KenPom Update for WVU Basketball Ahead of Clemson Test

Since it’s become a proven barometer used in college basketball circles, updating where WVU basketball stands in the KenPom ratings heading into a tournament with an opportunity to play multiple Power Four schools only makes sense.

As of Friday morning, the 5-0 Mountaineers are ranked No. 61 with a net rating of. +13.81.

Going into a matchup with Clemson to open up the 2025 Charleston Classic, West Virginia has a resume with  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 and then a 81-59 blowout win over Lafayette on Monday.

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

This season marks the first year of Ross Hodge at the helm of WVU with the program seeing its fourth head coach in as many years.

Looking at the rest of the Big 12, Houston is No. 2, Iowa State is No. 8, BYU is No. 17, Texas Tech is No. 19, Baylor is No. 22, Kansas is No. 30, Cincinnati is No. 42, Kansas State is No, 48, Oklahoma State is No. 54, and UCF is behind WVU at No. 67.

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