NCAA Tournament March Madness

#65 West Virginia

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Projection: likely out

West Virginia's resume is built on dominant wins over low‑major opponents and a handful of encouraging performances against stronger teams, most notably the solid victory over Pittsburgh and competitive neutral‑site showings against Clemson, Xavier and Wake Forest capped by a razor‑close setback to Ohio State. Those neutral‑court efforts show the team can compete with major conference opponents, but the bulk of the nonconference slate consists of blowouts that add little to the resume. The remaining conference slate presents clear chances to change the narrative with true road wins at Iowa State, Houston and Arizona and home opportunities against Kansas, Baylor and Cincinnati, so victories in those spots would resolve doubts. Until then the committee will weigh a defense that can get stops against the lack of signature wins away from home and on neutral floors.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Mt St Mary's294W70-54
11/6Campbell228W73-65
11/9Lehigh311W69-47
11/13Pittsburgh90W71-49
11/17Lafayette323W81-59
11/21(N)Clemson35L70-67
11/23(N)Xavier99L78-68
11/30Mercyhurst320W70-38
12/3Coppin St364W91-49
12/6(N)Wake Forest59L75-66
12/9Ark Little Rock312W90-58
12/13(N)Ohio St36L89-88
12/22MS Valley St365W86-51
1/2@Iowa St35%
1/6Cincinnati6260%
1/10Kansas1730%
1/13@Houston1211%
1/17Colorado8566%
1/21@Arizona St7742%
1/24@Arizona25%
1/27Kansas St7463%
1/31Baylor3040%
2/5@Cincinnati6238%
2/8Texas Tech2135%
2/14@UCF4530%
2/18Utah12479%
2/21@TCU5434%
2/24@Oklahoma St6137%
2/28BYU1024%
3/3@Kansas St7440%
3/6UCF4551%