WVU Basketball
West Virginia Drops Six Spots in This Week’s AP Poll
After dropping a close game to unranked Florida on Saturday, West Virginia (11-5, 4-3 Big 12) dropped six spots to No. 17 in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll. Following their win, the Gators broke into the ranking at No. 22.
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Our 257th week ranked in the AP poll, moving us into a tie with UNLV for 39th place in most poll appearances.#HailWV pic.twitter.com/cf9aXgJoD9
— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) February 1, 2021
The Mountaineers also played then-No. 10 Texas Tech last Monday, upsetting the Red Raiders 88-87. This week, WVU is scheduled to play Iowa State Tuesday and No. 23 Kansas on Saturday.
Other Big 12 teams in this week’s ranking are No. 2 Baylor, No. 6 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 23 Kansas. Oklahoma State also received 111 votes.