West Virginia fans can't believe the Mountaineers miss the NCAA Tournament

West Virginia is the first team out of the tournament and fans are in absolute disbelief.
Mar 12, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries watches game play during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images
Mar 12, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries watches game play during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images

On a night when West Virginia thought they were a lock for the NCAA Tournament, the Mountaineers were instead left wondering how in the world he didn't get in. After being in every single bracket from Bracketologist, the Mountaineers were somehow on the outside looking in when a team like UNC or Xavier, who had worse resumes than the Mountaineers, made it in.

West Virginia was the first team out in the NCAA tournament after having a solid season in a tough Big 12 conference, ending with six Quad 1 wins, including wins over NCAA Tournament teams like Kansas, Arizona, Iowa State, and Gonzaga.

Not only were West Virginia fans stunned, but college basketball fans everywhere wondered how the Mountaineers didn't make it in. They took to Twitter with their anger and confusion.

The fact that West Virginia was in every single bracketologist's bracket and they didn't make the bracket is absolutely mad. The Mountaineers, at no point, thought they wouldn't make it in, and they certainly had the resume to get in.

The fact that West Virginia had more Quad 1 wins than all those teams combined and didn't make it is crazy. The Mountaineers played in a much tougher conference than two of those teams and had more quality wins, so the fact that West Virginia didn't make it is the biggest snub there is.

West Virginia legend Pat McAfee kept his res short and sweet and hit the nail on the head. He didn't seem surprised by it, though, feeling like this is something that normally happens to the Mountaineers.

Arizona was in the Big 12 Championship and is a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga is another tournament team, and Kansas is also in the tournament, but winning in Lawrence is not easy, and West Virginia beat them all. UNC did not deserve to be in over West Virginia.

Say it louder for the people in the back!

There is no lie being told here, hit the nail right on the head.

There might not be a bigger snub than West Virginia not making it into the NCAA Tournament.

Two NCAA Tournament teams, but apparently, West Virginia isn't good enough to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The reasoning behind UNC making it in makes no sense, they had one Quad 1 win the entire season, while West Virginia had six.

A little confused as to how this is Brett Yormark's fault, but the gist of this tweet is true: West Virginia should have been in.

The regular season doesn't matter at this point. Yes, West Virginia lost to 16-seed Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament, but they still had a solid regular season. Why even play the regular season if the committee is going to pay the most attention to the conference tournament? At this point, only worry about the conference tournament because the committee is.

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