The Mountaineers are officially ready for March Madness.
Sunday evening, the West Virginia Mountaineers learned that they will be the No. 4 seed in the Fort Worth Region and will face No. 13 Miami in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. WVU had a strong finish to the end of the regular season, winning seven of its final eight heading into the Big 12 Conference tournament, which is where, of course, they ripped off three straight wins to cut down the nets in Kansas City.
By taking down TCU in the championship game, they locked up a spot inside the top 16, giving them the right to be one of the hosts for the first two rounds of the tournament, marking the first time they've done so in program history. Mark Kellogg's defensive identity has really carried to the ladies he puts on the court, who make it incredibly tough for teams to get a shot off. Jordan Harrison won the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award, thanks to her absurd average of 3.3 steals per game.The Mountaineers and RedHawks will square off on Saturday inside Hope Coliseum in Morgantown. Tip-off time and TV channel will be announced soon.Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.Score Predictions for West Virginia vs. UCF
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