Saturday&#8217;s <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dicks-sporting-goods-offers-to-donate-equipment-to-womens-ncaa-tournament-news.128741.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NCCA Tournament</a> matchup between No. 7 seed Oregon and No. 10 seed VCU has been declared a no-contest after VCU failed to pass COVID-19 protocols. Oregon will automatically advance to the second round of the tournament.
Further details regarding VCU&#8217;s failure to meet protocol could not be given, according to the NCAA, for privacy concerns. The organization explained the situation in a statement, Saturday afternoon:


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The NCAA Division I Men&#8217;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. This decision was made in consultation with the Marion County Public Health Department. As a result, Oregon will advance to the next round of the tournament. The NCAA and the committee regret that VCU&#8217;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.
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This is the first game to be declared no-contest as a result of COVID-19 during the NCAA tournament. Tuesday night was the deadline for replacement teams to be called in in the event of a team being ruled out for violating protocol.
Oregon will play the winner of the matchup between No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 15 seed Grand Canyon.
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