College Basketball
WVU Basketball Back to ‘Being Considered’ on Latest Bracketology
In addition to improving their metrics, WVU basketball is now back in the good graces of the man most synonymous with projecting the NCAA Tournament field.
As of Saturday morning, West Virginia is back on the ESPN Bracketology via Joe Lunardi. The Mountaineers were on his initial updates before falling off the map after a recent poor performance at home.
WVU basketball was able to undo some damage to its KenPom ranking after a 59-54 road win over Cincinnati Thursday.
The Mountaineers previously dropped by double digits in KenPom after a 63-53 home loss to Baylor. However, Thursday saw WVU go from No. 71 to No. 62 with a net rating of 12.82.
Along with their comeback win over the Bearcats, 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 and a gritty 59-54 win over Kansas State.
West Virginia will be in action again on Sunday when they host No. 13 Texas Tech. Tip-off between the Mountaineers and Red Raiders is set for 1 pm ET.
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