Morgantown, West Virginia – After the West Virginia’s resounding victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the opening round of the Big 12 Championships, the Mountaineers moved up from #25 to #19 in the NET Rankings.
The NET is the primary ranking system used by the NCAA Selection Committee, which is very good news for the Mountaineers. West Virginia is now 6-12 against Quad 1 teams and 13-1 against Quads 2, 3 and 4 teams.
With that, West Virginia’s overall stock in the NCAA Tournament will continue to rise. Currently, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Mountaineers listed as a 9 seed in the South Region, playing the presumed #8 seed Illinois in Birmingham, Alabama. If the Mountaineers were able to get past Illinois in this bracket, they would potentially play the #1 seed Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2nd round of the tournament.
West Virginia is back in action today at 2:00PM against the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in the second round of the Big 12 Championships with hopes of continuing to increase their stock for the NCAA Tournament. West Virginia has already won 4 of their last 5 games and a win against Kansas would do wonders for their resume heading into March Madness.
West Virginia continues to rise in latest Bracketology, but this bracket would not be easy for the Mountaineers. #WVU pic.twitter.com/dFsuidJRbo
— The Voice of Morgantown (@voicemorgantown) March 9, 2023
