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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament video game in between Oregon and VCU has been ruled a no-contest since of COVID-19 protocols.
The NCAA Division I Guys’s Basketball Committee revealed the choice Saturday, with the Ducks advancing to the round of 32:
VCU head coach Mike Rhoades informed press reporters his team has actually had “several favorable COVID-19 tests in the past 2 days.”
A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade provided a declaration about the scenario, calling it “significantly frustrating and heartbreaking” for VCU’s student-athletes:
An Oregon spokesman informed Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports the team will have an exercise and light practice at the Indianapolis Convention Center on Saturday night.
Per the rules developed by the NCAA Division I males’s and females’s basketball committees, teams required to withdraw from the tournament since of health and safety procedures would not be replaced as soon as the event begins.
The NCAA did establish a contingency strategy in the immediate after-effects of the 68- group field being revealed on March14
NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt revealed on Tuesday that no replacement teams were needed.
Virginia was an enigma because of coronavirus issues that forced it to withdraw from the ACC tournament, however the group was finally cleared to take a trip to Indianapolis on Friday. The Cavaliers are the No. 4 seed in the East Area and will play Ohio on Saturday.
VCU received an at-large quote after losing to St. Bonaventure in the A-10 competition final.
The Ducks and Rams were arranged to tip off at 9: 57 p.m. ET in the final game of the West Area. Oregon will play Iowa or Grand Canyon in the 2nd round Monday.
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