NCAA Tournament March Madness

#152 West Virginia

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

In sizing up West Virginia's season, one thing jumps out: the team has encountered a series of hurdles that leave them precariously positioned. While they've snagged some eyebrow-raising wins, like toppling a high-caliber program like Kansas, as well as Texas, these are mere flashes in an otherwise overcast season. The losses have piled up in conference play, and setbacks to Monmouth NJ and Radford — teams well outside the conversation for tournament noise — don't do any favors. Despite the battle-tested nature of running through the gauntlet that is the Big 12, it's clear that this squad has yet to demonstrate they can deliver consistently under the season's brightest lights. The final entry into March Madness will likely hinge on an extraordinary run in the conference tournament, aiming to pocket that golden ticket that is the automatic bid.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Missouri St134W67-59
11/10Monmouth NJ177L73-65
11/14Jacksonville St215W70-57
11/20(N)SMU76L70-58
11/22(N)Virginia62L56-54
11/26Bellarmine313W62-58
12/1St John's36L79-73
12/6Pittsburgh46L80-63
12/9Drexel140W66-60
12/16(N)Massachusetts94L87-79
12/20Radford218L66-65
12/23Toledo136W91-81
12/30(N)Ohio St48L78-75
1/6@Houston3L89-55
1/9Kansas St65L81-67
1/13Texas40W76-73
1/17@Oklahoma50L77-63
1/20Kansas22W91-85
1/23@UCF80L72-59
1/27@Oklahoma St128L70-66
1/31Cincinnati53W69-65
2/3BYU30L86-73
2/10@Texas40L94-58
2/12@TCU41L81-65
2/17Baylor17L94-81
2/20UCF80W77-67
2/24@Iowa St9L71-64
2/26@Kansas St65L94-90
3/2Texas Tech38L81-70
3/6TCU41L93-81
3/9@Cincinnati53L92-56
3/12(N)Cincinnati53L90-85