his warm ups Saturday at The Royal Oak Gym.(Photo: Todd McInturf, The Detroit News)

But there's no reason you have to lose all the gains you might have racked up in recent months, says trainer Johnathan Lamonte Sails-Walker, who under ordinary circumstances works at Crunch Fitness in Warren.

He and fellow trainer and husband Brandon Walker-Sails are launching a series of YouTube and Facebook exercise videos people can plug into while the metro area's gymnasiums are shuttered.

"Dont stop just because the gyms are closed," Sails-Walker said."A lot of people have been working hard since the beginningof the year, and you dont want to lose those gains. Stay motivated, stay focused."

Sails-Walker, who has a Master's in exercise science from Wayne State, says you can still get in your workout with materials you probably have right at home.

"If you dont have equipment," he said,"Im going to teach you how to improvise.You look around your house if you dont have a yoga mat, go to the next best thing, a bath towel. No dumb bells? You can use canned goods."

Clearly, since Sails-Walker makes his money by training clients at the gym, he's not wild about the closures. But he understands where the governor is coming from.

"Working out at the gym is good," he said, "but you have to realize youre in a closed setting.Everybodys breathing the same air, and mightnot be wiping down their equipment properly."

Sails-Walker says thevideos will cover a wide range of workout possibilities. "We're going to do stretching, lifting, and some cardiovascular-type stuff, all the way from beginners tohigh-intensity training."

To find Sails-Walker on Facebook, just search forhis full name.

To find the pair's YouTube exercise videos once they're up online, search for "Faith, love and fitness with J&B."

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Bryce Garcia was born and raised in Bellingham, andevery time hes moved away, he found himself coming right back. After travelingaway for part of his college career and checking out life in other states, heonce again lives in his hometown, and has taken a job with Satori, the only downtown Bellingham cannabis store.

I ask what led him to work at a pot shop. Part ofit was how cannabis had played a role in my life. I struggled with anxiety andADHD for a long time, and had a tough time managing my task list. It helps meslow down and do things one by one, Garcia explains.

After graduating from Western, Garcia went toHawaii. It was beautiful, but wasnt necessarily what I needed. When I cameback, I started working at Satori. I never really saw myself working in a potshop because there was that stigma there, but it opened me up to being able totry a lot of different products.

An avid athlete, Garcia soon found himself replacing his old-fashioned liniments and salves with products that include CBD, a medicinal chemical found in marijuana plants.

My big thing is topicals, he says. Theyre a huge part of my recovery as an athlete. Im really big on [them] because my grandma can use themand she doesnt want to feel high at all; because topicals are absorbed through the skin, theres not enough to enter your bloodstream and cause a psychoactive effect.

Garcia got his start in sports as a youngster oncommunity and school teams, and stuck with it as he transitioned to college. Iwas trying to get a football scholarship; I was going to walk on at EasternWashington University. Then I decided that I didnt really want a whole lot ofconcussions, he says with a laugh. Instead, he attended Western after hisfreshman year and played lacrosse. I could be one of the big guys on the fieldat 5 feet 10 inches and 195 pounds, as opposed to being one of the small guyson the football field.

After college, he continued lifting weightsand discoveredyogabut found the gym life to be a little routine and repetitive. And then,through Facebook and Instagram, he saw something that caught his eye: parkour.What is this crazy sport? he asked himself, and soon discovered his newpassion. I do lot of parkour and free running.

Even if youre not familiar with these activities,theres a chance youve seen an example online, on television, or in a movie. Arunner will bounce off of walls, grapple their way up onto balconies, leap fromone rooftop to another, all while twisting and twirling, and making it all lookeasy.

Free running is seen as getting from Point A toPoint B with style, while parkour is getting from A to B with speed, Garciasays. Free running features flips and twists, whereas parkour is more aboutdoing vaults and jumps to cover distance. Beyond being a fun way to keepactive, it can change the way you look at the world around you. Now when I goto a big city like Vancouver or Seattle, Im able to see stairs andarchitecture as a beautiful playground, something that I can interact with.

But these activities come with a price tag. Mymuscles are always sore from working out three or four hours a day, he says. Garciawants to stay fit so that he can enjoy life to the fullest, and for as long aspossible. But a certain level of soreness comes with that, and I can taperthat down a bit with cannabis.

He credits working at Satori with opening his eyesto the wide range of choices available for just that purpose, especially thetopicals. There are salves, balms, gels and more are built on a variety ofbases, from the menthol that Garcia prefers, to those that have less of ascent. And if all of that sounds intimidating, bear in mind that Garcia and hisco-workers are there to explain how they work and point out their favorites.

Satori also staffs its store with state-certified medical consultants, who are licensed to discuss specific medical issues. Their doors are open from 9:00 a.m. every day, until 11:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. on Sundays) to answer questions, and help you find the relief that will work best for you.

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As health experts and government officials urge New Yorkers to practice social distancing and self-isolation in order to protect their fellow residents and slow the rapid spread of the dangerous coronavirus, one prominent New Yorker said Fuggedaboutit! to these professional recommendations and made the 12-mile voyage to his beloved gym anyway. Yes, Mayor Bill de Blasio was back at the Park Slope Y.

Mayor de Blasio is indeed here at the Park Slope YMCA this morning, tweeted CNNs Andrew Kaczynski. He added, Among comments from New Yorkers walking by who saw his security detail. Is the mayor really working out. He shouldnt be here. What an idiot.

For years, Mayor de Blasios daily 12-mile ride from Gracie Mansion to the Brooklyn gym has raised eyebrows among New Yorkers, who are quick to point out that the supposed champion of environmental causes could significantly decrease his personal carbon footprint by working out at any one of the many, many gyms uptown, not to mention save hours of commute time.

In a statement to News 4 New York reporter Melissa Russo on Monday, the mayors press secretary Freddi Goldstein said that the YMCA has been a huge part of Mayor de Blasios life, and he wanted to visit a place that keeps him grounded one last time.

That doesnt change the fact that he is working around the clock to ensure the safety of New Yorkers, Goldstein went on. After today, gyms will close and he will no longer be visiting the YMCA for the foreseeable future. Indeed, as New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Twitter, all gyms in the state will be closed, effective at 8 p.m. on Monday.

Farewell for now, at least to the mayors daily gym pilgrimage. Somewhere in heaven, Charlotte the groundhog is laughing and saying, Good riddance.

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If your gym closes due to the coronavirus, that's no excuse for not getting your workout in. Streaming fitness programs and apps give you plenty of options for working out in your living room, even if you don't own home gym equipment. All you need is an internet connection to stream workouts to your computer, mobile device or TV. Here are seven I recommend for the wide range of high-quality, professionally-guided classes. And all have a free trial, so you can give them a try before you commit.

This isn't your standard gym workout. Barre3combines moves from ballet, yoga and Pilates to create a unique, low-impact routine that gets your heart rate up and works your whole body. You can work out with more 200 routines designed specifically for you to do at home with little or no equipment required. When you sign up, you can choose your goals, including feeling stronger, feeling less stress, feeling less pain in your body, and increasing your endurance. You're then presented with suggested workouts. You can also pick your own workout, either scrolling through the choices or filtering based on time (10, 30,45 or 60 minutes), instructor, or type of workout. There are 17 categories, including barre3 Core 360, Time-Crunch, Postnatal, Foam Rolling, Studio Favorites and Mind-Body Connection, among others, as well as more traditional strength and conditioning classes. Some classes require core sliders, a core ball, resistance bands, weights and a yoga mat.

Barre3 has free at-home workouts on the Barre3 YouTube channel, it you want to give it a try before signing up for your free 15-day trial.

Standout feature: Unique, low-impact workouts combining ballet, yoga and Pilates

Available on: web browser, Chromecast, Apple TV (through AirPlay)

Price: $29/month, free 15-day trial

If it's a Crunch Gym style workout you're after, why not go straight to the source at Crunch Live? There are more than 85 classes fewer than other services on this list, but enough to offer a lot of variety led by Crunch instructors. Choose fromtotal body bootcamp and dance cardio to pilates, yoga, barre and more. And there are even 15-minute "Quickie" workouts for those in a hurry.

Standout feature: The popular Crunch Gym approach at home

Available on:web browser, Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV

Price: $9.99/month or $90.00/year with a 10-day free trial (free with Crunch Gym memberships except the Base Membership plan)

Daily Burn offers more than 1,000 workouts with plenty of variety and organized programs that range from 10 minutes to an hour long, covering activities from dance to kettlebell to intense cardio.You never need to spend time hunting for a workout, either; DailyBurn helps you pick the right workout program and then automatically queues up the next video whenever you login (though you can try something new whenever you want).

Standout feature:Huge variety of workouts to choose from, easy to use on a wide variety of devices

Available on: iOS, Android, web browser, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV

Price: $19.99/month with a 30-day free trial

This isn't just another celebrity fad workout. Physique 57promises results after just eight 57-minute workouts. The program uses a technique dubbed "interval overload" in which you focus on different parts of the body in sequence, with stretches in between. While there are specific workout programs (from two weeks to 12 weeks), you can also create your own routines, even combining short workouts into longer ones to make your perfect class. There are more than 250 classes to choose from and you can sort by type of workout (abs, core, prenatal, HIIT/dance cardio, and more). Though it's one of the more expensive options on the list, results after just eight classes is what all of us want to see in a workout, isnt it?

Standout feature: Claims results in just eight workouts

Available on: iOS, Android, web browser, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV

Price: $24.99/month or $249.99/year with a 7-day free trial

While many gym workouts incorporate Pilates moves, they're not purely Pilates. If you're interested in classic Pilates but don't have time to go to a studio regularly, Pilatesologyis a great option. There's is tons of variety across over 1,400 workout videos, including workouts for beginners, relief from neck pain, prenatal and postnatal, better posture, seniors, anyone in a time crunch, and more. Hundreds of the site's videos require no equipment, making them easy to do at home.

Standout feature: Classic Pilates at its best

Available on: iOS, Android, web browser, Roku, Apple TV (AirPlay)

Price: $19.99/month or $178.99/year with a 16-day free trial

If you can't make it to the yoga studio, Glois the next best thing. It offers yoga for every level, including beginners, making it a good way for anyone to give it a try. There are over 4,000 classes taught by professional teachers in 16 different styles, including Ashtanga, Hatha, Kundalini, Iyengar, Tao Yin, Vinyasa Flow and partner yoga. There are also pilates and conditioning classes. Glo also offers a nice feature that most of these programs don't: If you watch videos with the iOS or Android apps, you can save them to view offline so you can do yoga in the park or anywhere else you don't have broadband connectivity.

Standout feature: Specializes in yoga, save workouts for offline access

Available on: iOS, Apple Watch, Android, web browser, Apple TV

Price: $18/month with a 15-day free trial

Aaptiv is packed with audio workouts led by uber-perky trainers who motivate you at all levels, beginner to advanced. Against a backdrop of pop or hip-hop hits, youll be talked through high-energy interval workouts from warmup to cooldown. There are thousands of classes to choose from including outdoor running, weight training, yoga, and training programs for running race distances such as 5K, 10K and marathons. And if you have a treadmill or elliptical machine at home, you can find classes for those too.

Standout feature:Specializes in running workouts, download workouts for listening offline

Available on:iOS, Apple Watch, Android

Price:$14.99/month, $99.99/year with a 7-day free trial

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FARMINGTON - The University of Maine at Farmington announced today that its Fitness and Recreation Center will close Tuesday, March 17, through Sunday, March 29, in an effort to minimize social contact in the community and help safeguard patrons and staff from the spread of COVID-19.

All FRC programs, reservations, rentals, and activities will be suspended during the closure. Below is a brief Q&A that will hopefully address many of your questions about the closure. If you have questions not answered below, please contact Ben White, Director of Fitness and Recreation, at benjamin.j.white@maine.edu.

Why have you decided to close?

State, Federal, and public health officials worldwide recommend that social contact be minimized in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. Despite our initial measures to prevent/minimize transmission of the disease, weve determined that these efforts will not be sufficient. Therefore, UMF leadership and the FRC staff feel that the most responsible measure is to close the facility in an effort to ensure that we dont contribute to the spread of the virus.How will my membership be handled?

In general, memberships will be extended for the duration of the closure. In other words, memberships will be extended for the number of days the FRC is closed. For people who hold perpetual memberships, we will not charge individuals for any future time we are closed. Credits for the March closure will be issued at the next automatic billing cycle when the FRC reopens.

Given the variety of different membership options, we realize that these approaches might not accommodate every membership type. For patrons wishing to request changes to their membership, there will be an online form available in the coming days. For immediate questions, please email Leah Brackett, Assistant Director and Coordinator of Intramural Sports and Children's Programs, at leah.brackett@maine.edu.

What about programs like swim lessons and Red Cross classes?

All programs are canceled during the closure. We will provide account credits in full for future sessions that have been paid for and prorated amounts for ongoing lessons. Participants will be contacted in the upcoming days with specifics regarding rescheduling and refund options. For questions regarding aquatics or Red Cross programs, please email Jennifer Pageot, Assistant Director of Aquatics and Health and Safety Educator, at jennifer.pageot@maine.edu.

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If you get most of your health and fitness knowledge online, it can be tough to know what's real and what's just bluster. Some of the false claims you'll find are harmless. But if you're following bad intel, in the best case scenario your gains might sufferin the worst, you might be in line for an injury.

Time to debunk Instagram bro-science and other internet BS to help you see better results, faster. Let's put these zombie myths in their graves for good.

THE MYTH: You may think the ache and tightness you feel a day or two after youve blasted a muscle, technically known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS),is a gym badge of honor. First described in 1902, its sometimes a result of muscle-fiber micro tears that occur as you lift. New to training? These can spur growth. But more damage doesnt equal more growth, says Andy Galpin, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.*D, an associate professor of exercise physiology at California State University, Fullerton: On a scale of 1 to 10, pushing yourself to a level 7 of soreness might stimulate some growth, or it might not.

YOUR MOVE: Track your workouts based strictly on effectiveness. Choose key exercises (e.g., the squat, the pushup, and the pullup) and do them at least once a week. If youre improving your reps, form, or weight on these movements on a monthly basis, youre on the right track, even if youre only mildly sore.

THE MYTH: Exercise scientists long divided muscle fibers into two categories: slow-twitch fibers, the kind that get you through a marathon, and fast-twitch fibers, the ones that power a dunk. Decades ago, researchers believed their distribution was genetic, so no training could turn a skinny, slow-twitch distance runner into a muscular sprinter (or vice versa). A landmark 2018 study, coauthored by Galpin, of identical twinsone sedentary and one a lifelong distance runnerchanged that. Thanks to miles of running, the active brothers muscles were almost entirely slow-twitch. The sedentary brothers? Fifty-fifty split between fast- and slow-twitch, which is what happened because he didnt train at all. Translation: You can work toward dunking a basketball.

YOUR MOVE: To build total-body function, resilience, and overall health, include both fast- and slow-twitch exercises in every workout. Lead with a fast-twitch move, like an explosive bench press. End with slow exercises, like rows in which you take three seconds to lower the weight.

THE MYTH: It seems logicalworking out burns calories, so to burn more calories, just work out more. Except thats not what researchers at New Yorks Hunter College found when studying the Hadza, northern Tanzanian hunter-gatherers. The Hadza got about four times as much exercise as an averageAmerican, yet they burned virtually the same number of calories. Heres why: Exercise pushes your body to burn calories, but theres a cutoff point, one thats different for every person. Approach that cutoff in your workout and your body starts burning far fewer calories, instead possibly shutting down certain functionslike building new muscle tissueto operate efficiently.

YOUR MOVE: If youre trying to maintain a calorie deficit, calculate that over the course of a week, not a day. This allows you to have cheat days. And schedule workouts so that youre consistently burning calories. If you want to burn a few extra, dont make your workout longer. Just spend the last ten minutes doing high-intensity interval training.

THE MYTH: An isolation exercise works just one muscle (think biceps curl). But the rise of CrossFit convinced most trainers that you dont need moves like that. Why do a curl when you can squat or deadlift? These moves use more muscles, so wouldnt they build real-world strength?

Not so, according to a recent review of research on the leg extension. The weighted leg extension is simple, asking you to straighten your knee. But a Tufts University study found that doing just that still increased the walking speed of elderly men by almost 50 percent. Even isolation exercises recruit stabilizing muscles if done correctly.

YOUR MOVE: Turn every move, whether a squat or an isolation move like a skull-crusher, into a full-body move by starting with three steps: Flex your abs, squeeze your glutes, and tighten your shoulder blades.

THE MYTH: The biggest guys in your gym are the ones lifting the most weight. So youve got to go heavy, right? A Brazilian study published in PLOS One indicates its not that simple. Scientists had young men do sets of either 7 to 9 reps or 21 to 36 reps. The first group lifted more weight, but both of the groups showed similar muscle growth. Should you lift heavy sometimes? Definitely. But if youre feeling beat, you wont lose any muscle (and you just might gain some) by ditching heavy bench presses for pushups.

YOUR MOVE: Try varying your rep ranges every few weeks, says action-star trainer Don Saladino, NASM. For 2 weeks, do 12 to 15 reps per set; for the next 2 weeks, do 8 to 10 reps per set; and for the final 2 weeks, do 4 to 6 reps per set. The body needs to train with a variety of rep ranges, says Saladino.

THE MYTH: Gyms sell protein shakes because bro-science states theres a 30-minute post workout anabolic window for protein. Part of this is true: You need protein. If youre chasing muscle, you require about 0.7 to 1 gram of it per pound of bodyweight daily.

The easiest way to consume that is in three to five small mealsan after-lift shake makes sense. But according to a Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition review, your muscles are primed for protein within three to four hours of your workout.

YOUR MOVE: Focus on your daily protein intake by eating those three to five small meals. Funny thing about that: Youll likely eat protein within the three- to four-hour anabolic win-dow before or after your lift.

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Seven teams graced the No. 1 spot in the AP college basketball rankings this season.

That's tied for the most since 1983.

It's a testament to just how topsy-turvy college basketball was this season. And, most of all, it served as a barometer for just how good -- no, just how great -- March Madness would have been. Should have been.

During the glorious regular season, we saw Evansville take down No. 1 Kentucky as a 24.5 point underdog ... at Rupp Arena. We saw Stephen F. Austin stun No. 1 Duke at the buzzer as a 28 point underdog ... inside Cameron Indoor. Oh, and did I mention Evansville took down Kentucky? That's certainly worth mentioning in this space here.

This was going to be the year of the wide-open title race before the NCAA championships were canceled this week over fears of the coronavirus pandemic. The season was predictable only in that everything was wholly unpredictable. And in March Madness -- where upsets are the norm and volatility is a staple -- we were going to have it in spades. We were expecting it to be March Madness on steroids, but if those steroids had also been juiced with HGH.

Now we'll never know what might've happened.

Simulate the season on a computer like the SportsLine folks did, and Dayton wins it all. Use statistical metrics like KenPom or Bart Torvik, and Kansas from top to bottom is considered the best team. Draw a name out of a hat, and well, who the heck knows?

The latter is the measure I choose to believe would have been the most accurate in predicting who might win it all this season, too. You could make a legitimate case for 15-plus teams to be considered real title threats in 2020.

San Diego State had its best shot to win it all in years after posting a 30-2 record. Villanova could've won its third title since 2016. Baylor's dream season could've turned into a fairytale ending. Dayton, Maryland, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Duke, Kentucky -- the list goes on. Each one of those programs had real mettle to play deep into March, perhaps into early April.

There's absolutely no sugarcoating it: it stinks for everyone.

But there's also some fun hypotheticals that come with the cancellation of the season now that uncertainty is the only certain in what was, frankly, one of the most fun and frenzied college hoops seasons the last decade. There's excitement in the unknown. You can make your own assessment and judge it your own way. If you thought Dayton was the most potent team in the sport, then hey, you own that. If you thought Kansas' duo of Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike was a legitimate enough tandem to carry KU to the crown, then maybe that's the team that sticks with you, the team you'll always ride for when we reflect on the chaos of 2020. Maybe you bought in to Seton Hall or Kentucky and thought they had the best chance to cut down nets.

The fun part is that no matter how you view it, you're not wrong. It's the ultimate sports what-if with no real answer. We now have a bar topic to debate for the rest of our lives. (Kansas, for my money, was my pick. Buy me a beer and convince me otherwise.)

And hey, let's face it: The real fun of college basketball is that the best team in college basketball every season doesn't always win the national championship. The 2014-15 Kentucky team went 38-0 ... then lost in the Final Four to Wisconsin. The 1996-1997 Kansas team led by Paul Pierce and Raef LaFrentz -- which went 34-2 -- fell in the Sweet Sixteen that year. The Fab Five's second iteration, in 1992-1993, went 31-5 and eventually fell -- in part because of the infamous Chris Webber timeout -- to North Carolina in the title game. There's a randomness to single-elimination tournaments that consistently invites chaos.

And that is why we love March.

Now the only chaos is off the court, leaving us to wonder what might have transpired on it. We'll never know. But the fun of the unknown is enough to keep us coming back.

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Simulation Sunday: Projections of the 2020 NCAA Tournament show we could have had a wild March Madness - CBS Sports

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(Alas, SLU did not make the mythical bracket, so the Billikens did not get to play any pretend games. With time on their hands, perhaps the SportsLine team will run an NIT simulation.)

In the St. Louis portion of this virtual event, with the games played at Enterprise Center: Wisconsin beat East Tennessee 71-65, Kentucky beat Vermont 74-64, Michigan beat Utah State 74-69 and Creighton defeated Ohio Valley Conference power Belmont 84-70. Then Kentucky beat Wisconsin 69-68 and Creighton beat Michigan 77-74.

Here is what folks have been writing about college basketball:

Kyle Boone, CBSSports.com: This was going to be the year of the wide-open title race before the NCAA championships were canceled this week over fears of the coronavirus pandemic. The season was predictable only in that everything was wholly unpredictable. And in March Madness -- where upsets are the norm and volatility is a staple -- we were going to have it in spades. We were expecting it to be March Madness on steroids, but if those steroids had also been juiced with HGH. Now we'll never know what might've happened. Simulate the season on a computer like the SportsLine folks did, and Dayton wins it all. Use statistical metrics like KenPom or Bart Torvik, and Kansas from top to bottom is considered the best team. Draw a name out of a hat, and well, who the heck knows? The latter is the measure I choose to believe would have been the most accurate in predicting who might win it all this season, too. You could make a legitimate case for 15-plus teams to be considered real title threats in 2020. San Diego State had its best shot to win it all in years after posting a 30-2 record. Villanova could've won its third title since 2016. Baylor's dream season could've turned into a fairytale ending. Dayton, Maryland, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Duke, Kentucky -- the list goes on. Each one of those programs had real mettle to play deep into March, perhaps into early April.

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