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West Virginia Basketball Misses NCAA Tournament

Originally posted on Heartland College Sports
By Joe Tillery | Last updated Mar 16, 2025 7:49 PM ET

On Sunday, Darian DeVries and the West Virginia Mountaineers got absolutely screwed by the NCAA selection committee, being left out of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The Mountaineers finished the year at 19-13 overall and 10-10 overall and were comfortably in the tournament field by bracketology experts everywhere.

While the Mountaineers were left out of the field, teams like North Carolina and Texas made it to post-season play with significantly worse resumes and records. The Longhorns snuck into the tournament with a 19-15 overall record and an abysmal 6-12 record in conference play.

For North Carolina, their record was worthy of a bid, but the issue comes down to their resume. The Tar Heels finished their regular season off at 1-12 against Quad 1 opponents. They were an abysmal 1-8 against Top 25 teams, all of which found their way into the NCAA Tournament.

Understandably, the internet didn’t take too kindly to the news of West Virginia getting snubbed, and here were some of the top reactions to the situation on social media.

UNC’s athletic director is chair of the selection committee.

The Tar Heels are gifted a spot, and West Virginia gets screwed as a result. Fun stuff
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 16, 2025

West Virginia, which was in the field for 111 of 111 brackets on @bracketproject becomes the first unanimous selection to ever miss the dance.

Shocking to say the least. https://t.co/8WwO6xJj0Z
— Nathan Carroll (@Nathan_26_) March 16, 2025

West Virginia Q1 Wins:
– 6

UNC & Xavier Q1 Wins Combined:
– 2
— College Basketball Content (@CBBcontent) March 16, 2025

Not only did West Virginia play 16 Q1 games, as opposed to North Carolina's 13 Q1 games … West Virginia also won six of them.

North Carolina went 1-12 in Q1 games.

I never want to hear Q1, Q2, Qwhatever wins or losses referenced in bracketology ever again. https://t.co/LRtHwtFynS
— Rob Donaldson (@RobDFB) March 16, 2025

The committee gave Louisville an 8 seed and then proceeded to let UNC in the tournament. That makes zero sense.

Then.. they left West Virginia who has 4 more Q1 wins than UNC and Xavier combined..
— College Basketball Content (@CBBcontent) March 16, 2025

BREAKING: The West Virginia Mountaineers have been ROBBED and have not been selected to play in the NCAA Tournament! Unbelievable. #WVU pic.twitter.com/O90AOxClSR
— The Voice of Morgantown (@voicemorgantown) March 16, 2025