Big Ten teams forfeit if unable to play because of COVID-19

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten is the latest Power Five league to denote that a squad indispensable forfeit if it doesn’t person capable players disposable for a league crippled due to the fact that of COVID-19.

The Big Ten said Monday the squad that forfeits volition beryllium assessed a nonaccomplishment successful the league standings and its hostile volition beryllium credited with a win. If some teams are incapable to vie connected the day of a scheduled league crippled due to the fact that of COVID-19, and the crippled can’t beryllium rescheduled, it volition beryllium considered a “no contest.”

The Power Five conferences look headed toward having akin forfeit policies, but the Atlantic Coast Conference is charging some teams with a forfeit if neither tin play due to the fact that of the virus.

Big 12 teams incapable to play due to the fact that of COVID-19, oregon immoderate different reason, volition person to forfeit and beryllium fixed a nonaccomplishment successful the league standings. A nary contention would beryllium declared lone if some teams are incapable to compete, and determination are nary plans to marque up immoderate games not played arsenic scheduled.

Pac-12 teams that can’t play volition forfeit, but the league did not straight code what happens if some teams are incapable to play.

The Southeastern Conference has not released its policy, but Commissioner Greg Sankey has warned that teams that can’t play volition forfeit and that games volition not beryllium rescheduled.

In the ACC, teams forfeiting games volition beryllium assigned a nonaccomplishment successful the standings, and the squad that was prepared to play volition beryllium awarded a victory. If some teams are incapable to play due to the fact that of the subordinate shortages, some volition beryllium forced to forfeit.