NCAA Tournament March Madness

#56 West Virginia

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Projection: next four out

West Virginia’s profile blends eye-catching upside with damaging lapses: the Mountaineers boast signature wins such as the victory over Kansas and tough road triumphs at Arizona State and Cincinnati plus a strong showing against BYU at home that prove they can win against quality opponents away from Morgantown, but those highs are offset by one-sided losses at Arizona and at Houston and a rough defeat at Iowa State along with a handful of late conference setbacks that call their consistency into question. Neutral-site opportunities against the likes of Clemson and Ohio State were chances to pad the resume that instead yielded close defeats, so the committee sees both how high this team can play and how badly it can flounder. The remaining conference assignments on the schedule give clear chances to tilt perception either way because more solid road and home results against familiar league foes will validate the best wins while another damaging loss would magnify the worst moments.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Mt St Mary's280W70-54
11/6Campbell190W73-65
11/9Lehigh295W69-47
11/13Pittsburgh101W71-49
11/17Lafayette327W81-59
11/21(N)Clemson38L70-67
11/23(N)Xavier94L78-68
11/30Mercyhurst285W70-38
12/3Coppin St363W91-49
12/6(N)Wake Forest77L75-66
12/9Ark Little Rock308W90-58
12/13(N)Ohio St27L89-88
12/22MS Valley St365W86-51
1/2@Iowa St8L80-59
1/6Cincinnati42W62-60
1/10Kansas20W86-75
1/13@Houston6L77-48
1/17Colorado64W72-61
1/21@Arizona St59W75-63
1/24@Arizona3L88-53
1/27Kansas St100W59-54
1/31Baylor49L63-53
2/5@Cincinnati42W59-54
2/8Texas Tech14L70-63
2/14@UCF53W74-67
2/18Utah120L61-56
2/21@TCU44L60-54
2/24@Oklahoma St68L91-84
2/28BYU24W79-71
3/3@Kansas St100L65-63
3/6UCF53W77-62