\March is here, and all eyes are turning towards the college basketball postseason. The WVU men’s team has a bit of unfinished business, with one last regular season game. That will be this Saturday at 5:00 against UCF (ESPN Plus). WVU would appear to be on the good side of the bubble, if bracketologists are correct, but this is a game you do not want to lose. If they win the finale against UCF, they a probably in the tournament regardless of what happens next week in the Big 12 tournament.
This is the week of the conference tournament for the women’s team. The Big 12 Championships today, and run through Sunday. WVU finished the year 23-6 overall, and 13-5 in conference play. The y will be in the 1/4/5/12/13 part of the bracket. The 12-seed and 13-seed play in round 1 today. The winner of that game gets to play the 5-seed on Thursday (noon, ESPN Plus). That winner plays the 4-seed on Friday in the quarterfinals (noon, ESPNU). The semifinals, probably against the 1-seed is Saturday at 4:00 (ESPN Plus), and the finals will be Sunday at 5:00 on ESPN. WVU is safely in the NCAA tournament at this point, but if they want to host any games, they will probably need to at least advance to the finals.
The wrestling team is prepping for the Big 12 Championships this weekend in Tulsa. WVU will be looking to qualify as many wrestlers as possible for the NCAA Championships March 20-22 in Philadelphia. They have qualified four or more each of the past four years under Tim Flynn, and it looks like that should be the case again this year, but the team would love to sneak a fifth or sixth wrestler into Nationals.
The baseball team has had its best start since 1964, when they began the season 18-0. After sweeping two series, adding a win in their home opener against Ohio U, the Mountaineers are halfway there. Will they get to 18-0? Very unlikely in this day and age, but this has been a fantastic start to the year. To add to the good news, season tickets are sold out, although single game tickets can still be purchased.
Notes: Selection Sunday will be March 16. The men’s bracket reveal will start at 6:00pm, while the women’s bracket show begins at 8:00pm…The NFL held its combine last week. WVU had two players (Sean Martin and Wyatt Milum) participating, along with long snapper Austin Brinkman, who participated in a Combine Specialist Showcase…The draft will be held at Green Bay on April 24-26…Good luck to Moorefield and East Hardy teams participating in their various postseason tournaments.
