WVU Basketball Drops Double-Digits in KenPom Following Xavier Loss

WVU basketball saw a significant fall in its KenPom ranking Sunday after losing 78-68 to Xavier. After starting the day at No. 62, the Mountaineers are now ranked No. 74.

WVU went from a net rating of 13.97 to 11.94.

Prior to an 0-2 showing in the Shriner’s CHildren’s Charleston Classic, West Virginia had a resume that consisted 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 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. 4, Arizona is No. 6, BYU is No. 9, Iowa State is No. 11, Baylor is No. 20, Kansas is No. 28, Texas Tech is No. 30, Cincinnati is No. 45, Kansas State is No. 49, Oklahoma State is No. 58 and UCF is No. 66. TCU trails WVU at No. 80.

WVU basketball will take the court again at 3 p.m. next Sunday when it hosts Mercyhurst at the Hope Coliseum.

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