NCAA Snapshot for the West Virginia basketball team
West Virginia is looking to get back into the NCAA Tournament after missing the field last season and WVSports.com takes a look at where the Mountaineers sit in that regard as well as where the program could be seeded.
Here is our first edition looking at where the program currently sits in the overall quest to make another return to the tournament with conference play now underway.
Here are where things stand today.
| Metric | Result | Analysis |
|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
13-9 |
West Virginia took care of business in the non-conference but lost their first five Big 12 games. |
|
Big 12 Record |
2-7 |
West Virginia dropped their first five Big 12 games to open up in a hole but has won two of their last four. |
|
Strength of Schedule |
7 |
West Virginia has played a one of the most challenging schedules in the nation. |
|
NET Rankings |
24 |
The Mountaineers are still looking good in terms of the NET ranking but it's time to start winning games. |
|
Bad Losses |
None |
West Virginia has no bad losses at this stage. |
As of today West Virginia is projected into the NCAA Tournament in some brackets. But where are the Mountaineers currently projected to end up?
--ESPN projects West Virginia as one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament.
--According to Bracketmatrix.com, which tallies a number of different brackets, West Virginia is listed as a No. 11 seed with the highest being a 5 seed and the lowest not listed in the projected field.
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