How West Virginia's NCAA Tournament Resume Compares to 15 Other Bubble Teams

West Virginia's resume should be strong enough to receive an at-large bid Sunday evening.
West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries
West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI

Today marks the final day of conference championship games before the 2025 NCAA Tournament is revealed and things are getting interesting.

Darian DeVries is in line to go dancing with the West Virginia Mountaineers in his first year on the job, but there is a little uncertainty thanks to a surprising second round exit in the Big 12 Conference tournament, falling to No. 16 seed Colorado.

How does West Virginia's resume compare to others on the NCAA Tournament bubble?

For this exercise, we're going to use the bubble teams listed on Joe Lunardi's bracketology projection on ESPN.

Last Four Byes

Oklahoma

Net Ranking: 43

Quad 1 Record: 7-11
Quad 2 Record: 4-1
Quad 3 Record: 2-1
Quad 4 Record: 7-0

Key wins: Arizona, Louisville, Michigan, Missouri

Bad losses: LSU

Arkansas

Net Ranking: 40

Quad 1 Record: 5-10
Quad 2 Record: 4-3
Quad 3 Record: 4-0
Quad 4 Record: 7-0

Key wins: Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri

Bad losses: LSU, South Carolina

West Virginia

Net Ranking: 51

Quad 1 Record: 6-10
Quad 2 Record: 4-3
Quad 3 Record: 4-0
Quad 4 Record: 5-0

Key wins: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Iowa State

Bad losses: Pitt, Arizona State, Kansas State, Colorado

Utah State

Net Ranking: 37

Quad 1 Record: 2-4
Quad 2 Record: 8-3
Quad 3 Record: 5-0
Quad 4 Record: 10-0

Key wins: Saint Mary's, San Diego State

Bad losses: None

Last Four In

Vanderbilt

Net Ranking: 48

Quad 1 Record: 5-9
Quad 2 Record: 4-3
Quad 3 Record: 3-0
Quad 4 Record: 8-0

Key wins: Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Missouri

Bad losses: None

San Diego State

Net Ranking: 52

Quad 1 Record: 3-6
Quad 2 Record: 5-2
Quad 3 Record: 4-1
Quad 4 Record: 8-0

Key wins: Houston, Colorado State

Bad losses: None

Xavier

Net Ranking: 45

Quad 1 Record: 1-9
Quad 2 Record: 8-2
Quad 3 Record: 5-0
Quad 4 Record: 7-0

Key wins: Marquette, Creighton

Bad losses: TCU, Cincinnati

Indiana

Net Ranking: 54

Quad 1 Record: 4-13
Quad 2 Record: 5-0
Quad 3 Record: 6-0
Quad 4 Record: 4-0

Key wins: Michigan State, Purdue

Bad losses: Iowa, Northwestern

First Four Out

Boise State

Net Ranking: 44

Quad 1 Record: 3-6
Quad 2 Record: 5-2
Quad 3 Record: 5-1
Quad 4 Record: 10-1

Key wins: Clemson, Saint Mary's, Utah State

Bad losses: Washington State, Boston College

North Carolina

Net Ranking: 36

Quad 1 Record: 1-12
Quad 2 Record: 8-0
Quad 3 Record: 7-1
Quad 4 Record: 6-0

Key wins: UCLA

Bad losses: Pitt

Texas

Net Ranking: 39

Quad 1 Record: 7-10
Quad 2 Record: 3-5
Quad 3 Record: 2-0
Quad 4 Record: 7-0

Key wins: Missouri, Texas A&M (2x), Kentucky

Bad losses: South Carolina

Ohio State

Net Ranking: 41

Quad 1 Record: 6-11
Quad 2 Record: 3-4
Quad 3 Record: 2-0
Quad 4 Record: 6-0

Key wins: Kentucky, Purdue, Maryland

Bad losses: Pitt, Northwestern, Iowa

Next Four Out

Dayton

Net Ranking: 67

Quad 1 Record: 3-3
Quad 2 Record: 2-6
Quad 3 Record: 10-1
Quad 4 Record: 6-0

Key wins: UConn, Marquette, VCU

Bad losses: Cincinnati, George Washington, UMass

UC Irvine

Net Ranking: 62

Quad 1 Record: 1-1
Quad 2 Record: 3-2
Quad 3 Record: 12-3
Quad 4 Record: 11-0

Key wins: UC San Diego

Bad losses: Duquesne, Oregon State

Wake Forest

Net Ranking: 69

Quad 1 Record: 2-8
Quad 2 Record: 6-1
Quad 3 Record: 7-2
Quad 4 Record: 6-0

Key wins: Michigan, North Carolina

Bad losses: Florida State, NC State, Virginia

SMU

Net Ranking: 46

Quad 1 Record: 0-5
Quad 2 Record: 6-5
Quad 3 Record: 12-0
Quad 4 Record: 5-0

Key wins: None

Bad losses: Butler, Florida State

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Schuyler Callihan
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