College Basketball
WVU Basketball Back to Previous KenPom Position After BYU Win
WVU basketball has resumed its previous position in KenPom after defeating No. 19 BYU 79-71 Saturday at Hope Coliseum.
WVU is now back at No. 60 with a net rating of +13.37.
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, a 74-63 comeback win over UCF and now a 79-71 victory over No. 19 BYU.
Looking at the rest of the Big 12, Arizona is No. 3, Houston is No. 6, Iowa State is No. 8, Texas Tech is No. 13, Kansas is No. 18, BYU is No. 22, Cincinnati is No. 44, UCF is No. 47, Baylor is No. 49, and TCU is No. 51.
WVU started last season at No. 87 in the KenPom rankings and ended at No. 51.
West Virginia will take the court again at 8 p.m. on Tuesday when the team plays at Kansas State.
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