How Much Has WVU Basketball Moved in KenPom Since OSU Loss?

With their chances at making the NCAA Tournament dwindling with each passing day, where does WVU stand in the metrics heading into a big Saturday matchup?

Well, West Virginia has actually lost slightly more ground during their time off since falling to Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. After their 91-84 loss to the Cowboys, the Mountaineers dropped to No. 61 in the KenPom rankings, but now sits at No. 65 with a net rating of +12.48.

West Virginia has a resume of a 70-54 win over Mount Saint Mary’s, a 73-65 win over Campbell, a 69-47 victory over Lehigh, a 71-49 domination of Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, a 81-59 blowout win over Lafayette, a 70-38  routing of Mercyhurst, a 91-49 blowout win over Coppin State, a 90-58 win over Little Rock, an 86-51 win over MVSU,  two wins over Cincinnati, a 86-75 upset over Kansas, a convincing 72-61 win over Colorado, 75-63 road win at Arizona State, a gritty 59-54 win over Kansas State and a 74-63 comeback win over UCF.

Looking at the rest of the Big 12, Arizona is No. 3, Houston is No. 6, Iowa State is No. 7, Kansas is No. 15, Texas Tech is No. 16, BYU is No. 21, UCF is No. 46, Cincinnati is No. 47, Baylor is No. 49 and TCU is No. 50.

WVU started last season at No. 87 in the KenPom rankings and ended at No. 51.

WVU will take the court back at home at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday when the team hosts No. 19 BYU.

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