Bill Simmons Accuses NCAA of Rigging Tournament in Caitlin Clark's Favor

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Caitlin Clark and the No. 1 seed Iowa Hawkeyes are moving on to the Sweet 16 after NCAA Tournament victories in their first two rounds.

Clark’s stellar play has been central to Iowa’s success — but some feel there are some more nefarious elements propelling the Hawkeyes forward.

During the most recent episode of his podcast, Bill Simmons accused the NCAA of rigging games in favor of Clark and her squad.

The popular sports media personality noted some questionable calls during Iowa’s Round of 32 victory over West Virginia.

“My wife, who never watches basketball with me, was actually watching the last 5 minutes, and they were showing a replay of a couple of fouls, and she had no opinion on any of this stuff and she’s like, ‘Oh my God, that wasn’t a foul, are they allowed to do that.’ She was just like outraged, and I was just like well, they need Caitlin to get to the Final Four,” Simmons said, via ClutchPoints.

Simmons doesn’t feel Iowa has what it takes to win a title on its own merit.

“They are not winning the title, they’re not good enough. They’re like barely beating West Virginia. Like Holy Cross was in the game against them for 15 minutes before we stopped getting calls,” he continued.

Clark and Iowa will face off against the No. 5 seed Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday afternoon.