WVU Basketball Not Selected for NCAA Tournament

Despite having a strong resume, WVU basketball was not selected for the NCAA Tournament during Sunday’s selection show. The Mountaineers were not one of the 68 teams that heard their names called to participate in March Madness this season.

West Virginia amassed 19 wins this season with six Quad-1 victories, four ranked wins and three wins over top-10 opponents. CBS showed West Virginia as the first team left out of the tournament after the full bracket was revealed. As recently as this morning, the Mountaineers were projected to make the field.

The Mountaineers were ranked No. 51 in the NET and missed out on the tournament over other bubble teams like North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and Xavier. North Carolina was just 1-12 in Quad-1 games, while Xavier was 1-9.

WVU was considered a lock to make the tournament following the regular season, but a loss to last-place Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament put the Mountaineers back on the bubble and, ultimately, off of the bracket.

This is the second season in a row WVU basketball has missed the NCAAA Tournament and the third time in the last four years. This is the first time since 2022 that WVU head coach Darian DeVries has not made the tournament, taking Drake in 2023 and 2024.

Seven Big 12 teams made the tournament, led by conference champion Houston. Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas, Baylor, Arizona, BYU all made the field.