The Mountaineers take the #2 seed for the East Region
The Road to the Final Four will begin in Buffalo, New York on March 19 for West Virginia as they are set to take on the No. 15 seed Bears of Morgan State. The No. 2 Mountaineers were in the mix of being a potential one-seed but, with Duke wining their Conference Championship, the Selection Committee thought that Duke should overtake that spot.
West Virginia is one of the eight Big East teams that made it in the field of 65. This ties their own record of having eight teams qualify for the tournament, with this begin the third time ever for the Big East. Other Big East schools that made it into the tournament includes Georgetown, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame, and Villanova. Notable teams that did not make the tournament includes Seton Hall and USF.
The Mountaineers will be headed into the tournament on a hot streak as they carry a six game winning streak with them, along with a Big East Championship under their belt.
The NCAA Tournament will officially begin with the opening-round game between Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Winthrop to see who will take on Duke. The tournament will go into full swing on Thursday, hosting 16 games that day. The winner of the West Virginia, Morgan State game will play the winner of the No. 10 Missouri and No. 7 Clemson match up that will be following the West Virginia game.