Mountain West Conference teams sidelined by COVID-19 will forfeit games, league announces

The Mountain West Conference followed successful the footsteps of aggregate Power 5 counterparts Friday, announcing teams that are incapable to play owed to COVID-19 issues this play volition beryllium forced to forfeit.

If some teams are experiencing COVID-19 issues, past the crippled volition beryllium declared a nary contest, per the league’s COVID policy. There volition beryllium nary minimum roster thresholds to compete.

The league said it would continue reviewing provisions made by the Director of Athletics and the Health & Safety Advisory Committee passim the year. The updated argumentation applies to each sponsored league sports.

Forfeited league games volition beryllium recorded arsenic a nonaccomplishment for the squad incapable to compete, and arsenic a triumph for the hostile successful the MW standings. Per the NCAA, this does not alteration an institution’s authoritative won-lost record.

Mountain West title contests volition beryllium viewed connected a case-by-case basis.