West Virginia governor attacks NCAA ‘robbery’ after WVU excluded from March Madness

- Patrick Morrisey orders state investigation into matter
- North Carolina selected over West Virginia
West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, said on Monday that the state will launch an investigation into the NCAA and the selection committee over how teams were picked for this year’s NCAA Tournament.
His move comes a day after his state’s flagship school, West Virginia, was excluded from the tournament.
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