Analyst rips NCAA committee after Virginia's poor First Four performance: 'They made a mistake'

Controversy erupted when Virginia made the NCAA Tournament's First Four as a No. 10 seed, and they were slaughtered by Colorado State, 67-42. The Cavaliers scored just 14 points in the first half, shooting just 25% from the floor and 17.6% from three. They didn't fare well at the free-throw line, either, going 11-for-17 . They picked the worst time to have perhaps their worst game of the season, but one analyst saw the writing on the wall.

Wally Szczerbiak, a college basketball analyst for CBS, whose networks broadcast the tournament, said the selection committee 'made a mistake putting Virginia in the NCAA tournament.' 'Every bracketologist was saying it. They go out and play like this. It's unwatchable basketball the way they played today on national TV,' Szczerbiak said after the Virginia loss.

Colorado State will now face No. 7 Texas Thursday. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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