West Virginia's Tournament Fate Hinges on Cincinnati's Game

0:00On March 7th, West Virginia mountaineers picked up a big win over the UCF nights on Friday night, locking in at least an eighth place finish in the rights. Big 12 conference standings, they're sitting at 9 wins and 9 losses in league play, but their final seed hinges on one key game today. Cincinnati faces TCU on the road this afternoon, and the outcome will decide everything for the mountaineers. A Bearcats victory puts them at 10 and 8, jumping to the sixth seed while West Virginia lands 8. Cincinnati drops the game, they match West Virginia's record, but lose the head-to-head tiebreaker, handing the mountaineers the seventh spot. Mountaineer fans have one game circled in red Cincinnati's match-up since it directly shapes their tournament path. No matter the seed advancing past the first round means facing a powerhouse like Houston or Arizona in the quarter finals, both top teams nationally. As the seventh seed, West Virginia would take on the winner between 10th seed BYU and 15th seed Kansas State. 8th sends them against 9th seed UCF or 16th seed Utah, either way it's a tough draw, but

1:06March tournaments always bring surprises, and rhythm might beat rest. That Cincinnati TCU tip-off happens at 2 p.m. Eastern time on TNT or True TV, with the full bracket locked in by early Sunday after Arizona battles. Colorado late tonight. Mountaineer nation waits to see their exact spot in the dance.