Season Over? West Virginia Not Featured in College Basketball Crown or NIT

West Virginia's season appears to be in the books.
West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries
West Virginia University head coach Darian DeVries / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI

After not being included in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, some figured that West Virginia would participate in either the College Basketball Crown or the NIT to close out its season.

The two tournament fields were announced within the last twelve hours, and the Mountaineers are not featured in either of them, signaling an end to the 2024-25 season.

College Basketball Crown participants: Utah, Butler, George Washington, Boise State, Nebraska, Arizona State, Georgetown, Washington State, DePaul, Cincinnati, Oregon State, UCF, Colorado, Villanova, Tulane, USC.

NIT participants: SMU, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Arkansas State, Saint Louis, North Texas, Furman, UC Irvine, Northern Colorado, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville State, Saint Joseph's, UAB, Santa Clara, UC Riverside, Dayton, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, Chattanooga, Bradley, Northern Alabama, George Mason, Samford, San Francisco, Utah Valley, San Jose State, Loyola Chicago, St. Bonaventure, Kent State, Stanford, Cal State Northridge.

This could be concerning because of the rumors floating around about head coach Darian DeVries, but some of the other top schools left out of the NCAA Tournament have also declined other postseason opportunities, for what it's worth.

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Schuyler Callihan
SCHUYLER CALLIHAN

Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.