FILE – March Madness branding is displayed a Wilson EVO NXT basketball before a first-round college basketball game between Kent State and Notre Dame in the women’s NCAA Tournament Saturday March 23, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina, File)

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has called for the NCAA men's basketball selection committee to be investigated for corruption after the West Virginia Mountaineers were left out of the NCAA tournament,

Standing in front of a wooden dais with a teal blue sign attached to the front with the acronym "NCAA" -- in this case standing for "National Corrupt Athletic Association" -- West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General JB McCuskey announced at a joint press conference Monday they will launch an investigation into the NCAA Tournament selection committee after the Mountaineers were snubbed from the 68-team field on Sunday.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General JB McCuskey, during a joint press conference, call for transparency from the NCAA and answer questions as to why the West Virginia Mountaineers were left out of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.