WVU Bubble Watch: Every Result That Matters for the Mountaineers This Weekend

A look at who Mountaineer fans should be rooting for this weekend.

Jan 27, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Ross Hodge celebrates with fans after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Imagesa | Ben Queen-Imagn Images

Ross Hodge and the West Virginia Mountaineers have a bunch of work to do before they are squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble and are considered a team worthy of making the 68-team field.

Their non-conference losses to Xavier and Wake Forest are weighing down their resume, which has afforded them very little wiggle room in Big 12 play. Fortunately, through the first three games, the Mountaineers' only three losses are to top-10 teams, all of which came on the road. Not to mention, had WVU held on to beat Clemson and Ohio State, they'd be in a much better situation at 16-5.

The record is what it is, and from this point forward, the Mountaineers have to continue to protect home floor while stealing a couple of games on the road to give themselves a shot of hearing their name called on Selection Sunday.

Every Saturday morning, we will publish a new "bubble watch" article, catered to WVU fans. It will give you an idea of which teams you'll want to check in on, scoreboard watch, and who to pull for. If WVU were to completely fall out of the mix, then of course, there would be no point in doing the weekly story. Here's to hoping they keep things interesting down the stretch.

With the help of ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi, we will use his tournament projection as our guide for which teams we will pay attention to.

This week's Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes

Wisconsin: vs. Ohio State, 2 p.m. ET on FOX

Miami: vs. Cal, 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network

UCLA: vs. Indiana, 5 p.m. ET on Peacock

Ohio State: at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. ET on FOX

Last Four In

USC: vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m. ET on Peacock

New Mexico: at San Jose State, 10 p.m. ET on CBSSN

Indiana: at UCLA, 5 p.m. ET on Peacock

Texas: at Oklahoma, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2

First Four Out

Virginia Tech: vs. Duke, 12 p.m. ET on ESPN

Santa Clara: at Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+

Seton Hall: vs. Marquette, 12 p.m. ET on Peacock

TCU: at Colorado, 2 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV

Next Four Out

Missouri: vs. Mississippi State, 3 p.m. ET on SEC Network

Cal: at Miami, 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network

Stanford: at Florida State, 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network

George Mason: at St. Bonaventure, 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network

Next

VCU: W 89-75 vs. Loyola on Friday

Butler: vs. Georgetown, 12 p.m. ET on TNT

South Florida: at Temple, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Boise State: L 69-86 to Grand Canyon on Friday.

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