WVU has long been predicted a 6 seed by USA Today. However, leading into the Big 12 Tournament the Mountaineers have made a big jump in their latest bracketology.
| MIDWEST REGION | WEST REGION | ||
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | Villanova |
| 16 | Play-in Bucknell/St. Francis Brooklyn | 16 | South Dakota State |
| 8 | VCU | 8 | Oregon |
| 9 | Colorado State | 9 | LSU |
| 5 | Wichita State | 5 | North Carolina |
| 12 | Iona | 12 | Play-in: Indiana/Texas A&M |
| 4 | Louisville | 4 | Baylor |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | Yale |
| 3 | Iowa State | 3 | Notre Dame |
| 14 | UC Davis | 14 | N.C. Central |
| 6 | Butler | 6 | SMU |
| 11 | Purdue | 11 | Play in: Ole Miss/Texas |
| 7 | St. John’s | 7 | San Diego State |
| 10 | Georgia | 10 | Dayton |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | Arizona |
| 15 | Albany | 15 | Texas Southern |
| EAST REGION | SOUTH REGION | ||
| 1 | Duke | 1 | Virginia |
| 16 | Play-in Coastal Carolina/N. Florida | 16 | Belmont |
| 8 | Ohio State | 8 | Xavier |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 9 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Georgetown | 5 | Arkansas |
| 12 | Stephen F. Austin | 12 | Wofford |
| 4 | West Virginia | 4 | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Buffalo | 13 | Valparaiso |
| 3 | Maryland | 3 | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Georgia State | 14 | New Mexico State |
| 6 | Providence | 6 | Utah |
| 11 | Boise State | 11 | Temple |
| 7 | Michigan State | 7 | Iowa |
| 10 | N.C. State | 10 | Davidson |
| 2 | Kansas | 2 | Gonzaga |
| 15 | Northeastern | 15 | Eastern Washington |
Last 4 in: Texas, Ole Miss, Indiana, Texas A&M
First 4 out: BYU, Tulsa, Old Dominion, UCLA
Others considered: Illinois, Miami (Fla.), Richmond
Moving in: Georgia State, Belmont
Moving out: Georgia Southern, Murray State
No longer considered: Rutgers, Georgia Tech, California, Loyola (Chicago), UTEP, Marquette, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Colorado, Evansville, Syracuse (self-imposed ban), New Mexico, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, UNLV, Memphis, Florida, Washington, Oregon State, Tennessee, Clemson, Michigan, Wyoming, George Washington, Minnesota, Green Bay, Seton Hall, Alabama, St. Mary’s, UMass, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Kansas State, UConn.
Multi-bid conferences: Big Ten (7), ACC (6), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), SEC (6), AAC (3), A-10 (3), Mountain West (3), Pac-12 (3), MVC (2).
Conference leaders from projected 1-bid conferences (22 total): Albany (America East), North Florida (Atlantic Sun), Eastern Washington (Big Sky), Coastal Carolina (Big South), UC Davis (Big West), Northeastern (CAA), Louisiana Tech (Conference USA), Valparaiso (Horizon), Yale (Ivy), Iona (MAAC), Buffalo (Mid-American), North Carolina Central (MEAC), St. Francis Brooklyn (NEC), Belmont (Ohio Valley), Bucknell (Patriot), Wofford (Southern), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), South Dakota State (Summit), Georgia State (Sun Belt), Texas Southern (SWAC), New Mexico State (WAC), Gonzaga (WCC).
