WVU Basketball Up Again in KenPom Rankings

WVU basketball made a modest climb in the KenPom rankings following a win over Georgetown on Friday.

The 73-60 victory bumped the Mountaineers up four spots, from No. 59 to No. 55.

WVU (6-2) used a 16-0 second-half run, fueled by an enthusiastic home crowd, to hand the Hoyas just their second loss of the season. Point guard Javon Small led the Mountaineers again with 26 points.

West Virginia is 10th out of the 16 Big 12 teams. Houston (No. 5), Iowa State (No. 6) and Kansas (No. 9) are all in the top 10. Cincinnati (No. 13) is just outside.

WVU’s next opponent is North Carolina Central, who will visit the WVU Coliseum Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Eagles are ranked No. 287 in KenPom. NCC is coming off a loss to Radford on Thursday but had won two in a row before that.

Big 12 KenPom Rankings

5. Houston
6. Iowa State
9. Kansas
13. Cincinnati
21. Texas Tech
23. Baylor
30. Arizona
48. BYU
53. Arizona State
55. West Virginia
60. Utah
69. Kansas State
79. UCF
80. TCU
87. Oklahoma State
90. Colorado

For a related story, the postgame dustup between WVU basketball and Georgetown was “just emotion.”