College Basketball
WVU Basketball Improves Positioning in Bracketology
Still off the bubble right after their win over BYU, WVU basketball has improved their positioning at the start of the new week.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi opened up the week by moving West Virginia into his “Next Four Out” category, which would be outside the NCAA Tournament picture, yet an improvement from where they were. They then held this positioning throughout the day on Tuesday.
KenPom wise, WVU is listed at No. 59 with a net rating of +13.42, one spot better than the morning after defeating then No. 19 BYU 79-71 Saturday at Hope Coliseum.
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.
West Virginia, now 17-12 (8-8, Big 12), will take the court again at 8 p.m. on Tuesday when the team plays at Kansas State.
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