West Virginia Moves Up in Latest Bracketology Update

In the latest bracketology update, released by ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, West Virginia moves up to a projected No. 7 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

The Mountaineers were in the ‘last four byes’ before Lunardi’s update on Friday morning.

West Virginia’s Projected Field:

1. Gonzaga

16. Princeton

8. North Carolina

9. Indiana

5. Auburn

12. Iona

4. Iowa State

13. New Mexico State

6. UConn

11. Saint Mary’s

3. Houston

14. Oakland

7. West Virginia

10. Minnesota

2. UCLA

15. Weber State

The Mountaineers have earned their way into a 7-seed after going 11-1 in the non-conference slate. West Virginia would be projected to take on Minnesota in the first round and then a probable matchup with UCLA in the second round. It would be interesting to see Bob Huggins coach against another ‘student’ from his coaching tree, this time being Mick Cronin at UCLA. Cronin was an assistant for Huggins when he was at Cincinnati. Huggins has already went up against Darris Nichols, Andy Kennedy and Jerrod Calhoun, so why not make it four coaches.

Big 12 Projected Seeds

Baylor – No. 1 seed

Kansas – No. 2 seed

Iowa State – No. 4 seed

Texas – No. 6 seed

Texas Tech – No. 7 seed

West Virginia – No. 7 seed

Oklahoma – No. 9 seed

Lunardi has projected seven Big 12 schools to make the NCAA Tournament come March. It’ll be interesting to see how the teams move around during conference play.

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