VCU forced out of March Madness after positive COVID-19 tests

The men’s basketball team for Virginia Commonwealth University was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament after multiple positive COVID-19 tests, automatically allowing the University of Oregon to advance to the next round.

“The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has declared the VCU-Oregon game scheduled for Saturday night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. … As a result, Oregon will advance to the next round of the tournament,” the NCAA said in a statement on Saturday. “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. Because of privacy issues we cannot provide further details.”