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Source: Duke, Virginia, Kansas OK to play in NCAA men's hoops tournament after COVID-19 issues

Teams that were affected by COVID-19 this past week haven't told the NCAA that they will not participate in the NCAA tournament if chosen by the selection committee, ESPN has learned.

Those teams include Duke, Kansas and Virginia, which were forced to withdraw from their respective conference tournaments last week because of positive coronavirus tests and contact tracing.

Several schools and conferences communicated with the NCAA leading up to Saturday's 11 p.m. ET deadline to withdraw from consideration for the tournament, the sources told ESPN, but no teams indicated they wouldn't be able to meet the required medical/testing protocols.