The West Virginia women’s basketball team finished the regular season ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press media poll, officially ranking in the poll every week this season.
The Mountaineers closed out the year having won four of their final five games. The lone loss came to Texas Christian, and the Horned Frogs ended up winning the Big 12 title on Sunday by completing a sweep of Baylor. Otherwise, West Virginia has closed out its year playing some of its best basketball, which has the Mountaineers in position to make a run in the Big 12 tournament this week.
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At No. 16, the Mountaineers are one of five ranked Big 12 teams at the season’s conclusion. West Virginia ranked second among Big 12 teams, trailing only TCU. The Frogs earned the No. 8 spot in the rankings, with Baylor ranked No. 17, Kansas State No. 20 and Oklahoma State ranked No. 21. Utah is receiving votes in the poll.
By virtue of Iowa State’s win over Kansas State, West Virginia earned the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament and will be off until Friday. The Mountaineers open their tournament against either Kansas State, BYU or UCF. West Virginia swept all three opponents, although they didn’t face any of them away. The Cougars meet the Knights on Wednesday in Kansas City, with the winner set to face the Wildcats on Thursday. The winner of that game will then play West Virginia at noon on Friday.
West Virginia women’s basketball got more good news as far as its NET ranking, which placed the Mountaineers at No. 11 overall. That suggests the Mountaineers could be in line for a No. 3 seed, which would earn them home games in the first and second round of the tournament. ESPN’s Bracketology has the Mountaineers sitting on the No. 6 seed line, but things can and often do change during championship week.
