The BBC has refused to say whether Corpus Christi College in Oxford could be stripped of its University Challenge title after allegations one of its team was no longer a student.
A BBC spokesman confirmed an investigation had been launched into claims team member Sam Kay graduated after the first round of the competition.
She said: “We are taking the issue seriously.”
The team beat Manchester University in the grand final of the BBC2 series last Monday.
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