"No-contest". Oregon advances as VCU has multiple COVID test positives.

[underpants]

It’s sports but then it’s not just sports.
The NCAA has created a bubble in Indianapolis with 120+ men’s and women’s teams staying and playing in the area.

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The NCAA and the committee regret that VCU's student-athletes and coaching staff will not be able to play in a tournament in which they earned the right to participate," the NCAA said in a statement announcing the no contest, which came about 3 hours before the scheduled tipoff.

This is the first NCAA tournament game canceled or declared a no-contest due to COVID-19 issues. The NCAA made Tuesday night its deadline for replacement teams to enter the field; no teams had issues at that time.

Saturday's first-round men's basketball game between No. 7 Oregon and No. 10 VCU has been declared a no-contest due to what the Rams said were multiple positive tests within their program.


The Rams received multiple positive tests within the past 48 hours, coach Mike Rhoades said in a statement.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31102709/oregon-vcu-declared-no-contest-due-covid-19-protocols-ducks-advance

[El Supremo]

1. I think its good that only one team is out so far.

I thought it would be more.

[underpants]

2. The NCAA has to be sweating bullets as this goes on

Imagine a Final Four game being a no-contest.

[bahboo]

3. same here...but the tournament is young...