Program history
West Virginia
in the tournament.
West Virginia appears in 30 tournaments in this archive, between 1955 and 2023, with an all-time record of 29–30. It has reached the title game once — 1959 — without winning it.
In its opening game it is 3–6. 4 of its 12 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1998, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Cincinnati 75–74. The reverse happened in 2016: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin 70–56.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 2008 to 2012. Its longest absence ran 15 years, between 1967 and 1982. It has met Saint Joseph's 3 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as a 12th.
- 30 Appearances
- 29–30 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | — | 19–11 | Fred Schaus | Southern | First round |
| 1957 | — | 25–5 | Fred Schaus | Southern | First round |
| 1958 | — | 26–2 | Fred Schaus | Southern | First round |
| 1959 | — | 29–5 | Fred Schaus | Southern | Runner Up |
| 1960 | — | 26–5 | Fred Schaus | Southern | Regional third place |
| 1962 | — | 24–6 | George King | Southern | First round |
| 1963 | — | 23–8 | George King | Southern | Regional third place |
| 1965 | — | 14–15 | George King | Southern | First round |
| 1967 | — | 19–9 | Bucky Waters | Southern | First round |
| 1982 | 5 | 27–4 | Gale Catlett | Eastern Athletic Association | Round of 32 |
| 1983 | 7 | 23–8 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | First round |
| 1984 | 11 | 20–12 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1986 | 9 | 22–11 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Old Dominion, 64–72 |
| 1987 | 7 | 23–8 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Western Kentucky, 62–64 |
| 1989 | 7 | 26–5 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Duke, 63–70 |
| 1992 | 12 | 20–12 | Gale Catlett | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Missouri, 78–89 |
| 1998 | 10 | 24–9 | Gale Catlett | Big East Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Utah, 62–65 |
| 2005 | 7 | 24–11 | John Beilein | Big East Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Louisville , 85–93 (OT) |
| 2006 | 6 | 22–11 | John Beilein | Big East Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Texas, 71–74 |
| 2008 | 7 | 26–11 | Bob Huggins (1st season) | Big East ConferenceBig East | lost in the regional semifinal to Xavier, 75–79 (OT) |
| 2009 | 6 | 23–12 | Bob Huggins (2nd season) | Big East ConferenceBig East | lost in the round of 64 to Dayton, 60–68 |
| 2010 | 2 | 31–7 | Bob Huggins (3rd season) | Big East | lost in the national semifinal to Duke, 57–78 |
| 2011 | 5 | 21–12 | Bob Huggins (4th season) | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kentucky, 63–71 |
| 2012 | 10 | 19–14 | Bob Huggins (5th season) | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Gonzaga, 54–77 |
| 2015 | 5 | 25–10 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Kentucky, 39–78 |
| 2016 | 3 | 26–9 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Stephen F. Austin, 56–70 |
| 2017 | 4 | 28–9 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Gonzaga, 58–61 |
| 2018 | 5 | 26–11 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Villanova, 78–90 |
| 2021 | 3 | 19–10 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Syracuse, 72–75 |
| 2023 | 9 | 19–15 | Bob Huggins | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Maryland, 65–67 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 3–6 |
| Round of 64 | 16–14 |
| Round of 32 | 7–2 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–7 |
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