{"id":827,"date":"2025-03-17T18:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2025-03-18T14:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:26:39","slug":"west-virginia-governor-says-hell-take-legal-action-against-ncaa-over-tournament-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/west-virginia-governor-says-hell-take-legal-action-against-ncaa-over-tournament-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia governor says he’ll take legal action against NCAA over tournament snub"},"content":{"rendered":"
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) on Monday said he will take legal action against the NCAA over West Virginia University\u2019s (WVU) snub from the March Madness tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve asked Attorney General [JB McCuskey] to launch an investigation into the NCAA tournament selection committee to determine if any backyard deals, backroom deals, corruption, bribes or any nefarious activity occurred during the selection process,\u201d Morrisey said during a Monday press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n The WVU Mountaineers are not a part<\/a> of this year\u2019s March Madness tournament, which also includes the storied men\u2019s basketball teams of Duke University, Gonzaga University and the University of Kansas. The Mountaineers are also not ranked in The Associated Press\u2019s poll of the top 25 men\u2019s<\/a> college basketball teams.<\/p>\n \u201cMany of us were looking to see how WVU was going to be seated in the tournament,\u201d Morrisey said Monday. \u201cNearly every single sports fan, pundit, bracketologist, everyone had [WVU] as a shoe-in for the tournament. In fact, leading up to ‘Selection Sunday,’ 111 out of the 111 bracketologists projected WVU to make the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n The men\u2019s March Madness tournament starts this<\/a> Tuesday, beginning with a game between<\/a> St. Francis University and Alabama State University at 6:40 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n