WVU Basketball Improves in KenPom After Win Over UCF

WVU basketball rose up in the KenPom rankings after defeating UCF 77-62 on Senior Day Friday night.

Ross Hodge’s team has jumped up to No. 56 with a net rating of +14.03.

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, a 79-71 victory over No. 19 BYU and a 77-62 win over UCF to close out the season.

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. 14, Kansas is No. 20, BYU is No. 24, Cincinnati is No. 42, TCU is No. 45, Baylor is No. 49 and UCF is No. 53.

WVU started last season at No. 87 in the KenPom rankings and ended at No. 51.

WVU basketball will now wait until Saturday night until the Big 12 Tournament bracket is finalized. As it currently stands, WVU is the conference’s No. 9 seed with an overall record of 18-13 and a Big 12 record of 9-9.

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