NCAA Tournament March Madness

#59 West Virginia

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Projection: next four out

West Virginia's body of work reads like a team with a clear defensive identity and a handful of signature moments, such as the Kansas win and road victories at Arizona State and Cincinnati, but those positives are offset by ugly road losses at Arizona, Houston and Iowa State and neutral-site setbacks to quality nonconference foes like Clemson and Ohio State. The committee will value the ability to win tough places and the stout defense, yet the inconsistent offense and the severity of certain losses leave the résumé hovering and vulnerable. The closing slate presents concrete chances to tilt the needle the right way with road tests at Kansas State, TCU and Oklahoma State and home chances against UCF and BYU, so a strong finish in those spots would solidify an at-large case while more uneven results would leave the team teetering on the wrong side of the bubble.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Mt St Mary's296W70-54
11/6Campbell192W73-65
11/9Lehigh306W69-47
11/13Pittsburgh109W71-49
11/17Lafayette320W81-59
11/21(N)Clemson33L70-67
11/23(N)Xavier94L78-68
11/30Mercyhurst290W70-38
12/3Coppin St364W91-49
12/6(N)Wake Forest72L75-66
12/9Ark Little Rock303W90-58
12/13(N)Ohio St41L89-88
12/22MS Valley St365W86-51
1/2@Iowa St7L80-59
1/6Cincinnati51W62-60
1/10Kansas14W86-75
1/13@Houston4L77-48
1/17Colorado79W72-61
1/21@Arizona St70W75-63
1/24@Arizona2L88-53
1/27Kansas St105W59-54
1/31Baylor44L63-53
2/5@Cincinnati51W59-54
2/8Texas Tech17L70-63
2/14@UCF4933%
2/18Utah12580%
2/21@TCU5233%
2/24@Oklahoma St6240%
2/28BYU2132%
3/3@Kansas St10555%
3/6UCF4955%