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 next 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.

NCAA Tournament Resume

Metric	Result	Analysis

Overall Record	14-7	West Virginia has continued to have success even after a midseason slide.
Big 12 Record	5-5	After three straight losses, West Virginia got back on track in the league.
Strength of Schedule	42	West Virginia has a challenging schedule.
NET Rankings	39	The Mountaineers are sitting strong in the NET even after some recent losses.
Quadrant 1 Record	5-5	West Virginia has five quadrant one wins on a neutral court against Gonzaga and Arizona, on the road at Kansas, at home against Iowa State and on the road at Cincinnati.
Bad Losses		West Virginia dropped their two games outside of the quadrant one variety to Arizona State at home and Kansas State on the road.

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 safely into the NCAA Tournament Field. West Virginia is a No. 9 seed in the West and would square off against Clemson..

--According to Bracketmatrix.com, which tallies a number of different brackets, West Virginia is listed as a No. 9 seed with the highest being a 6 seed and the lowest a 11.

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